The information in this OKLAHOMA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE, brochure represents an FOOD, & FORESTRY average. The actual live weight to retail cuts yield varies, and is dependent on various factors such How Much as breed, fat to muscle ratio, cutting order, age, Meat? etc. Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, & For- estry offers its programs to Food Safety Division all eligible persons regard- Meat Inspection Services less of race, color, national Food Safety Division origin, religion, sex, age, or handicap and is an Equal Meat Inspection Services Opportunity Employer Phone: 405-522-6119 Fax: 405-522-1060 Visit us at: http://www.oda.state.ok.us Tel: 405-522-6119 1,000 lb. Steer 610 lbs. Beef 430 lbs. Retail Cuts (on the hoof) (on the rail) (cut & wrapped, bring home) • Round 103.2 lbs. Round Steak Rump Roast Sirloin Tip Steak 1,000 lb. Round 24% Pikes Peak Roast Cubed Steaks Stew Beef & Ground Beef • Sirloin 38.7 lbs Sirloin Steak Stew Beef & Ground Beef Sirloin 9% • Short Loin 34.4 lbs. Porterhouse Steak Not all of the cow makes it to the T-Bone Steak table. On average, a 1,000 pound Stew Beef & Ground Beef steer will only weigh approximately Flank • Flank 17.2 lbs. 61% of it’s live weight once it makes Short Loin 4% Flank Steak 8% Short Ribs it to the rail. This approximate 39% Ground Beef loss during the slaughter and dress- • Rib 38.7 lbs. ing procedure is a result of the ani- Rib Eye Steak mal being bled and the hide, head, Rib Steaks Back Ribs hooves, viscera, lungs and heart be- Rib Short Stew Beef & Ground Beef ing removed. The remaining 61% is 9% Plate often referred to as the “Hanging 7% • Short Plate 30.1 lbs. Skirt Steak Weight” or the weight “On the Short Ribs Rail”. But, the loss doesn’t stop Ground Beef there. Once the carcass is on the • Brisket Chuck 107.5 lbs. rail it begins to leach moisture 6% Chuck Roast or Steak (shrink) which accounts for addi- Chuck Arm Roast or Steak tional weight loss. This along with 25% Short Ribs Stew Beef & Ground Beef the fat and bone removed during • Brisket 25.8 lbs. the cutting account for an additional Brisket 18% loss. In summary, a steer • Shank 17.2 lbs. weighing 1,000 pounds on the hoof Shank 4% Shank Soup Bone will average around 430 pounds of Stew Beef & Ground Beef retail cuts (steaks, roasts, ground Suet & Hanging Tender 4% • Suet & Hanging Tender beef, stew beef, etc.). 17.2 lbs. .