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<blockquote data-quote="Son of Butch" data-source="post: 1748546" data-attributes="member: 14585"><p>Last week I sold a stout Hereford cow - she was processed into all hamburger.</p><p>Estimated live weight at 1700-1725 lbs and body condition score 7</p><p>970 lb hanging weight</p><p>482 lbs of take home hamburger (49.7% of hanging weight)</p><p></p><p>p.s.</p><p>processing $930 for 382 lbs in 1 lb tubes and 100 lbs of 1/3 lb patties</p><p>930 divided 482 lbs = 1.93 lb take home cost for processing + $1600 cow</p><p>butcher charged $1 lb extra to make the 100 lbs of patties</p><p>830 divided by 482 = $1.73 per lb in tubes $2.73 lb as patties</p><p>sold the cow for $1,600 = 1.65 lb hanging weight</p><p>1700 lb cow x 94 cents lb lw = 1600</p><p>1600 divided by 482 lbs = 3.32 lb take home + processing</p><p></p><p>Bottom line:</p><p>At only 1.65 lb h.w. it still isn't cheap to grind it all into hamburger</p><p>$5.05 lb hamburger in tubes and $6.05 lb as patties</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Son of Butch, post: 1748546, member: 14585"] Last week I sold a stout Hereford cow - she was processed into all hamburger. Estimated live weight at 1700-1725 lbs and body condition score 7 970 lb hanging weight 482 lbs of take home hamburger (49.7% of hanging weight) p.s. processing $930 for 382 lbs in 1 lb tubes and 100 lbs of 1/3 lb patties 930 divided 482 lbs = 1.93 lb take home cost for processing + $1600 cow butcher charged $1 lb extra to make the 100 lbs of patties 830 divided by 482 = $1.73 per lb in tubes $2.73 lb as patties sold the cow for $1,600 = 1.65 lb hanging weight 1700 lb cow x 94 cents lb lw = 1600 1600 divided by 482 lbs = 3.32 lb take home + processing Bottom line: At only 1.65 lb h.w. it still isn't cheap to grind it all into hamburger $5.05 lb hamburger in tubes and $6.05 lb as patties [/QUOTE]
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