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 1.2 lb
- mock tender (faux filet mignon, Petite tender, shoulder tender, chuck eye steak): 1 steak totaling about 1.2 lb
- rib eye steak, bone in: 8 steaks totaling about 9.0 lb
- rib eye steak, bone out: 3 steaks totaling about 3.4 lb
- sirloin steak: 6 steaks totaling about 7.6 lb
- steak, Filet mignon: 6 steaks totaling about 2.2 lb
- strip steak (alias NY steak, Kansas steak), boneless: 6 steaks totaling about 4.2 lb
- T-bone steak: 5 steaks totaling about 5.5 lb
- all steaks: 36 packages totaling about 34.3 lbs, plus additional packages to make up the proportion shown in the Detail Table below.
- roasts: 14 packages totaling about 51 lbs
- brisket: 3 packages totaling about 11 lbs
- ground beef: 94 packages totaling about 94 lbs
| Detail Table of a TYPICAL Bulk Purchase of a half beef | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category of Cut | Total pounds in Category | Percent of Bulk Purchase | Average price if purchased individually (average price per pound) |
| steaks | 42 lb | 21 % | $804.72 ($19.38 / lb) |
| roasts | 52 lb | 26 % | $586.31 ($11.28 / lb) |
| brisket | 12 lb | 6 % | $126.19 ($10.65 / lb) |
| ground beef | 95 lb | 47 % | $851.87 ($9.00 / lb) |
| Total weight: 201 lb | 100 % | ||
| Price of meat for individual cuts $2369.09. Bulk price of meat for half $2211. Discount 7%. | |||
| Delivery fee*: San Antonio $50, Austin $150, Dallas/Houston $350 *fee can be divided among multiple customers in the same area. Recruit your friends! | |||
| Delivery by UPS of bulk purchase is too expensive. 100 lb requires 5 boxes, each costing $95 to the coasts. Make a road trip to Texas and pick up your order here! | |||
| Optional categories, priced at the individual price when the cut you like is priced less than the bulk price: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| inexpensive steaks | 9 lb | buyer's option | $86.80 ($9.88 / lb) |
| organ meats | 7 lb | buyer's option | $62.27 ($8.56 / lb) |
| stew meats | 13 lb | buyer's option | $127.91 ($9.54 / lb) |
| short ribs | 10 lb | buyer's option | $79.92 ($7.84 / lb) |
| knuckle bones | 4 lb | buyer's option | $39.51 ($9.00 / lb) |
| other | 20 lb | buyer's option | $183.76 ($9.20 / lb) |
| Cuts in each category with their individual pricing | |
|---|---|
| Steaks | chuck eye steak (chuck tender) ($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 eye steak) ($18/lb), outside skirt steak ($15/lb), oyster 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), sirloin tip (peeled knuckle, ball tip steak) roast ($15/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), Bavette (flap meat) roast ($9/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), sirloin tip (peeled knuckle, ball tip steak) roast ($15/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), 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 ($9/lb) |
| Other | ground beef (2-lb bags) ($9/lb), osso buco ($9.50/lb), tallow (fat) ($6/lb), tendon ($9/lb), tendon-inedible ($0/lb), testicles (fries) ($20/lb) |