Typical Cuts in a Bulk Purchase of Quarter Beef
In a typical bulk order of quarter beef, depending on available inventory, you get:- rib eye steak, bone out: 2 steaks totaling about 2.0 lb
- rib steak, bone in: 4 steaks totaling about 4.7 lb
- sirloin steak: 3 steaks totaling about 3.7 lb
- steak, Filet mignon: 3 steaks totaling about 1.2 lb
- strip steak (alias Texas strip steak, NY, Kansas), boneless: 3 steaks totaling about 2.4 lb
- T-bone steak: 2 steaks totaling about 2.6 lb
- all steaks: 17 packages totaling about 16.6 lbs, plus additional packages to make up the proportion shown in the Detail Table below.
- roasts: 7 packages totaling about 24 lbs
- brisket: 1 packages totaling about 6 lbs
- ground beef: 47 packages totaling about 47 lbs
| Detail Table of a TYPICAL Bulk Purchase of a quarter beef (price per pound: $12.50) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category of Cut | Total pounds in Category | Percent of Bulk Purchase | Average price if purchased individually (average price per pound) |
| steaks | 22 lb | 22 % | $522.85 ($23.98 / lb) |
| roasts | 25 lb | 25 % | $315.45 ($12.74 / lb) |
| brisket | 6 lb | 6 % | $68.07 ($11.05 / lb) |
| ground beef | 47 lb | 47 % | $484.65 ($10.25 / lb) |
| Total weight: 100 lb | 100 % | ||
| Price of meat for individual cuts $1391.02. Bulk price of meat for quarter $1250. Discount 10%. | |||
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| Optional categories, priced at the individual price when the cut you like is priced less than the bulk price: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| inexpensive steaks | 4 lb | buyer's option | $48.23 ($11.37 / lb) |
| organ meats | 4 lb | buyer's option | $45.36 ($11.81 / lb) |
| stew meats | 6 lb | buyer's option | $70.50 ($10.90 / lb) |
| short ribs | 6 lb | buyer's option | $65.07 ($11.21 / lb) |
| other | 13 lb | buyer's option | $142.27 ($10.78 / lb) |
| Cuts in each category with their individual pricing | |
|---|---|
| Steaks | chuck eye steak (chuck tender) ($19.50/lb), flank steak ($21/lb), flank steak, tenderized ($21/lb), flat iron steak ($15/lb), hanger steak ($28/lb), inside skirt steak ($22/lb), mock tender (faux filet mignon, petite tender, shoulder tender, chuck eye steak) ($18/lb), outside skirt steak ($22/lb), oyster steak ($17/lb), rib eye steak, bone out ($32/lb), rib steak, bone in ($27/lb), round steak ($11.50/lb), sirloin steak ($18/lb), sirloin tip (peeled knuckle, ball tip steak) roast ($18/lb), skirt steak ($22/lb), skirt steak, tenderized for fajita ($22/lb), steak, Filet mignon ($32/lb), strip steak (alias Texas strip steak, NY, Kansas), boneless ($26/lb), T-bone steak ($24.50/lb) |
| Roasts | 7-bone roast (not standing rib roast) ($13.50/lb), Bavette (flap meat) roast ($20/lb), chuck roast, bone in ($10.50/lb), chuck roast, bone out ($11.50/lb), eye of round roast ($10.25/lb), minute roast ($8/lb), Picanha Roast ($18/lb), pike's peak roast (heel of round roast) ($10.25/lb), round roast ($10.25/lb), rump roast ($10.25/lb), shoulder clod ($10.25/lb), shoulder roast ($12.50/lb), shoulder round roast ($12.50/lb), sirloin tip (peeled knuckle, ball tip steak) roast ($18/lb), standing rib roast (prime rib roast) ($30/lb), top blade roast ($12.50/lb), top sirloin roast ($18/lb), tri-tip roast (tritip roast) ($18/lb) |
| Inexpensive steaks | flap steak ($10.25/lb), round (cutlet) steak, tenderized ($11.50/lb) |
| Organ meats | heart ($11/lb), kidney ($11/lb), liver ($12/lb), tongue ($12/lb) |
| Brisket | brisket, first cut (flat cut) ($11/lb), brisket, flat cut ($11/lb), brisket, second cut (point cut) ($11.25/lb), brisket, whole ($11/lb) |
| Stew meats | beef for chili ($8/lb), Cheeks (for barbacoa) ($10.25/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 ($12/lb), ribs: back ribs ($12/lb), ribs: short ribs, English style (1 or 2 long bones) ($11/lb), ribs: short ribs, flanken (Korean) style (several short bones) ($11/lb) |
| Ground beef | ground beef (93% lean) ($10.25/lb) |
| Knuckle bones | |
| Other | bones (for gelatin) ($9/lb), ground beef (2-lb bags) ($10.25/lb), ground beef (78% lean, 22% fat) ($10.25/lb), head, without tongue or cheek meat ($5.50/lb), knuckle bones (for gelatin) ($9/lb), neck bones ($12/lb), osso buco ($12/lb), spleen ($11.50/lb), Sweetbread ($25/lb), tallow (fat) ($6/lb), tenderloin, whole ($34/lb), tendon ($9/lb), tendon-inedible ($0/lb), testicles (fries) ($20/lb) |