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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1746330" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>I look at all the tables and averages... and after having several done year after year... I tell any customers that they will get approx 25% usable edible meat from an animal. If it weighs 1000 lbs, it will hang about 500 lbs and they will get about 250 lbs packaged meat. I always tell them that is the low end.... but it gives them something to figure on. Most of ours have some dairy in them so it is a little less than all beef breeds. That is with all boneless cuts... edible meat...... We usually wind up with around 30%+ edible meat compared to live weight. I had one customer that actually took and weighed each package and then complained about the return on the hanging weight... I took them back their check and took back the meat and said that was fine. They were insisting that the yield should be 67%.... going by the charts... I tried to explain the difference in the partly dairy animals... and they LOVED the flavor of the couple of steaks and ground beef I gave them to try....and after finding out that they harassed the butcher several times about different types of cuts.... I just said, no problem, I guaranteed this beef, I will bring you back your money and take back the beef.</p><p> We always give a prospective customer a pkg of steaks and ground beef to try... to make sure they will like the taste since it tastes different than an animal on a feedlot ration....ours are 90% grassfed/finished... with only a little corn silage and free choice hay.... Have had 99% very happy satisfied customers and many back again for more.... have one now that was so happy with the 1/2 that they want a whole beef... it hasn't been 6 months since they got the half....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1746330, member: 25884"] I look at all the tables and averages... and after having several done year after year... I tell any customers that they will get approx 25% usable edible meat from an animal. If it weighs 1000 lbs, it will hang about 500 lbs and they will get about 250 lbs packaged meat. I always tell them that is the low end.... but it gives them something to figure on. Most of ours have some dairy in them so it is a little less than all beef breeds. That is with all boneless cuts... edible meat...... We usually wind up with around 30%+ edible meat compared to live weight. I had one customer that actually took and weighed each package and then complained about the return on the hanging weight... I took them back their check and took back the meat and said that was fine. They were insisting that the yield should be 67%.... going by the charts... I tried to explain the difference in the partly dairy animals... and they LOVED the flavor of the couple of steaks and ground beef I gave them to try....and after finding out that they harassed the butcher several times about different types of cuts.... I just said, no problem, I guaranteed this beef, I will bring you back your money and take back the beef. We always give a prospective customer a pkg of steaks and ground beef to try... to make sure they will like the taste since it tastes different than an animal on a feedlot ration....ours are 90% grassfed/finished... with only a little corn silage and free choice hay.... Have had 99% very happy satisfied customers and many back again for more.... have one now that was so happy with the 1/2 that they want a whole beef... it hasn't been 6 months since they got the half.... [/QUOTE]
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