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Title: Buying half a cow
Post by: hillwalking03 on March 12, 2010, 01:28:23 PM
Can someone tell me is $2.85/lb for half a grass fed cow a good deal?  It's the hanging weight and then there is $.45/lb processing fee.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: econocat on March 12, 2010, 01:38:15 PM
Sorry, just about everyone on this board is a vegan!  :runaway:
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: Saulbadguy on March 12, 2010, 01:42:33 PM
all hick related questions should go to phog.net tia
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: Jeffy on March 12, 2010, 01:44:11 PM
Doesn't seem unreasonable.  Split a side with my brother-in-law recently and paid just over $3/lb total.  Don't think it was grass-fed, but who knows.... I know that I am beef-fed now, so that's what matters.

 I'd recommend getting as little of it made into hamburger as possible.  Buy hamburger at the store.  You'll save the most money (relative to store price) by getting as many roast, steaks, etc made.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: Paul Moscow on March 12, 2010, 01:49:45 PM
Doesn't seem unreasonable.  Split a side with my brother-in-law recently and paid just over $3/lb total.  Don't think it was grass-fed, but who knows.... I know that I am beef-fed now, so that's what matters.

 I'd recommend getting as little of it made into hamburger as possible.  Buy hamburger at the store.  You'll save the most money (relative to store price) by getting as many roast, steaks, etc made.

Bumper Sticker?
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: Cire on March 12, 2010, 01:49:51 PM
Grass fed=Gross.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: CHONGS on March 12, 2010, 01:56:38 PM
Depends on which half
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: Dirty Sanchez on March 12, 2010, 02:18:40 PM
Depends on which half

saul?
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: CNS on March 12, 2010, 02:28:04 PM
Can someone tell me is $2.85/lb for half a grass fed cow a good deal?  It's the hanging weight and then there is $.45/lb processing fee.

Grain/corn fed is what my old roomie(feed lot guy) used to say is what to buy.  No clue on price.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: AzCat on March 12, 2010, 02:43:01 PM
Grass fed=Gross.

This.  Grain / 'roid fed beef is >>>>>.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: Do Work Son on March 12, 2010, 03:03:53 PM
Can someone tell me is $2.85/lb for half a grass fed cow a good deal?  It's the hanging weight and then there is $.45/lb processing fee.

That is a little high. I used to sell locker beef for $1.50 lb  + and customer would pay to butcher the processing fee. Though that is corn fed.

Seriously, grass fed? Do you live in California?!
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: hillwalking03 on March 12, 2010, 03:49:54 PM
Can someone tell me is $2.85/lb for half a grass fed cow a good deal?  It's the hanging weight and then there is $.45/lb processing fee.

That is a little high. I used to sell locker beef for $1.50 lb  + and customer would pay to butcher the processing fee. Though that is corn fed.

Seriously, grass fed? Do you live in California?!

No, but that Food, Inc movie turned me into a hippie.  In reality I think grass fed tastes better but its expensive to buy in the stores.  Looking at the half cow to cut the cost
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: jtksu on March 12, 2010, 03:57:34 PM
Can someone tell me is $2.85/lb for half a grass fed cow a good deal?  It's the hanging weight and then there is $.45/lb processing fee.

That is a little high. I used to sell locker beef for $1.50 lb  + and customer would pay to butcher the processing fee. Though that is corn fed.

Seriously, grass fed? Do you live in California?!

No, but that Food, Inc movie turned me into a hippie.  In reality I think grass fed tastes better but its expensive to buy in the stores.  Looking at the half cow to cut the cost.

This.  Grass fed is far superior to grain/corn fed in every way.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: Cire on March 12, 2010, 03:59:19 PM
Food inc was a good doc but it didn't make my taste buds change.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: hillwalking03 on March 12, 2010, 04:06:20 PM
Food inc was a good doc but it didn't make my taste buds change.

I wouldn't say it made my taste buds change, I have always preferred grass fed since I first ate it a few years ago.  The movie I think just made me more willing to take the effort and extra cash needed to go for buying the cow.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: Dirty Sanchez on March 12, 2010, 04:07:49 PM
Can someone tell me is $2.85/lb for half a grass fed cow a good deal?  It's the hanging weight and then there is $.45/lb processing fee.

That is a little high. I used to sell locker beef for $1.50 lb  + and customer would pay to butcher the processing fee. Though that is corn fed.

