It seems you ignored the yield percentage which is apparently about 60% of the hanging weight. The 257 pounds hanging would yield 154.2 pounds for a net cost of $4.33/pound. Still a good deal and better beef than you would get from a grocery store feedlot animal.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

I see. I should weigh how much is actually in my freezer and not go off the hanging weight. Makes sense.

@applepro9999

3 жыл бұрын

I dont think jersey yields 60 percent its more 50-55 at most

I hope the power company doesn’t have issues keeping the power on. One or two days without electricity could destroy the freezer contents.

Love how organization of your guys freezers.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Just want to say Hi, found your channel a few days ago and gald I did. I also live in Michigan an hour east of Jackson .love your videos!

Great video. Nice seeing your freezer and how you use it. That's a great price per pound.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

It’s so awesome to look in your freezer and see all that yummy meat you raised/bought. It’s so rewarding. That jersey meat will be so yummy. Right now we are raising two jersey steers that we’ve had since they were in on the bottle. We still have another year or so before they are ready. Can’t wait to see you they turn out. Thanks for sharing your beef haul. Take care, see ya :)

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Oh that's awesome! Can't wait to hear how yours turn out!!!

WOW! That looks awesome! Great deal with the beef! Love it! You cannot beat that deal. Amazing! No, meat is way more than $3/lb. It's like $5/lb. here in Tx. I want to find a great deal like that for my family too! Thanks for sharing this!

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thank you for watching

Wrapped and packaged weight is around 40% of hanging weight usually so actual cost per pnd on tge table is twice hanging weight cost.

We usually raise holsteins for our beef. Very easy to raise as they are very docile. We bred and raised Angus before and they were much harder to deal with. We personally have not noticed much difference in taste. We believe it's more what they eat than what breed they are.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

I would agree with that!!! Thank you!

I grew up on corn fed Holstein beef and I loved it. Never understood the Angus hype. Great video, thanks for sharing.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!!!

I did not see any packages of bones. They make great beef broth and it so easy to can. To get a better cost per pound you need to weigh the the bring home meat then figure the cost per pound. There is a percentage of lost from hanging weigh to bring home weigh, but still that is a good buy.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Yes I think I will do an update with these numbers! Thank you! Oh and yes, the bones are in there!! I didn't point them out but they are labeled "soup bones".

Awesome! Thanks for the info.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow!!! Happy for yall, been looking in our area for pork, and not easy to find

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I am totally amazed at how much 1/2 a cow brings in! We are in cattle country..Will have to ask around if any neighbors want to go in halves with us!

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Yes! Of course I am going to do another video because basing off the hanging weight is a little bit off (see other comments). But still. Nice amount of meat in the freezer and we will be eating good!

Jersey actually has placed very highly in meat tastings. Slow growing but very yummy.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Yes we really like it!!

Sounds like a sweet deal to me and I bet the taste is better than store bought. It's about $4-4.5 per lb for ground beef at the local market that's why we buy in bulk through a warehouse club, bring it home and portion it out. Three freezers, that's a whole lotta meat. Do you have a generator if you loose electricity? 👍

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

We don't have a generator, but do have access to one.

Awesome meat stash! We are the same, lamb in one freezer and beef and pork in the huge upright freezer and fruits and veggies and pizza lol in the other. Food security feels great doesn’t it? Oh and freezer jam and frozen homegrown veggies 🦋💜

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

It does feel great! Before doing all this I never realized how awesome it would feel to grow (or locally obtain) a ton of our food!

Awesome deal!! I can't wait until next year when Andy and I get to start butchering our own meats!! And I'll sure have to look for a local source on the beef!! Cows will be a ways off yet lol

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Yes! We keep going back and forth about getting cows ourselves. Can not make up our minds :)

THAT BEEF FREEZER WOULD BE A DREAM COME TRUE FOR ME. GREAT JOB BROTHER GOD BLESS

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

That is awesome! You got a lot of great meat.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It should last awhile!!

Jersey , is mostly a milk cow, so that doesn't surprise me about the weight.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

We eat mostly ground beef too. Buying it this way is always cheaper per pound but alot of cost upfront. We have not gotten that cheap though wow! Thanks for sharing.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the upfront can hurt, but rewards in the long run. I feel lucky we are "in" with this farmer now!

@HaywireHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

We are getting beef next month. We are “in”with the farmer he is our Uncle lol.

Great value. Way to go.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

That’s incredible.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

WOW!!! 2.60 a lb!!! That's almost FREE! LOL! Y absolutely cannot get that in the grocery store. We used to raise beef and it's no comparison to the crap you get in the store. We will definitely be doing it again. Good job, Pratts! Lookin' good!

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Awesome! Wish I could find this in AZ!

@PrattFamilyHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

Oh I hope you find something!!

Lord I would hate for the power to go out for 6 months... awesome haul!

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

That would not be good! Hope to get some of this canned in soups and various other things here soon!

Hanging beef is 4.00 here in the Finger Lakes region of New York

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah. There are other farmers selling at $3-4 in our area as well. Espeically if Grassfed it can go up even more. I'm real happy we found this farmer.

Great buy on beef man but don't let the chicken freezer get to low.👍

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

We actually have a bit before we even order new meat birds to raise. We may end up a bit low on chicken this year.

you should get empty gallon jugs or water bottles fill with tap water and put in the freezers. then if your power went out you wouldnt loose all your meat. it would stay cold for several days like a cooler.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I should for sure!

meat rich,.... got to love a freezer full of meat . local is always better, for the care of the animal and the final consumer.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Meat rich! I like it!!

Cool deal! Side question.......ground pork and sausage........have you experimented with mixing your own sausage? If so what recipees have you tryed?

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

I have played a little. I need to play more and soon. Hoping we butcher our own pork this year. But there are a couple KZreadrs with recipes that I have been wanting to try!

hanging weight is not what you get from the butcher, because the butcher will debone the meat (you will get some as soup bones, but not all). On average, think between 70 and 75 percent of the hanging weight. So your hanging weight was 257 pounds. Seventy percent of that is 180 pounds, which comes down to 3,70 dollar per pound, which is still a great deal

@PrattFamilyHomestead

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! Thank you! Since this video I have educated myself more and this and have been wanting to a video on it! you are spot on so thank you!!!

Where did you order it, I understand if you don't want to release the info. Great haul

@PrattFamilyHomestead

4 жыл бұрын

The beef is a local farmer just down the road. Each year he sells a couple. WE have been lucky to get a half each year. But it is then processed at Jerome Country Market in Hillsdale County.

So what was the final weight and not the hanging weight? Fair comparison would be final weight (about 30-40% less of hanging weight) and price it that way. Probably closer to $4.50 to $5 a lb. Still a deal and more control of what it was fed and how it was raised.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Yes! I am gonna do a follow up video I think very soon. More of what I have been reading suggests more like 60% less. but I am going to try to get that figured out before to much of it disappears for dinner :) Thank you!

Mike - I'd get yourself a small generator that can run those freezers.... just in case. The $$ amount in them outweighs your generator cost, plus it'll give you peace of mind.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Yes! We don't have a gen, but have access to one. But your right. I should have one sitting in there if I need it! Thank you!

Please do a video on making your own lunch meat. I tried it once and it did not turn out well.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

This is the first one I tried and we LOVE IT! I don't think it tastes anything like bologna :) but it is really good! Also when playing with seasoning and slicing turkey breasts for lunch meat. Maybe I should put a vid and ask for some guidance!

It’s a good size. Hard for many families to manage a 1k plus hanging weight cow. Also, when you say hanging weight, is it after it’s split? Or while the cape is still on?

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

If I had to guess, I would assume before split. If this butcher does it the same for cows as they do for the pigs we take in ....... hanging weight is head off, skin off, innards out. So I assume the same for a cow?? But now you have me wondering about orders that are specifically for a half an animal .... if they split and weight ... but as that would be more time consuming .. I would think they weigh whole.

Are all these meats vacuum sealed? If I were to try this, what do I do to ensure the meat lasts for a long time? Vacuum seal?

@PrattFamilyHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Yes, this all comes vacuum sealed from the processor. Vacuum sealing is a great way to keep meat in the freezer as it helps to keep freezer burn off. Canning meat is another great way to preserve meat for longer time frames.

are you sure you got it all? I was told I would get 12 total roasts from my half cow I'm about to buy, 12 ribeys and 100 lbs of ground beef plus a hole lot more.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. It all seemed to work to the cut sheet at least and the hanging weight. It was a smaller cow though.

