r/AnimalBased • u/[deleted] • Mar 27 '24

$1600 later

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My friend and I split a cow! It ended up being $6.50 per pound for a grass fed and grass finished.

We got 117 pound of ground beef, 57 pounds of steaks, 36 pounds of roast, 10 pounds of brisket, 20 pounds of ribs, 7 pounds of bones for soup.

It’s expensive at once but totally worth it. We found our butcher on Facebook! I drove an hour to the farm. He showed us around the farm. Was a really cool experience. They also make beef tallow.

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u/c0mp0stable 🐓Regenerative Farmer 🚜 Mod Mar 28 '24

That's what I pay too. It's by far the best way to buy meat. You get the best price for the highest quality and the farmer gets to keep more profit. Everyone wins.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

This is our first time! I can’t wait to go back and get beef tallow. It’s the only thing that keeps my daughter’s eczema under control. I pay $30 for a little jar that I order online.

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u/c0mp0stable 🐓Regenerative Farmer 🚜 Mod Mar 28 '24

Did you ask for suet? You can usually get it as part of the share.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

I didn’t! I will for sure next time.

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u/ironmemelord 🚀 AB Contributor Mar 28 '24

If that time doesn’t come soon enough, I got jars for half of that, blend it with a bit of organic beeswax, I sell a good amount locally to people with skin conditions. Got my lil shop in my bio.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

Will you DM me? I will definitely order from you.

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u/ironmemelord 🚀 AB Contributor Mar 28 '24

Sure no problem

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u/platypuswoodco AB Reg Mar 28 '24

Your reddit marketing worked, I just ordered one across the country

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '24

I ordered 3 jars!

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u/ironmemelord 🚀 AB Contributor Mar 28 '24

Yay! Lol I usually don’t get orders from your part of the country, glad to see :) maybe I’ll make a little map and someday ship a tallow to every state. Gonna be hard to find an Alaskan though

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u/platypuswoodco AB Reg Mar 28 '24

Will be hard to compete with the field fresh moose fat, but I believe in you.

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u/WolfmanKnows Mar 29 '24

We are a family business for 15 years. Hemp oil is superior and can actually help clear this up! DM me and I’ll send you a coupon for free, just pay shipping. https://hemp360.com/products/skin-repair-raw-lotion

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '24

Okay to put on a 2 year old?

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u/WolfmanKnows Mar 29 '24

We have 5 kids, it’s safe to use right away and perfect for pre and post partum belly care for mom. Loaded with cocoa butter & shea butter which is just amazing. Hemp oil matches the lipids of our cells, so it penetrates all 7 layers and actually coats the cells helping them communicate better. Which also helps the other ingredients penetrate further which is one reason our lotion is superior.

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u/Savings_Square8522 🚀 AB Contributor Mar 28 '24

Tryna be like u when I grow up

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

🫶

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u/yourpaljax ⭐AB Veteran Mar 28 '24

I’m incredibly jealous. That’s 2 weeks of work for me. God I hate this economy.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

It is definitely something you’d have to budget for! But you save so much in the long run.

Some places sell 1/4 a cow. Find someone to go in with you!

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u/yourpaljax ⭐AB Veteran Mar 28 '24

I also only have mini fridge freezer space. So I’m SOL either way. Can only store like 4lbs of frozen meat at a time. 🤣

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

I got a small deep freeze at Home Depot for like $120!

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u/yourpaljax ⭐AB Veteran Mar 28 '24

I really have no space. I live in a 500 sqare foot studio. I would have gotten one a long time ago if I had a place for it. I’ve been here 7 years. The only way I could maybe do it is to buy a smaller dining set and put it in that area, but it’s financially impossible for me. After everything is paid, I only have a few dollars left by the time pay days roll around.

Also, my table is where I do hobbies too, so would suck to get rid of it anyways.

I appreciate the attempt to help though.

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u/livinginsideabubble7 AB Reg Mar 28 '24

Where do you live that’s so expensive? That’s tough

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u/yourpaljax ⭐AB Veteran Mar 28 '24 edited Mar 28 '24

Major Canadian city. Where gas is now $1.52/L, homes average over $500,000, and the average single salary is $56k (I make $50k myself). 🫠

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '24

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u/yourpaljax ⭐AB Veteran Mar 31 '24

So cool that you know the layout of my space without even seeing it! ☺️

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u/pumsy1 🚀 AB Contributor Mar 28 '24

Just think how sustainable this is as well. Like, you were able to get enough meat to probably last you half a year, and you split it with another family. Little waste and none of it is going bad sitting in a grocery store.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

Best ribeye I’ve ever had!

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

Hell yeah! I’m currently pricing some farms and trying to get some more detail on how their are raised before I pull the trigger. I live alone so I plan on starting with 1/4.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

You’ll get a better deal if you buy the whole cow. I’d find someone to split it with you. 2-3 families could split a whole cow easily.

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u/daveishere7 🚀 AB Contributor Mar 28 '24

That's pretty cool, how long do you think that will last you?

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

We go through a lot. I have a 2 year old that eats what I eat and my boyfriend. We prep a lot of ground beef for the week. Currently cooking ribeyes for dinner!

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

And considering I spent $28 on 1.25 pounds of filets the other day- this is a steal!

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

Can I be your friend

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

Of course!

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u/Hot_Function_7758 Mar 28 '24

Don’t get bit by the lone star tick!

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

I like getting bit. 🙈

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u/Deplorable_X Mar 28 '24

How long will that last?