Seriously, grass fed? Do you live in California?!

No, but that Food, Inc movie turned me into a hippie.  In reality I think grass fed tastes better but its expensive to buy in the stores.  Looking at the half cow to cut the cost

Influenced by one-sided propaganda films where the premise is built around the preconceived conclusion.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: jtksu on March 12, 2010, 04:08:20 PM
Food inc was a good doc but it didn't make my taste buds change.

Not so much a change in taste, but there are numerous health concerns that do shape what I put in my body these days.  I've been trying to consume as little high fructose corn syrup as possible, (studies suggest it's a leading cause of belly weight gain and I already drink enough beer to handle that for me) but it's in freaking everything.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: jtksu on March 12, 2010, 04:11:16 PM
Can someone tell me is $2.85/lb for half a grass fed cow a good deal?  It's the hanging weight and then there is $.45/lb processing fee.

That is a little high. I used to sell locker beef for $1.50 lb  + and customer would pay to butcher the processing fee. Though that is corn fed.

Seriously, grass fed? Do you live in California?!

No, but that Food, Inc movie turned me into a hippie.  In reality I think grass fed tastes better but its expensive to buy in the stores.  Looking at the half cow to cut the cost

Influenced by one-sided propaganda films where the premise is built around the preconceived conclusion.

So, cows are naturally supposed to eat corn and grains?  Seems pretty elementary to me that drastically altering an animals diet would have negative consequences..
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: CNS on March 12, 2010, 04:23:23 PM
Were humans predestine to live in houses, drive cars, and wear pants?

Looks like you have a few other changes you need to get to making along with your food.

Also, you may want to avoid medicine that is not in herb form as well as anything electronic.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: Paul Moscow on March 12, 2010, 04:25:28 PM
Can someone tell me is $2.85/lb for half a grass fed cow a good deal?  It's the hanging weight and then there is $.45/lb processing fee.

That is a little high. I used to sell locker beef for $1.50 lb  + and customer would pay to butcher the processing fee. Though that is corn fed.

Seriously, grass fed? Do you live in California?!

No, but that Food, Inc movie turned me into a hippie.  In reality I think grass fed tastes better but its expensive to buy in the stores.  Looking at the half cow to cut the cost

Influenced by one-sided propaganda films where the premise is built around the preconceived conclusion.

So, cows are naturally supposed to eat corn and grains?  Seems pretty elementary to me that drastically altering an animals diet would have negative consequences..

The preconceived conclusion in this case being that an unnatural corn rich diet is known to cause unhealthy side effects in cows and subsequently the food that we eat. The only propaganda, to me, has been the effort to keep this knowledge from the general public.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: Johnny Wichita on March 12, 2010, 04:29:19 PM
Grass fed is the way to go. 
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: Paul Moscow on March 12, 2010, 04:32:36 PM
Were humans predestine to live in houses, drive cars, and wear pants?

Looks like you have a few other changes you need to get to making along with your food.

Also, you may want to avoid medicine that is not in herb form as well as anything electronic.

JFC man, there's a difference between being Amish and wanting to eat meat from a cow that won't explode and die if its not slaughtered in time due to its corn-rich diet.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: CNS on March 12, 2010, 04:45:44 PM
I was making a point. Pretty much anything can be spun to make it sound bad.

You cell phone may be giving you brain cancer, The paint/drywall/carpet in your house may harm your lungs due to VOC's, your old shoes are filling up landfills and contaminating ground water.

Look, I am not on either end of the spectrum when it comes to things like this, but the emphasis people put on things can be silly sometimes.

Enjoy your cow.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: BigCat on March 12, 2010, 04:51:56 PM
That's a pretty decent price. And from a progressive rancher it's good to see consumers who are educated about grass fed beef. :cool:
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: highway61 on March 12, 2010, 06:13:51 PM
If your worried about health, buy a 1/2 of buffalo.  It is the healthiest meat you can get.  Cost me like 3.50 per pound for a quarter.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: jtksu on March 13, 2010, 12:13:47 AM
Were humans predestine to live in houses, drive cars, and wear pants?

Looks like you have a few other changes you need to get to making along with your food.

Also, you may want to avoid medicine that is not in herb form as well as anything electronic.

