Typical Cuts in a Bulk Purchase of Half Beef
In a typical bulk order of half beef, depending on available inventory, you get:- flat iron steak: 1 steak totaling about 1.3 lb
- mock tender (faux filet mignon, Petite tender, shoulder tender, chuck tender, chuck eye steak): 1 steak totaling about 1.3 lb
- rib eye steak, bone in: 9 steaks totaling about 10.2 lb
- rib eye steak, bone out: 3 steaks totaling about 3.9 lb
- sirloin steak: 5 steaks totaling about 7.7 lb
- steak, Filet mignon: 5 steaks totaling about 1.9 lb
- strip steak (alias NY steak, Kansas steak), boneless: 6 steaks totaling about 4.4 lb
- T-bone steak: 4 steaks totaling about 4.9 lb
- all steaks: 34 packages totaling about 35.6 lbs, plus additional packages to make up the proportion shown in the Detail Table below.
- roasts: 13 packages totaling about 52 lbs
- brisket: 3 packages totaling about 13 lbs
- ground beef: 90 packages totaling about 91 lbs
Detail Table of a TYPICAL Bulk Purchase of a half beef | |||
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Category of Cut | Total pounds in Category | Percent of Bulk Purchase | Average price if purchased individually (average price per pound) |
steaks | 42 lb | 21 % | $817.39 ($19.46 / lb) |
roasts | 53 lb | 26 % | $594.89 ($11.29 / lb) |
brisket | 13 lb | 7 % | $143.66 ($10.66 / lb) |
ground beef | 92 lb | 46 % | $826.43 ($9.00 / lb) |
Total weight: 200 lb | 100 % | ||
Price of meat for individual cuts $2382.37. Bulk price of meat for half $2200. Discount 8%. | |||
Delivery fee*: San Antonio $50, Austin $150, Dallas/Houston $350 *fee can be divided among multiple customers in the same area. Recruit your friends! | |||
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Optional categories, priced at the individual price when the cut you like is priced less than the bulk price: | |||
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inexpensive steaks | 8 lb | buyer's option | $75.13 ($9.86 / lb) |
organ meats | 8 lb | buyer's option | $67.55 ($8.57 / lb) |
stew meats | 25 lb | buyer's option | $237.03 ($9.52 / lb) |
short ribs | 12 lb | buyer's option | $90.42 ($7.84 / lb) |
knuckle bones | 4 lb | buyer's option | $32.34 ($8.00 / lb) |
other | 0 lb | buyer's option | $0.86 ($3.99 / lb) |
Cuts in each category with their individual pricing | |
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Steaks | chuck eye steak ($18/lb), flank steak ($15/lb), flank steak, tenderized ($15/lb), flat iron steak ($15/lb), hanging tender steak ($24/lb), inside skirt steak ($15/lb), mock tender (faux filet mignon, Petite tender, shoulder tender, chuck tender, chuck eye steak) ($18/lb), outside skirt steak ($15/lb), rib eye steak, bone in ($21.50/lb), rib eye steak, bone out ($23.50/lb), round steak ($10/lb), sirloin steak ($16/lb), skirt steak ($15/lb), skirt steak, tenderized for fajita ($15/lb), steak, Filet mignon ($32/lb), strip steak (alias NY steak, Kansas steak), boneless ($20/lb), T-bone steak ($19/lb) |
Roasts | 7-bone roast (not standing rib roast) ($12/lb), chuck roast, bone in ($9/lb), chuck roast, bone out ($11.50/lb), eye of round roast ($10/lb), minute roast ($8/lb), Picanha Roast ($15/lb), pike's peak roast (heel of round roast) ($10/lb), round roast ($10/lb), rump roast ($9/lb), shoulder clod ($10/lb), shoulder roast ($11/lb), shoulder round roast ($11/lb), standing rib roast (prime rib roast) ($30/lb), top blade roast ($11/lb), tri-tip roast (tritip roast) ($15/lb) |
Inexpensive steaks | flap steak ($9/lb), round (cutlet) steak, tenderized ($10/lb) |
Organ meats | heart ($8.50/lb), kidney ($8/lb), liver ($8.50/lb), tongue ($9/lb) |
Brisket | brisket, first cut (flat cut) ($11/lb), brisket, flat cut ($11/lb), brisket, second cut (point cut) ($9/lb), brisket, whole ($11/lb) |
Stew meats | beef for chili ($8/lb), Cheeks (for barbacoa) ($9/lb), marrow bones ($8/lb), osso bucco ($9.50/lb), ox tail ($12/lb), soup bones ($5.50/lb), stew meat ($10/lb), stew meat ($10/lb) |
Short ribs | back ribs ($6.50/lb), ribs: back ribs ($8/lb), ribs: short ribs, English style (1 or 2 long bones) ($8/lb), ribs: short ribs, flanken (Korean) style (several short bones) ($8/lb) |
Ground beef | ground beef ($9/lb) |
Knuckle bones | knuckle bones ($8/lb) |
Other | tendon ($9/lb), tendon-inedible ($0/lb) |