Beef Yield and Consumption




Beef Carcass Yields 1,150 lb. Live Weight Choice Steer

Retail Beef Lbs Other Lbs. Carcass Total
Chuck (209.5 lbs.) 29%
Blade roasts and steaks

33.9
Stew or ground beef

83.3
Arm pot roasts and steaks

35.5
Cross rib pot roast

25.4
Fat and bone

31.4

TOTAL

178.1

31.4

209.5

Miscellaneous (32.7 lbs.) 4.5%
Kidney, hanging tender

4.9

Fat, suet, cutting losses

27.8

TOTAL

4.9

27.8

32.7

Thin Cuts (134.6 lbs.) 18.9%

Flank steak

3.6
Pastrami Squares

2.9
Outside Skirt

2.2
Inside Skirt

2.5
Boneless Brisket

16.0
Ground beef, stewing, etc.

87.3
Fat and Bone

20.1

TOTAL

114.5

20.1

134.6

Rib (66.6 lbs.) 9%
Rib Roast

23.9
Rib Steak

9.2
Short Ribs

8.6
Ground beef, stewing, etc

16.5
Fat and bone

8.4

TOTAL

58.2

8.4

66.6

Loin (115.7 lbs.) 16%
Porterhouse Steak

19.6
T-bone Steak

9.8
Strip Steak

15.0
Sirloin Steak

15.3
Tenderloin Steak

6.8
Ground beef, stewing, etc.

22.7
Fat and bone

26.5

TOTAL

89.2

26.5

155.7

Round (155.8 lbs.) 22%
Top Round

34.6
Bottom Round

31.2
Tip

16.8
Rump

7.8
Ground beef, stewing, etc.

33.4
Fat and bone

32.0

TOTAL

123.8

32.0

155.8

GRAND TOTAL*

568.7

146.2

714.19


*Does not include the variety meats - liver, heart, tongue, tripe, sweetbreads and brains - about 27 Ibs. These figures are averages. Carcass data varies according to cutting method and type of cattle. 1150 lb. choice steer dresses out 62% or 714 lbs. Fat, bone, loss 146 lbs. Retail beef cuts 568 lbs.

Source: http://nybic.org/beefbreak.htm




Average Annual Per Capita Consumption of Meat (Retail Weight)

 Year Beef
(lbs.) 		 Pork 
(lbs.) 		 Veal
(lbs.) 		 Lamb
(lbs.) 		 Total
Red Meat
(lbs.) 		 Chicken
(lbs.) 		 Turkey
(lbs.) 		 Total
Poultry
(lbs.) 		 Total Red Meat and Poultry (lbs.)
 1980  76.6  57.3  1.5  1.4  136.7  46.6  10.3  58.9 196.4
 1981  77.3  54.7  1.6  1.4  135.0  47.6  10.6  60.8 196.3
 1982  77.0  49.1  1.6  1.5  129.2  47.9  10.6  61.0 190.7
 1983  78.7  51.8  1.6   1.5  133.6  48.2  11.0  61.8 195.4
 1984  78.4  51.5  1.7  1.5  133.1  50.3  11.0  63.3 196.9
 1985  79.2  51.9  1.8  1.4  1343  52.1  11.6  65.6 200.4
 1986  78.8  49.0  1.8  1.4  131.0  53.2  12.9  68.1 199.6
 1987  73.9  49.2  1.5  1.3  125.9  56.3  14.7  73.1 199.4
 1988  72.7  52.5  1.4  1.4  128.0  56.4  15.7  74.0 202.3
 1989  69.3  52.0  1.2  1.5  124.0  58.7  16.6  77.0 201.7
 1990  67.8  49.8  1.1  1.5  120.2  61.0  17.6  80.3 212.8
 1991  66.8  54.0  1.0  1.4  119.6  63.8  18.0  80.3 214.8
 1992  66.5  53.1  1.0  1.4  122.0  66.8  18.0  86.2 220.7
 1993  65.1  52.4  0.9  1.3  119.7  68.6  17.8  88.2 221.3
 1994  67.0  53.0  0.9  1.2  122.1  69.9  17.8  88.8 225.0
 1995  67.5  52.4  1.0  1.2  122.1  69.8  17.9  88.2 210.3
1996  67.7  49.1  1.2  1.1  119.1  71.7  18.5  90.2 209.3
1997  66.9  48.7  1.0  1.1  117.7  72.9  17.6  90.5 208.2
1998  68.1  54.3  0.8  1.0  124.2  75.9  17.7  93.6 217.8
1999  69.3  54.6  0.8  1.0  125.7  79.2  17.8  97.0 222.7
2000*  67.7  52.2  0.8  1.0  121.7  82.6  17.9 100.5 222.2

* Cattle-Fax Projected
Source: USDA


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