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<blockquote data-quote="Alan" data-source="post: 230823" data-attributes="member: 378"><p>The topic about grass fed beef got me doing some research on line. It appears most grass fed beef is priced @ $3/lb. finished product, for a 1/4 beef, $2.80/lb for whole beef (aprox average price).</p><p></p><p>So help me with the math... 1000lb steer live weight turns into 400 lbs of cut and wrapped tasty morcels. 400 lbs x $2.80=$1120. $1120 - processing fee ? $250 (just a guess)= $870.</p><p></p><p>1000lb steer at local sale yard last week avg. 75 cwt = $750.</p><p></p><p>My pricing on processing may be wrong, but I'm I missing something? For an additional $120 ($870-$750) I'm raising an animal for the additional months to reach 1000 lbs, wintering the steer.</p><p></p><p>For me it is not worth it to go this direction, seems like I may lose money by doing this, I get about $600 for a weaned calf sold locally in the fall. No hay fed just pasture.</p><p></p><p>Am I missing something?</p><p>Alan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alan, post: 230823, member: 378"] The topic about grass fed beef got me doing some research on line. It appears most grass fed beef is priced @ $3/lb. finished product, for a 1/4 beef, $2.80/lb for whole beef (aprox average price). So help me with the math... 1000lb steer live weight turns into 400 lbs of cut and wrapped tasty morcels. 400 lbs x $2.80=$1120. $1120 - processing fee ? $250 (just a guess)= $870. 1000lb steer at local sale yard last week avg. 75 cwt = $750. My pricing on processing may be wrong, but I'm I missing something? For an additional $120 ($870-$750) I'm raising an animal for the additional months to reach 1000 lbs, wintering the steer. For me it is not worth it to go this direction, seems like I may lose money by doing this, I get about $600 for a weaned calf sold locally in the fall. No hay fed just pasture. Am I missing something? Alan [/QUOTE]
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