I am thinking about buying a half-carcass of a cow, about 250 - 300lbs of beef

**fitnessNY** · 10-15-2006, 08:09 PM

I eat so much steak and it is so damn expensive in the city I began looking into wholesale alternatives. I could get a grass fed USDA half carcass of a cow for 2.00 - 2.80 per pound and a half carcass is about 275 lbs. Much cheaper than the city prices. I could store it in my parents chest freezer in their basement and fill my freezer from time to time when I visit.

It comes cut into sections then I would have to cut it into steaks, and I would vacuum seal the steaks with a sealer that I have.

Anyone else buy this much steak in bulk or ever think about it or am I nuts?

**Haro3** · 10-15-2006, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by fitnessNY

I eat so much steak and it is so damn expensive in the city I began looking into wholesale alternatives. I could get a grass fed USDA half carcass of a cow for 2.00 - 2.80 per pound and a half carcass is about 275 lbs. Much cheaper than the city prices. I could store it in my parents chest freezer in their basement and fill my freezer from time to time when I visit.

It comes cut into sections then I would have to cut it into steaks, and I would vacuum seal the steaks with a sealer that I have.

Anyone else buy this much steak in bulk or ever think about it or am I nuts?

g/fs parents do it every year. im not sure what they pay per pound but yea its a deal. also slaughter pigs and her dad deer hunts like crazy so needless to say i have about 10lbs of deer meat in my fridge right now lol i dont get any of the cow.

**cantspeak** · 10-15-2006, 08:29 PM

deer meat rocks

**THE_DOME** · 10-15-2006, 08:32 PM

deer meat is one of the most healthiest but i dont like it one bit. yea buying a cow or a half is the way to go, you get way more bang for the buck

**fitnessNY** · 10-15-2006, 08:39 PM

Originally Posted by THE_DOME

deer meat is one of the most healthiest but i dont like it one bit. yea buying a cow or a half is the way to go, you get way more bang for the buck

Some deer can be way too gamey tasting. I like the younger deer -- My neighbor gave me some steaks from a 8 year old buck and it tasted like garbage.

**fitnessNY** · 10-15-2006, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by salmon1

so how much would it cost 600.00 ?

Give/take about that much

**chuck89gt5.0** · 10-15-2006, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by fitnessNY

I eat so much steak and it is so damn expensive in the city I began looking into wholesale alternatives. I could get a grass fed USDA half carcass of a cow for 2.00 - 2.80 per pound and a half carcass is about 275 lbs. Much cheaper than the city prices. I could store it in my parents chest freezer in their basement and fill my freezer from time to time when I visit.

It comes cut into sections then I would have to cut it into steaks, and I would vacuum seal the steaks with a sealer that I have.

Anyone else buy this much steak in bulk or ever think about it or am I nuts?

That kinda seems high, I can get pretty lean ground beef for 1.89/lb here at a local meat shop.;

**THE_DOME** · 10-15-2006, 08:43 PM

yea my gpa makes it into sausage and stew i love that shit but any thing else and ill pass, yea man i would definalty buy that cow man think off the money you will save and all the steak you will have at your disposal. what i notice when someone has an abundance of a product he will generous and give it to his family buddies girlfriends then doing exactly the same thing and spending the same amount of money, so my advice to be stingy with your meat dude

**Lavinco** · 10-15-2006, 08:59 PM

I sell beef, chicken, pork and seafood door-to-door. Our beef and chicken is great for bodybuilders.

We have excellent cuts. I can get 180 cuts for around 200 bucks.

**THE_DOME** · 10-15-2006, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by Lavinco

I sell beef, chicken, pork and seafood door-to-door. Our beef and chicken is great for bodybuilders.

We have excellent cuts. I can get 180 cuts for around 200 bucks.

do you ship it?

what type of cuts?

***Narkissos*** · 10-15-2006, 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by THE_DOME

do you ship it?

what type of cuts?

Ditto?

***Narkissos*** · 10-15-2006, 09:47 PM

Originally Posted by fitnessNY

I eat so much steak and it is so damn expensive in the city I began looking into wholesale alternatives. I could get a grass fed USDA half carcass of a cow for 2.00 - 2.80 per pound and a half carcass is about 275 lbs. Much cheaper than the city prices. I could store it in my parents chest freezer in their basement and fill my freezer from time to time when I visit.

It comes cut into sections then I would have to cut it into steaks, and I would vacuum seal the steaks with a sealer that I have.

Anyone else buy this much steak in bulk or ever think about it or am I nuts?

DO it man.. I would if i could

**Psychotron** · 10-16-2006, 06:30 AM

it is a great idea, especially if youre friends with a butcher who will cut it up for you for no charge.

**Carlos_E** · 10-16-2006, 07:07 AM

Originally Posted by fitnessNY

I eat so much steak and it is so damn expensive in the city I began looking into wholesale alternatives. I could get a grass fed USDA half carcass of a cow for 2.00 - 2.80 per pound and a half carcass is about 275 lbs. Much cheaper than the city prices. I could store it in my parents chest freezer in their basement and fill my freezer from time to time when I visit.

It comes cut into sections then I would have to cut it into steaks, and I would vacuum seal the steaks with a sealer that I have.

Anyone else buy this much steak in bulk or ever think about it or am I nuts?

The problem is you're shopping in Manhattan. Shop outside of Manhattan and the prices drop several $ a pound. I did and including cab fare I still saved money.

**biglouie250** · 10-16-2006, 07:35 AM

my dad will carve the ****er up for you for a price. he has a porkstore. my sisters bf caught a deer and he made some awesome sausage out of it.

