We are purchasing a quarter of beef for the first time. The live weight price is $1.67 a pound delivered to the butcher. Is that a good price? Central PA.

I don't thunk that's bad. What's the total after butcher these days for a quarter?

I don't know that yet.

Last week average live weight was $1.85 Lb.,,,,so don't sound bad.See how bad the Butcher butchers ya.

That's a steal unless it's a sick, boney, 14 year old cow.

Great price, enjoy it,!!

We have been selling for $2.75 hanging weight for last 6 months

That seems pretty cheap.

That’s cheap. We payed 184.85 for a load today.

Here's the slip from two I just sold. 1.67 is just above cull cow price.

Holstien cattle are about 1.60 on the hoof , If that helps

At that price probably not a finished beef

My son and I spilt a half @ $3.80 a pound cut wrapped and frozen 2 weeks ago!

Just about anything is better than super market prices. Wow I'm glad we raise our own and have a freezer full. All done cut wrapped froze we got $4.00/lb last year. Processing kills a guy. And there booked a year out.. Beef calves sold for $990.00 Monday locally.

Still got a kill charge and butcher fees to add.

Your right . I read question wrong . If fed out - $1.67# live is a fair price for buyer

We have switched to raising roasting chickens every other year and buying more pork when on specials. If the Great Plains continues to stay dry we will have a shorter beef supply. The dairy industry is now breeding over a million cows or more per year to beef bulls and that will help stabalize the fat cattle market a bit. Neighboring farmers ared getting 500-900 dollars for Holstein beef cross calves right now.

Bryce

it sounds like a holstein if has been fed hard it will be some of the best meat you can eat they are weaned when they are born where beef are 5 to 6 hundred pds before they are weaned and started feeding enjoy

its 5.00 a pound at Walmart here you got a steel

I spoke with a local beef producer the other day and he was asking $3.00 per pound hanigng weight for his beef.

This is what I don't get. I got $2.90 just dropping them off, I don't see how it's worth an extra dime to sell the quarters, track down payments, call after checks bounce and chase down money. One check bounces and the hassle far outweighs the extra $70 you made on that beef.

I'm at $3.75 hanging to sell quarters and sometimes I debate if that's worth it.

I'm not sure what the guy's input costs were, but I'm sure he wasn't getting rich off the deal. Based on what we've paid in the past, I thought $3 was high. This may have been a mistake on our part, but we decided to wait and see what the market does with beef. I will say that even at $3 per pound plus the processing fee, it's still probably far cheaper (and of better quality) than what a person might pay at a grocery store.

Place I use is at $3.99 including processing for 1/4s 1/2s or whole

Yeah at our local auction this week the top was $885 . . not even a week old . . holy smokes

Most replies here don’t seem to understand the question. $1.67/lb is on the low end of market price for fat cattle. But without knowing what the animal is, its impossible to know if you’re getting a deal or ripped off.

Here, live feeders are going for 2.50 to 3.00 per lb. on the hoof. FJB

Guess he wont know that till he starts chewin.

I’d say upstate and m.magis pretty well answered the question.

I've had plenty of "cheap" beef. Never had a good, cheap, beef steak. It's one or the other, never both.

Thanks to everyone for the input. I didn't see the animal, it's from a family at our church that raises steers. I do know the live weight was 1600#.

That is a giant animal for a butcher beef.

I'd like to see that 1,600# Steer.

Likely a silage fed holstein, if so it will be good meat. I like those silage feds.

I don't care for holsteins fed silage,there much better on Steer stuffers.ive ate plenty of Holsteins and the ones on full grain(steer stuffers) had much better taste imo.beef may be ok on silage .

It’s not hard to get colored calves to 1600 pounds and are usually fat with decent meat.

We won't eat as much mutton this year. We sold 5 cull Katahden ewes yesterday for $920!!! Now we have 25 good lambs to do as feeders next month!

Bryce