BULK BEEF ORDERING DETAILS

With food security threatened by supply chain issues, there is so much value and peace of mind gained when you purchase beef in bulk to stock your freezer. Easy, healthy meals are at your fingertips when you’re well stocked in premium  beef!  We know you’re making a lot of decisions when you take the step to purchase beef in bulk. We hope that this page will help you understand some of the finer details of purchasing in bulk, and give you an accurate idea of what you can expect from beginning to end. To order our beef in bulk, click here

 First, let’s define a few terms: 

Live Weight: Live animal standing on a scale.

Hanging Weight (H/W): Weight from butcher after harvest but prior to breakdown. It is from this number that your cost is calculated. 

Take Home Weight (T/W): Final weight of actual meat that is packaged for your freezer.

A general rule of thumb is that the take-home weight of packaged beef will be approximately 40 percent of the animal’s live weight, or 75 percent of the hot carcass weight. Our steers are between 1,200-1,400 pounds live weight, which will equal 700-900 pounds hanging weight. This puts you at approximately 450-650 pounds of beef (for a WHOLE steer) that will be put into the freezer, depending on if you get boneless or bone-in. 

Remember, because every animal is different in size, everything below is based on the average and will not be exact to what you will receive.  Your final cost and quantity of meat will vary depending on the animal assigned to you. If you need to know exact quantities and not just a general idea of the amount of meat, purchasing individual cuts by the piece rather than a custom order would be the best way to go.

Delivery: If you are purchasing the steer from us and having it custom processed, you must pick up your own beef at Noble Meat Company - 113 S. Jefferson St. Kaufman, TX 75142. We are only able to deliver beef that is inspected for re-sale. If your beef purchase is inspected for re-sale, we can deliver to your home in the following counties: Hunt, Rockwall, Collin, Delta, and Hopkins.

Freezer Space: You can expect a half beef to take up about 10-15 cubic feet of space. For a ¼ beef, you will need 6-10 cubic feet. Your meat will come in clear vacuum sealed packages that will last for years in your freezer without an issue.  Each package and cardboard box will be marked appropriately.  You can plan to transfer your beef home in the cardboard boxes, if desired.

In the spreadsheet below, we are going to list everything for a whole beef with the average take-home weight. Please remember that there are many factors that affect the amounts of beef, so this is just an estimate. 

*Estimated amount of meat expected from the hindquarter of a 1,400 pound steer

*Estimated amount of meat expected from the frontquarter of a 1,400 pound steer

To order our Bulk Beef, click here

For questions, contact Heather at pullenfarm@gmail.com or call 903-366-9096