Half A Beef
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CA$3.50
CA$3.50
per item
Our beef is all grass fed. They are highland and highland cross. They are grown out for two full summers. No hormones, no antibiotics, and no grain. This price includes cut and wrap. There is a non refundable deposit of $400.
We use a provincially inspected butcher so can only sell the beef within Alberta. We do not ship beef.
Price is $3.50 per pound of hang weight.
What does this mean?
Live beef is a live animal with bones, organs, everything.
Hang weight is after it has been killed, but not aged.
Butchered weight is the amount of meat you get after it has aged and dried and most the bones removed except for certain cuts like beef ribs.
How much is a half?
The average steer is about 1,000 pounds live. You lose weight after killing as the animal is processed. The average hang weight on this size will be about 600 pounds. Then it is aged, dried, and most the bone is removed which lowers the weight again to create a butchered weight of about 450 pounds. So half of an animal will be around 225 pounds. This weight will vary depending on the animal. I let customers know when the animals go in for butchering what size it will be.
Why is there a deposit?
This helps to ensure that we do not butcher more animals then we can house in our inspected freezers. We meet customers on the day we pick up the beef from the butcher to deliver their halves.
We use a provincially inspected butcher so can only sell the beef within Alberta. We do not ship beef.
Price is $3.50 per pound of hang weight.
What does this mean?
Live beef is a live animal with bones, organs, everything.
Hang weight is after it has been killed, but not aged.
Butchered weight is the amount of meat you get after it has aged and dried and most the bones removed except for certain cuts like beef ribs.
How much is a half?
The average steer is about 1,000 pounds live. You lose weight after killing as the animal is processed. The average hang weight on this size will be about 600 pounds. Then it is aged, dried, and most the bone is removed which lowers the weight again to create a butchered weight of about 450 pounds. So half of an animal will be around 225 pounds. This weight will vary depending on the animal. I let customers know when the animals go in for butchering what size it will be.
Why is there a deposit?
This helps to ensure that we do not butcher more animals then we can house in our inspected freezers. We meet customers on the day we pick up the beef from the butcher to deliver their halves.