You do know how evolution works, don't you?  A cow's digestive system has evolved over thousands of years to eat one thing, grass.  You can't just suddenly decide that they should eat something entirely different and expect everything to go smoothly.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: slimz on March 13, 2010, 01:05:31 AM
If you have any favorite cuts, make sure you tell the butcher you want those first.  Get as many steaks as you can out of it.  Like Jeffy said, don't get ground meat until the butchers gotten as many good cuts out of it as possible.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: waks on March 13, 2010, 04:30:12 AM
Were humans predestine to live in houses, drive cars, and wear pants?

Looks like you have a few other changes you need to get to making along with your food.

Also, you may want to avoid medicine that is not in herb form as well as anything electronic.
I think I would if someone were planning on eating me. For the sake of their health of course.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: sys on March 13, 2010, 09:00:36 PM
seems a little high.  but if it's a premium product, properly fed and aged, you're paying for what you get.  you can't beat great beef.


agree with the hamburger advice.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: Dirty Sanchez on March 13, 2010, 10:47:19 PM
Were humans predestine to live in houses, drive cars, and wear pants?

Looks like you have a few other changes you need to get to making along with your food.

Also, you may want to avoid medicine that is not in herb form as well as anything electronic.

You do know how evolution works, don't you?  A cow's digestive system has evolved over thousands of years to eat one thing, grass.  You can't just suddenly decide that they should eat something entirely different and expect everything to go smoothly.

You do know that corn is a grass, right?  Not a naturally occurring one, either.  Completely genetically manipulated by man.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: sys on March 14, 2010, 01:29:03 AM
You do know that corn is a grass, right?  Not a naturally occurring one, either.  Completely genetically manipulated by man.

corn ensilage is a relatively decent food for cattle.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: RonLongshaft on April 05, 2010, 10:49:43 PM
 :facepalm: <<< to almost all of you... really  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: _33 on April 05, 2010, 10:52:25 PM
imagine how good a beef-fed cow would taste.   :surprised:
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: pike on April 05, 2010, 10:59:17 PM
Were humans predestine to live in houses, drive cars, and wear pants?

Looks like you have a few other changes you need to get to making along with your food.

Also, you may want to avoid medicine that is not in herb form as well as anything electronic.

You do know how evolution works, don't you?  A cow's digestive system has evolved over thousands of years to eat one thing, grass.  You can't just suddenly decide that they should eat something entirely different and expect everything to go smoothly.

You do know that corn is a grass, right?  Not a naturally occurring one, either.  Completely genetically manipulated by man.

It's naturally occurring (or was) and has just been bred and genetically modified into what it is today.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: RonLongshaft on April 05, 2010, 11:01:20 PM
Were humans predestine to live in houses, drive cars, and wear pants?

Looks like you have a few other changes you need to get to making along with your food.

Also, you may want to avoid medicine that is not in herb form as well as anything electronic.

You do know how evolution works, don't you?  A cow's digestive system has evolved over thousands of years to eat one thing, grass.  You can't just suddenly decide that they should eat something entirely different and expect everything to go smoothly.

You do know that corn is a grass, right?  Not a naturally occurring one, either.  Completely genetically manipulated by man.

It's naturally occurring (or was) and has just been bred and genetically modified selected into what it is today.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: pike on April 05, 2010, 11:08:38 PM
Were humans predestine to live in houses, drive cars, and wear pants?

Looks like you have a few other changes you need to get to making along with your food.

Also, you may want to avoid medicine that is not in herb form as well as anything electronic.

You do know how evolution works, don't you?  A cow's digestive system has evolved over thousands of years to eat one thing, grass.  You can't just suddenly decide that they should eat something entirely different and expect everything to go smoothly.

You do know that corn is a grass, right?  Not a naturally occurring one, either.  Completely genetically manipulated by man.

It's naturally occurring (or was) and has just been bred and genetically modified selected into what it is today.

Pretty sure like 40% of the corn crop is GM
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: RonLongshaft on April 05, 2010, 11:23:34 PM
Were humans predestine to live in houses, drive cars, and wear pants?

Looks like you have a few other changes you need to get to making along with your food.

Also, you may want to avoid medicine that is not in herb form as well as anything electronic.

You do know how evolution works, don't you?  A cow's digestive system has evolved over thousands of years to eat one thing, grass.  You can't just suddenly decide that they should eat something entirely different and expect everything to go smoothly.

