2022 Bulk Freezer Beef
Angus Beef born, raised, and butchered here in NW Iowa
Whole's, Halves, and Quarters of Beef Available - Processing scheduled for September 2022
Cost and Explanation of Pricing
2022 Freezer Beef Pricing: (Listed Price Includes Processing)
WHOLE Beef: Roughly $3,200 @ $3.40 / lb. hanging weight
HALF Beef : Roughly $1,650 @ $3.50 / lb. hanging weight
QUARTER Beef: Roughly $850 @ $3.60 /lb. hanging weight
Cost Breakdown
Target Live Weight at Slaughter= 1500 lbs.
Hanging Weight = 0.63 x 1500 lbs. = 945 lbs.
Finished Cut Weight = 0.65 X 945 lbs. = 614.25 lbs.
~614 lbs. – FULL FREEZER
Cost of Whole Beef = $3.40/lb. x 945 lbs. = $3,213
Price per Pound = $3,213 / 614.25 lbs. = $5.23/lb.
~307 lbs. – HALF FREEZER
Cost of Half Beef = $3.50/lb. x 472 lbs. = $1,654
Price per Pound = $1,654 / 307 lbs. = $5.39/lb.
~154 lbs. – QUARTER FREEZER
Cost of Quarter Beef = $3.60/lb. x 236 lbs. = $850
Price per Pound = $850 / 154 lbs. = $5.53/lb.
Definitions:
Hanging Weight- Weight of carcass after slaughter, when hide and other organs are removed.
Average for beef cattle is 63% of live weight
Finished Cut Weight – Weight of beef you take home.
Average is 65% of hanging weight
What You Will Receive* - Quarter Beef
- 7 T-Bone Steaks (1" thick)
- 7 Ribeye Steaks (1" thick)
- 4 Sirloin Steaks (1" thick)
- 1 Brisket
- 4 Chuck Roasts ( 4 lbs ea.)
- 1 Sirloin Tip Roast ( 4 lbs. ea.)
- 2 Arm Roasts (4 lbs. ea.)
- 1 Rump Roast (4 lbs.)
- 2 Packages Short Ribs (2 lbs. ea.)
- 4 Packages of Stew Beef (1.25 lbs. ea.)
- 2 Packages of Soup Bones (2 lbs. ea.)
- 60 lbs. Ground Beef
- Variety Meats, if desired, such as heart, liver, tongue, tripe, and oxtail
- Specifications for types/thicknesses of cuts available, please call
*actual numbers will vary and will be reflected in the price based on weight
The Buying Process
1. Contact Bret to book your whole, half or quarter – Then send a 20% deposit to reserve your beef.
2. 1 Week before processing date (either Sept 1 or 8), Your respective steer will be weighed. The hanging weight to determine pricing will be calculated as 63% of the live weight measured here.
3. Your beef fee (subtracting the processing fee ) will be due to Bret at this time before it goes to the meat locker.
4. Your respective steer (you now own a 1/4, 1/2, full steer) will be hauled to a meat locker free of charge where it will take 2-3 weeks for processing.
5. You will be notified by the locker when your beef is ready. All that’s left, is for you to pick up the beef and pay the processing fee portion of the beef fee to the locker. You now have a quarter, half, or whole freezer worth of local beef
About Bret's Beef
Quality beef at an affordable price and you know where it comes from
The herd at Weaver Ranches consists of approximately 300 head of Red Angus, Black Angus, and Simmental-Angus Composite cattle. All the cattle are raised here on pastures in the rural hills of Moville, Anthon, and Oto, Iowa. My dad and now my dad and I have refined the genetics over the past 50 years to produce excellent breeding bulls. Because we are so picky to which bulls make our breeding sale, we have an abundance of high-quality steers every year. I (Bret) came back to the farm a few years ago and instantly wanted to make these steers directly accessible to the beef consumer. I wanted to mature the steers here on our farm in a transparent and small-scale operation. And here we are. I appreciate you for being part of it.