Grass-Fed Beef Information
A Word about Grass-Fed Beef Purchasing
Grass-fed freezer beef is typically sold by the hanging hot carcass weight (HCW).
We currently sell our beef by the processed packaged weight, which includes all
processing & package fees. Determining the price of beef is relative
based on whether the price is based on the Live Weight, Hanging Weight,
or the Processed Package Weight and the additional processing costs.
With a live market weight of 700 punds and an average yield of 62%, a typical steer
will become a 434-pound hot hanging carcass weight (HCW). The process of dry-aging
will further reduce this hanging weight content by an additional 4-15% depending
on how long the carcass is aged. Dry-aging for 3-weeks will result in a further
reduction of the hanging weight to ~369 pounds. This leaves
369 pounds, which are cut, trimmed, and boned resulting in a processed package weight
that is again reduced by approximately 30% for a packaged weight total of 258 pounds.
Amount
of Freezer Beef Expected from a Carcass
Cooking Grass-Fed Beef
Grass-Fed beef is typically 85% lean, which requires slow cooking and methods to
seal meat juices in when cooking over the flame. The links below will provide
you with good reference on cooking our lean dry-aged beef.
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Eating Fresh Featured Article
How we Treat our Cattle
Here at L6 Cattle Ranches we treat our cattle with the utmost care. How we
treat and care for our cattle directly affects the quality of our beef products.
All our cattle are source verified, which involves ID tracking from conception through
weaning to processing. At times calves do get sick and we track these animals
that have been treated for their illness to assure that they do not end up in our
Grass-Fed beef supply. Animals that have been treated are identified and subsequently
sold to other cattle feedlot and finishing operations for wholesale beef production.
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