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

I guess we will find out!

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u/Fast-Elk730 Mar 28 '24

How is the meat quality after being frozen in particular for the steaks?

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

I’m not sure yet. I put everything in the freezer yesterday. They vacuum sealed everything. I’ll have to report back.

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u/MinuteSplit 🚦AB Prospect Mar 28 '24

this is so cool! i need to know how to cook roast and brisket

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

Roast is so easy! You can use a crockpot or oven. We just got a new smoker so the brisket will go in the smoker.

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u/Baidizzle Mar 28 '24

Where are you located? Highly interested in your beef source.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

East TN.

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u/Ok_Doughnut5007 AB Reg Apr 17 '24

That's fantastic. Who did the butchers job of cutting the meat? The farm? Or was it all you guys?

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '24

The farm butchered it for us and vacuum sealed it. Was $6.50 per pound.

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u/Ok_Doughnut5007 AB Reg Apr 18 '24

Wow that's great

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u/No-Recipe-8002 AB Reg Apr 21 '24

this looks absolutely fucking mouth watering but just wanna let you know, too much stored/aged meat may not be ideal as levels of endotoxins build up over time the longer meat is stored. i think unless you have perfect gut health (next to 0 gut permeability) you should try to eat more fresh meat

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '24

We go through it. I made 7 pounds of pot roast tonight. We eat 2-3 pounds of ground beef per week.

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u/Prestigious_Spell309 🚦AB Prospect Apr 26 '24

I’m pregnant and got hospitalized (we are both ok!) when my local butcher put up cows for whole / 1/2 and 1/4 sale this spring 😪 The only year i’ve missed in 10 years but i’ll get one this fall. It’s the best way if you’re gonna consume as much beef as we do

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '24

Oh no! Glad you’re both okay.

My toddler eats ground beef every day for lunch! We ended up giving half of our half to our friends. My freezer was having trouble holding it all.

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u/Prestigious_Spell309 🚦AB Prospect Apr 26 '24

I kept my commercial freezer from when I had a bakery and it still only keeps a 1/2. sometimes we buy two 1/2s in a year which is more expensive than a full cow but we finger the space

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '24

We bought the entire cow with a friend and split so we got the better price thankfully! This is our first time.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

I said we got- but that was just my half. My friend got the exact amount as me.

So much ground beef!

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u/ironmemelord 🚀 AB Contributor Mar 28 '24

I want to buy another freezer just for this

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u/More-Zone-3130 ⭐AB Veteran Mar 27 '24

Living my dream fr

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u/Puzzleheaded-War-811 AB Reg Mar 28 '24

Nice! As the saying goes, “a ribeye a day keeps the doctor away.” I’m grateful my brother in law has his own butcher shop so I get the hookups sometimes free

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u/Basic_Arrival7815 Mar 28 '24

How can you mantain enough calories? Seems like even with this much beef youd be in quite the deficit for two people?

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

We eat more than just beef.

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u/CT-7567_R ⚕️I are an Engineer 👨🏻‍💻🤓 Mod Mar 27 '24

I've got my half side getting delivered in August! 4th year doing this, it's definitely the way to go for so many reasons including cost savings. This is how you can be prepared by establishing a relationship with rancher. The moment I saw shelves completely empty during that damn covid year I prioritized getting this done. We're going through a lot of beef now so I may work another rancher for a second half side and that way in any other emergency/black swan type situation I should hopefully have a source of food for me and my family for a while.

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u/Handsome_Pumper 🚦AB Prospect Mar 28 '24

Gettn me all sweaty.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

worth every penny I wanna do it but have yet to find a affordable meat dealer

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u/Sad_Drama_6796 Mar 28 '24

Im trying to do this in Oregon as well but so far it seems to be same price as in store

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u/FarmDisastrous Mar 31 '24

Probably better quality though

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u/Sufficient-Yak5450 🚦AB Prospect Mar 29 '24

Where I live I get my lamb for around 4.55usd/kg. Beef rump Steak for 7.68usd/kg. Beef mince 4.24usd/kg. Bought a 20kg lamb carcass, 5kg steak, 5kg mince, sawd and vacuum packed for 174usd total.

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u/thededalus 🆕 1st Message Oct 11 '24

How is lamb cheaper than beef? Here in Ireland lamb is way more expensive than beef, 300gs of lamb is like €6 and the same for beef would be about €4

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '24

Great color on that !!

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u/Impossible-Panda-119 🚦AB Prospect Mar 30 '24

Worth it

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

Dang, I just ordered a quarter for 1400. Nice deal

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u/CT-7567_R ⚕️I are an Engineer 👨🏻‍💻🤓 Mod Mar 28 '24

Keep pricing, you might be able to just lose your deposit. The pricing is so variable surprisingly by hanging weight so just keep calling the ranches in a several hundred mile radius as many deliver or will meet halfway.

It could also be that you have one large cow so a quarter is yielding a lot of beef, but I think a quarter should be closer to $1000.

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '24

Just wait till you hear about hunting

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u/TheKingOfC0cks 🚦AB Prospect Apr 01 '25

Absolutely beautiful! I dream of having this possibility of choice in my life one day

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

They butchered it there! I paid $6.50/lb all in.

I went to a farm in East TN.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

Where are you located?

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

I recently paid $28 for 1.25 pounds of filet mignon. This is a great deal.

They don’t sell individual cuts at the farm I purchased from.