You do know that corn is a grass, right?  Not a naturally occurring one, either.  Completely genetically manipulated by man.

It's naturally occurring (or was) and has just been bred and genetically modified selected into what it is today.

Pretty sure like 40% of the corn crop is GM

my bad, i thought we were talking beef
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: pike on April 05, 2010, 11:31:01 PM
Were humans predestine to live in houses, drive cars, and wear pants?

Looks like you have a few other changes you need to get to making along with your food.

Also, you may want to avoid medicine that is not in herb form as well as anything electronic.

You do know how evolution works, don't you?  A cow's digestive system has evolved over thousands of years to eat one thing, grass.  You can't just suddenly decide that they should eat something entirely different and expect everything to go smoothly.

You do know that corn is a grass, right?  Not a naturally occurring one, either.  Completely genetically manipulated by man.

It's naturally occurring (or was) and has just been bred and genetically modified selected into what it is today.

Pretty sure like 40% of the corn crop is GM

my bad, i thought we were talking beef

Oh ok. I was gonna say breeding and "genetic selection" is the same thing
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: SuperG on April 05, 2010, 11:36:17 PM
Were humans predestine to live in houses, drive cars, and wear pants?

Looks like you have a few other changes you need to get to making along with your food.

Also, you may want to avoid medicine that is not in herb form as well as anything electronic.

You do know how evolution works, don't you?  A cow's digestive system has evolved over thousands of years to eat one thing, grass.  You can't just suddenly decide that they should eat something entirely different and expect everything to go smoothly.

I can't believe brought up evolution on this board and expected anybody to know what you are talking about... Condescending and pretentious!
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: pike on April 05, 2010, 11:40:30 PM
Were humans predestine to live in houses, drive cars, and wear pants?

Looks like you have a few other changes you need to get to making along with your food.

Also, you may want to avoid medicine that is not in herb form as well as anything electronic.

You do know how evolution works, don't you?  A cow's digestive system has evolved over thousands of years to eat one thing, grass.  You can't just suddenly decide that they should eat something entirely different and expect everything to go smoothly.

I can't believe brought up evolution on this board and expected anybody to know what you are talking about... Condescending and pretentious!

So cattle can't eat cereal grains? Because that's the next generation of their respective grass  :dunno:
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: jtksu on April 05, 2010, 11:53:01 PM
Cows can eat all sorts of different things, but they are specically set up to eat grass.  Just sayin' that dramatically changing an animal's diet tends to cause issues.  Do a quick google search about zoo's issues with the feeding of their animals, all sorts of health issues associated with just minor modifications in diets.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: slackcat on April 06, 2010, 08:35:07 AM
  :facepalm::jeffy: on the corn fed is bad.

Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: steve dave on April 06, 2010, 08:44:40 AM
I bet a cow fed exclusively fine cheeses would be delicious
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: asava on April 06, 2010, 02:13:24 PM
anybody know how much it would be for half a Kobe Cow?
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: jtksu on April 06, 2010, 03:27:06 PM
No such thing.  Kobe is simply the area they are raised, they
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: jtksu on April 06, 2010, 03:28:14 PM
are actually waigu.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: michigancat on April 06, 2010, 03:31:35 PM
Loved the part of this thread where anti-government folks loved the government handout supported corn fed beef.  :lol:
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: nicname on April 07, 2010, 02:56:57 AM
I'm reading Joel Salatin's "Salad Bar Beef" right now.

Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: pissclams on April 07, 2010, 07:54:18 AM
so which is it, do i like corn fed or grass fed beef, dumbasses?
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: Saulbadguy on April 07, 2010, 08:00:55 AM
Loved the part of this thread where anti-government folks loved the government handout supported corn fed beef.  :lol:
The anti "hippy" in them can't overcome the anti-government, no matter how hard they try.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: michigancat on April 07, 2010, 08:08:21 AM
Loved the part of this thread where anti-government folks loved the government handout supported corn fed beef.  :lol:
The anti "hippy" in them can't overcome the anti-government, no matter how hard they try.

Exactly.  Love it!  LOVE.
Title: Re: Buying half a cow
Post by: SuperG on April 08, 2010, 06:52:45 PM
so which is it, do i like corn fed or grass fed beef, dumbasses?

You like any cow that was created by god and none of them created by evolution 'cuase evolution is not of god. Got it?