**fitnessNY** · 10-16-2006, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by Carlos_E

The problem is you're shopping in Manhattan. Shop outside of Manhattan and the prices drop several $ a pound. I did and including cab fare I still saved money.

How much does it cost you per pound? Where are you going to get it, Queens?

**goodcents** · 10-16-2006, 01:49 PM

grass fed is nasty as hell, most of my family raises beef and grass fed is the worst

**kihop** · 10-16-2006, 02:30 PM

You can get some of the cheapest deals on meats and fresh fish if you head into Flushing, Queens and go to a Asian/Chinese market.

Cheap produce too, atleast 50% cheaper than most standard supermarkets.

**Swifto** · 10-16-2006, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by kihop

You can get some of the cheapest deals on meats and fresh fish if you head into Flushing, Queens and go to a Asian/Chinese market.

Cheap produce too, atleast 50% cheaper than most standard supermarkets.

Thats got to be the best avatar I;ve ever seen...EVER!

**fitnessNY** · 10-16-2006, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by goodcents

grass fed is nasty as hell, most of my family raises beef and grass fed is the worst

Why does grass fed beef taste bad? I have had it (or at least the resaurant said it was grass fed) and it tasted the same.

**LatinoPR** · 10-16-2006, 05:31 PM

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**coldone** · 10-16-2006, 09:35 PM

$2.00/lb is a lot to pay just for the beef. I just bought a whole steer that had a carcass weight of 695 lbs. It was 1.29/lb for the carcass and 0.71/lb for cut and wrap. Just realize that you will only get a few good cuts of beef. A couple of tri-tips, 10 or so rib-eyes, some brisket, sirloin, stew meat, and a sh!t load of hamburger. Generally the butcher will through a ton of trimmings in with the ground beef, leaving you with hamburger in the 20% fat range.

C/O

**fitnessNY** · 10-17-2006, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by coldone

$2.00/lb is a lot to pay just for the beef. I just bought a whole steer that had a carcass weight of 695 lbs. It was 1.29/lb for the carcass and 0.71/lb for cut and wrap. Just realize that you will only get a few good cuts of beef. A couple of tri-tips, 10 or so rib-eyes, some brisket, sirloin, stew meat, and a sh!t load of hamburger. Generally the butcher will through a ton of trimmings in with the ground beef, leaving you with hamburger in the 20% fat range.

C/O

Thanks for the info. Was it worth it for you? How many filets and sirloins did you get and about how many pounds of ground beef?

**goodcents** · 10-17-2006, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by fitnessNY

Why does grass fed beef taste bad? I have had it (or at least the resaurant said it was grass fed) and it tasted the same.

If they are fed on fescue grass it leaves a taste in the meat, you should taste milk where the heifer has eaten onions from the garden.Nasty
Grain fed has better marbling of the meat. Also all commercial beef is finished in a feed lot before market.

**Carlos_E** · 10-17-2006, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by fitnessNY

How much does it cost you per pound? Where are you going to get it, Queens?

I went in Brooklyn. EVERYTHING was at least $2 less. Turkey, chicken, beef. If you have access to a car drive out even further. Either to Jersey or Long Island to do grocery shopping. Things are so much cheaper and the quality is better.

**Snrf** · 10-17-2006, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by goodcents

If they are fed on fescue grass it leaves a taste in the meat, you should taste milk where the heifer has eaten onions from the garden.Nasty
Grain fed has better marbling of the meat. Also all commercial beef is finished in a feed lot before market.

if you are trying to keep lean like most people on this board grain fed is not the way to go, grass fed beef can have anywhere from 1/2 to 1/3 the fat of grain-fed beef. that "better marbling" is more saturated fat....if thats what you're after go for it. i eat grass fed only

"Meat from a grass-fed steer has about one-half to one-third as much fat as a comparable cut from a grain-fed animal. Lower in calories, grass-fed beef is also higher in vitamin E and *****-3 fatty acids, which are thought to help reduce the risk of cancer, lower the likelihood of high blood pressure, and make people less susceptible to depression. Further, meat from grass-fed cattle is rich in another beneficial fat called conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), which supposedly lowers the risk of cancer. The benefits of CLA are so widely acknowledged that some ranchers who don't grass-finish their cattle add CLA supplements to their animals' feed once they're taken to the feedlots."

thats from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl...safe/know.html

**fitnessNY** · 10-17-2006, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by Snrfmaster

if you are trying to keep lean like most people on this board grain fed is not the way to go, grass fed beef can have anywhere from 1/2 to 1/3 the fat of grain-fed beef. that "better marbling" is more saturated fat....if thats what you're after go for it. i eat grass fed only

"Meat from a grass-fed steer has about one-half to one-third as much fat as a comparable cut from a grain-fed animal. Lower in calories, grass-fed beef is also higher in vitamin E and *****-3 fatty acids, which are thought to help reduce the risk of cancer, lower the likelihood of high blood pressure, and make people less susceptible to depression. Further, meat from grass-fed cattle is rich in another beneficial fat called conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), which supposedly lowers the risk of cancer. The benefits of CLA are so widely acknowledged that some ranchers who don't grass-finish their cattle add CLA supplements to their animals' feed once they're taken to the feedlots."

thats from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl...safe/know.html

I am also looking into farms that sell "beefalo" beef. That is a cattle breed with a bison and they are lean like a bison but taste like beef. I found a few farms that sell it by the whole and half carcass
http://cattle-today.com/Beefalo.htm

I also found a whole top sirloin from Freshdirect for 3.99lb.
http://www.freshdirect.com/category....bblk_tpsirloin