Have your beef cut your way with a custom cut quarter or half beef share. Processing scheduled December 21st 2024 at Sylvester Quality Meats in Westfield Pa.
1/4 custom cut beef share is estimated 90-100 pounds of edible meat cut to your specifications. The actual amount will vary based on the individual animal, it’s final hanging weight and your cutting choices.
The Process:
After you order we will contact you with more information on where your beef is expected to be processed and send you a cut sheet. Once the steer is delivered to the butcher; the butcher shop will contact you for your cut instructions. the Your final price to us is only for the meat and will be determined once the final hanging weight is recorded by the butcher; we will send you an invoice for your total price for us minus your deposit amount. You will also have to pay the butcher (seperately) for the cut and wrap fees for your share of beef when you pickup from the butcher shop.
Pricing:
Quarter Beef- Our price is $4.50/pound (X) times the hanging weight of your share. The hanging weight range is usually 500-650 pounds for a whole. Expected average hanging weight is 600 pounds. An estimated example: 1/4 of 600= 150 x 4.5= 675.00 for the total price.
Butcher prices on average for the cut and wrap is $0.80 - $1.00 per pound of hanging weight. Based off estimated example of an average hanging weight of 600 pounds and 1/4 of 600 = 150 x 0.80 = $120, 150 x 1 = 150. You can estimate your butcher fees to be about 120-150 dollars. Payment to the butcher is expected at pickup.
What do you get?
You get your preferred cuts from your share of the beef. What exactly that looks like is up to you. For example you can say if you want chuck roast or chuck steak, standing rib roast or ribeye steaks, bone-in, bone-out thats up to you. If you want specialties that the butcher offers such as jerky or hotdogs you decide.
Beef Shares on average will come out to: 40%-50% ground beef, 30%-35% roast, ribs, 20%-25% steaks.