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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1384315" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>1000 lb animal will hang @ 50-60% so say 500 lbs. You will get approx 50% of that back in usable beef. So say 250 lbs meat. That is taking all things into consideration and figuring a little on the low side. I have had jerseys weigh 1100 and hang at 72% but they don't have the muscling that a beef animal has so still only got about 300 lbs meat total. And about 1/4 to 1/3 of that will be ground beef . I've done it on a small scale and to me it is not worth the time I put into it. If I can't sell a 1/2 or a whole beef, then I just don't want to have to deal with it. The USDA inspected plant costs about $75 to $100 more per animal than the state inspected plant; which is much closer. All I do is take the animal and the buyer deals with the butcher as far as how they want it cut, and they pay for it, etc. If you really enjoy people then it might be a way to go but I would rather be home with the production side and not on the retail side.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1384315, member: 25884"] 1000 lb animal will hang @ 50-60% so say 500 lbs. You will get approx 50% of that back in usable beef. So say 250 lbs meat. That is taking all things into consideration and figuring a little on the low side. I have had jerseys weigh 1100 and hang at 72% but they don't have the muscling that a beef animal has so still only got about 300 lbs meat total. And about 1/4 to 1/3 of that will be ground beef . I've done it on a small scale and to me it is not worth the time I put into it. If I can't sell a 1/2 or a whole beef, then I just don't want to have to deal with it. The USDA inspected plant costs about $75 to $100 more per animal than the state inspected plant; which is much closer. All I do is take the animal and the buyer deals with the butcher as far as how they want it cut, and they pay for it, etc. If you really enjoy people then it might be a way to go but I would rather be home with the production side and not on the retail side. [/QUOTE]
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