Typical Cuts in a Bulk Purchase of Half Beef
In a typical bulk order of half beef, depending on available inventory, you get:- chuck eye steak (chuck tender): 1 steak totaling about 1.6 lb
- flank steak: 1 steak totaling about 1.6 lb
- flat iron steak: 3 steaks totaling about 2.3 lb
- inside skirt steak: 1 steak totaling about 1.3 lb
- mock tender (faux filet mignon, Petite tender, shoulder tender, chuck eye steak): 2 steaks totaling about 2.3 lb
- rib eye steak, bone out: 7 steaks totaling about 7.0 lb
- rib steak, bone in: 15 steaks totaling about 16.9 lb
- round steak: 1 steak totaling about 1.4 lb
- sirloin steak: 11 steaks totaling about 14.0 lb
- skirt steak: 2 steaks totaling about 1.9 lb
- steak, Filet mignon: 12 steaks totaling about 4.1 lb
- strip steak (alias NY steak, Kansas steak), boneless: 13 steaks totaling about 8.1 lb
- T-bone steak: 9 steaks totaling about 10.4 lb
- all steaks: 78 packages totaling about 72.9 lbs, plus additional packages to make up the proportion shown in the Detail Table below.
- roasts: 27 packages totaling about 98 lbs
- brisket: 6 packages totaling about 22 lbs
- ground beef: 0 packages totaling about 0 lbs
| Detail Table of a TYPICAL Bulk Purchase of a half beef (price per pound: $12.25) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category of Cut | Total pounds in Category | Percent of Bulk Purchase | Average price if purchased individually (average price per pound) |
| steaks | 79 lb | 40 % | $1885.73 ($23.85 / lb) |
| roasts | 98 lb | 49 % | $1238.77 ($12.59 / lb) |
| brisket | 23 lb | 11 % | $248.84 ($11.05 / lb) |
| Total weight: 200 lb | 100 % | ||
| Price of meat for individual cuts $3373.34. Bulk price of meat for half $2450. Discount 27%. | |||
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| Optional categories, priced at the individual price when the cut you like is priced less than the bulk price: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| inexpensive steaks | 16 lb | buyer's option | $186.44 ($11.37 / lb) |
| organ meats | 13 lb | buyer's option | $156.08 ($11.81 / lb) |
| stew meats | 25 lb | buyer's option | $268.82 ($10.82 / lb) |
| short ribs | 21 lb | buyer's option | $230.57 ($11.24 / lb) |
| other | 208 lb | buyer's option | $2154.34 ($10.37 / lb) |
| Cuts in each category with their individual pricing | |
|---|---|
| Steaks | chuck eye steak (chuck tender) ($19.50/lb), flank steak ($21/lb), flank steak, tenderized ($21/lb), flat iron steak ($15/lb), hanger steak ($28/lb), inside skirt steak ($22/lb), mock tender (faux filet mignon, Petite tender, shoulder tender, chuck eye steak) ($18/lb), outside skirt steak ($22/lb), oyster steak ($17/lb), rib eye steak, bone out ($32/lb), rib steak, bone in ($27/lb), round steak ($11.50/lb), sirloin steak ($18/lb), sirloin tip (peeled knuckle, ball tip steak) roast ($18/lb), skirt steak ($22/lb), skirt steak, tenderized for fajita ($22/lb), steak, Filet mignon ($32/lb), strip steak (alias NY steak, Kansas steak), boneless ($26/lb), T-bone steak ($24.50/lb) |
| Roasts | 7-bone roast (not standing rib roast) ($13.50/lb), Bavette (flap meat) roast ($20/lb), chuck roast, bone in ($10.50/lb), chuck roast, bone out ($11.50/lb), eye of round roast ($10.25/lb), minute roast ($8/lb), Picanha Roast ($18/lb), pike's peak roast (heel of round roast) ($10.25/lb), round roast ($10.25/lb), rump roast ($10.25/lb), shoulder clod ($10.25/lb), shoulder roast ($12.50/lb), shoulder round roast ($12.50/lb), sirloin tip (peeled knuckle, ball tip steak) roast ($18/lb), standing rib roast (prime rib roast) ($30/lb), top blade roast ($12.50/lb), top sirloin roast ($18/lb), tri-tip roast (tritip roast) ($18/lb) |
| Inexpensive steaks | flap steak ($10.25/lb), round (cutlet) steak, tenderized ($11.50/lb) |
| Organ meats | heart ($11/lb), kidney ($11/lb), liver ($12/lb), tongue ($12/lb) |
| Brisket | brisket, first cut (flat cut) ($11/lb), brisket, flat cut ($11/lb), brisket, second cut (point cut) ($11.25/lb), brisket, whole ($11/lb) |
| Stew meats | beef for chili ($8/lb), Cheeks (for barbacoa) ($10.25/lb), marrow bones ($8/lb), ox tail ($12/lb), soup bones ($5.50/lb), stew meat ($10/lb), stew meat ($10/lb) |
| Short ribs | back ribs ($12/lb), ribs: back ribs ($12/lb), ribs: short ribs, English style (1 or 2 long bones) ($11/lb), ribs: short ribs, flanken (Korean) style (several short bones) ($11/lb) |
| Ground beef | |
| Knuckle bones | |
| Other | bones (for gelatin) ($9/lb), ground beef (2-lb bags) ($10.25/lb), ground beef (78% lean, 22% fat) ($10.25/lb), ground beef (93% lean) ($10.25/lb), head, without tongue or cheek meat ($5.50/lb), knuckle bones (for gelatin) ($9/lb), neck bones ($12/lb), osso buco ($12/lb), spleen ($11.50/lb), tallow (fat) ($6/lb), tenderloin, whole ($34/lb), tendon ($9/lb), tendon-inedible ($0/lb), testicles (fries) ($20/lb) |