Beef Cuts Explained

Here our three examples of how much beef you can expect from a whole steer weight of approximately 1200lbs. The first is a quick visual explanation and the next two are more detailed.

The photo shows a typical 1200lb steer ready for slaughter. Someone purchasing a 1/2 carcass would simply receive approximately 200lbs of finished beef instead of 400lbs.

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How Much Meat Can You Expect from a Fed Steer?The yield of edible meat from a beef carcass often comes as a bit of a surprise, even to those that have had their own meat processed for years. A previous article covered dressing percent—the percent of the live animal weight that becomes carcass weight, which for fed beef is usually around 62-64%. In other words, from a 1200 pound steer, you can expect a 740 – 770 pound carcass.