Advice needed on what to do with 1/4 of a cow

[Harpy Eagle]

So, I have never bought beef in bulk like this, but a co-worker of my wife gets a 1/2 a cow each year and this year the person buying one of the other 1/4s had moved so they cannot. So we are going to do it.

Anyone here ever do this? How do you get it sliced? What cuts are the best way to go?

 

[JGalt]

Plant it in the back yard and grow you a whole cow.

 

[1srelluc]

Wow.....I bet you wished that you had paid more attention to the oldsters right about now.

Jokes aside....Just contact your local butcher or processor and they will tell you what you need to know.....Expect a processing fee of .50 cent or better a pound.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Plant it in the back yard and grow you a whole cow.

That would be against the HOA rules.

 

[Votto]

So, I have never bought beef in bulk like this, but a co-worker of my wife gets a 1/2 a cow each year and this year the person buying one of the other 1/4s had moved so they cannot. So we are going to do it.

Anyone here ever do this? How do you get it sliced? What cuts are the best way to go?

 

[JGalt]

Wow.....I bet you wished that you had paid more attention to the oldsters right about now.

Jokes aside....Just contact your local butcher or processor and they will tell you what you need to know.....Expect a processing fee of .50 cent or better a pound.

Processing fees are ridiculous these days. They're getting over $150 just to process a deer through deer season.

Find some Amish, they'll do it cheaper.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

So, I have never bought beef in bulk like this, but a co-worker of my wife gets a 1/2 a cow each year and this year the person buying one of the other 1/4s had moved so they cannot. So we are going to do it.

Anyone here ever do this? How do you get it sliced? What cuts are the best way to go?

I'd google "how to make a Smashburger" too

 

[Yarddog]

So, I have never bought beef in bulk like this, but a co-worker of my wife gets a 1/2 a cow each year and this year the person buying one of the other 1/4s had moved so they cannot. So we are going to do it.

Anyone here ever do this? How do you get it sliced? What cuts are the best way to go?

I bet theres some good youtube tutorials on how to handle your cow

 

[1srelluc]

Processing fees are ridiculous these days. They're getting over $150 just to process a deer through deer season.

Find some Amish, they'll do it cheaper.

It's very area dependant....In my AO a processed deer is $45.00. Now if you want extras like chipped deer, deer sticks, and the like it's much more.

 

[Yarddog]

 

[Darkwind]

So, I have never bought beef in bulk like this, but a co-worker of my wife gets a 1/2 a cow each year and this year the person buying one of the other 1/4s had moved so they cannot. So we are going to do it.

Anyone here ever do this? How do you get it sliced? What cuts are the best way to go?

You may want to look into the package you are purchasing. In this area, when you buy bulk beef, the implied purchase is for already butchered meat.

One person buys half a cow, the other two portions are a quarter each, but the entire price should include the butchering. If not, you may want to rethink the entire sale.

 

[progressive hunter]

So, I have never bought beef in bulk like this, but a co-worker of my wife gets a 1/2 a cow each year and this year the person buying one of the other 1/4s had moved so they cannot. So we are going to do it.

Anyone here ever do this? How do you get it sliced? What cuts are the best way to go?

theses guys will tell you all you need to know..

https://www.youtube.com/@TheBeardedButchers

 

[Rambunctious]

So, I have never bought beef in bulk like this, but a co-worker of my wife gets a 1/2 a cow each year and this year the person buying one of the other 1/4s had moved so they cannot. So we are going to do it.

Anyone here ever do this? How do you get it sliced? What cuts are the best way to go?

I'm surprised you don't know what to do with a 1/4 cow.... you have a cow every time we debate...
but here ya go...

What To Tell the Butcher When You Order a Quarter Beef

I had no idea what to name this post … “How to Butcher a Quarter Cow”, “Ground Beef and Everything Else”, “Fill Your Freezer With a Happy Cow” … well…

thatmamagretchen.com

Take it to a butcher and make sure and tell him how many people are in your family...

 

[1srelluc]

I bet theres some good youtube tutorials on how to handle your cow

We used to do our own....Mostly 1/4 beefs won at shooting matches.

If I won one today I would have it processed by my local butcher.

 

[marvin martian]

So, I have never bought beef in bulk like this, but a co-worker of my wife gets a 1/2 a cow each year and this year the person buying one of the other 1/4s had moved so they cannot. So we are going to do it.

Anyone here ever do this? How do you get it sliced? What cuts are the best way to go?

Why are you killing the planet by eating meat?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Is it true that quarter pounders come from a quarter of a cow?

 

[EvilCat Breath]

So, I have never bought beef in bulk like this, but a co-worker of my wife gets a 1/2 a cow each year and this year the person buying one of the other 1/4s had moved so they cannot. So we are going to do it.

Anyone here ever do this? How do you get it sliced? What cuts are the best way to go?

Find a butcher shop that does the work.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

I'm surprised you don't know what to do with a 1/4 cow.... you have a cow every time we debate...
but here ya go...

What To Tell the Butcher When You Order a Quarter Beef

I had no idea what to name this post … “How to Butcher a Quarter Cow”, “Ground Beef and Everything Else”, “Fill Your Freezer With a Happy Cow” … well…

thatmamagretchen.com

Take it to a butcher and make sure and tell him how many people are in your family...

It is being done in the processing plant that the guy from my wife's work always uses. We trust him when he tells us they do a great job for a good price.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Why are you killing the planet by eating meat?

fuck the planet, I love me some beef.

 

[Meister]

So, I have never bought beef in bulk like this, but a co-worker of my wife gets a 1/2 a cow each year and this year the person buying one of the other 1/4s had moved so they cannot. So we are going to do it.

Anyone here ever do this? How do you get it sliced? What cuts are the best way to go?

I get a 1/4 Angus steer every year. Just have a meat processor cut/and wrap it for you. It's a small fee that's attached.
You'll have plenty of steaks/roasts/and burger.
Only way to go IMO when it comes to buying beef.