@nathanieljohanneck5788

3 жыл бұрын

We had a half done and got like 220 lbs of ground

How much was the weight of the actual usuable meat you received? Generally, hanging weight includes bones, which it didn't look like you brought home? Just curious.....

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

I will be putting out a video on this soon! "they say" generally speaking you could lose up to 60%. But, bones do count for some of it ... to a degree. I mean when you buy a t-bone ... your paying for that bone as well.So I am trying to get it laid out ...... correctly ..... before putting out the video.

mr pratt what did the butcher do with the liver, the tongue, the stomach , the feet, tail, brains of the cow? I hope the butcher didn't throw it away because it would make me sad to hear good food go to waste and what do the butcher do with the head,feet,stomach,intesines of the pig too......just wonderin is all

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Liver and tounge we get back. Or we did last year. I think they went with the other half this year? As for the rest I can't tell you. And of course when you take an animale to the butcher, your at that butchers mercy as far as what you get back. Now, to be honest, I will try ANYTHING (almost) but most of what you listed does not sound that great to me :)

I love in the Metro Detroit area and I can’t find any farmers near me. Any tips on finding one?

@PrattFamilyHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

Try craigslist and FB marketplace. That is where I would start.

Just wondering was it aged but either way great deal.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

4 жыл бұрын

I believe the butcher hangs it for 10 days ..... I think....

You can't compare price per pound hanging weight with cost of meat in store because you don't actually get that many pounds once it is cut up. Not criticizing. Just stating a fact since we used to raise beef cattle.

That is a great deal we pay $3.68 lbs for hamburger and roasts $6.99 lbs for steaks.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We are very happy with it all!

i hope u got a generator

How do you find a farmer that is selling and know that it is good? Can you recommend the farmer you use? Would be interested in pork and chickens to

@PrattFamilyHomestead

4 жыл бұрын

The farmer we use for beef is family of people we know. So it was kinda word of mouth. I think for beef or anything else, that it is fine to contact a farmer, ask 1000 questions. If you think your sold then ask to come take a look at their operation. No need to argue with them, if you like what they do then GREAT! Go with them. IF you don't, say "no thanks" and check in on the next farmer. Pork, we may have some available soon. We have 2 pigs we have been slowly growing out on grains (barely, sunflowers, oats, alfalfa pellets, and just now mixing in cracked corn) but NOT commercial feed. All "grains" are NOT organic and NOT non-gmo. If interested please email us. Not promising anything ... and prices are gonna be elevated since we have been feeding them about a year now and they need to grow more. Chickens. We are planning a spring batch. Samething. Email for some info. This entire spring batch will be sold, we will not be keeping any ourselves. Chickens are free range as much as we can. They are NOT cooped up and crowded in. We have some reserved already, but looking to maybe do a total of about 50 - 75 birds in the spring.

Where did u find a butcher so cheap? It costs us 800-1000 for a whole steer

@PrattFamilyHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

Right down the road from us is Jerome Country Market. They are actually a bit more expensive I believe that other places, but they are about 5 mins away from us and we love the product we get back.

No Brisket or Flat Steak?

@PrattFamilyHomestead

4 жыл бұрын

No there was not. I think on this one I passed on the brisket, so it probably got ground. And, I really don't recall on the flat.

Don't know how good your butcher is but $.60 a pound is a steal. We are paying $.90 on average for processing here and it isn't always the best.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

We love our butcher! This is where we take our pigs as well. They are a little higher priced than others in the area as well. But they are super close to home and we are super happy with product!

I would say in this area for half a cow. 1200 -1500. A whole pig 200 -500

@PrattFamilyHomestead

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Let us know how it tastes.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Had the steaks last night! It was fantastic!

Is it pasture raised 1:56

@PrattFamilyHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Yes

Hey guys! New subscriber here! we are also in michigan. What Part of the state are you guys in?

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Hi! Glad to hear from you! We are down south of Jackson in Hillsdale County. Hey if your new over here you may not have heard of our Hootenanny! Here is a link to it and we have a video coming out this week about this years event July 27th 2019. Potluck get together! Hopefully you can join us! prattfamilyhomestead.com/hootenanny/2019-hootenanny/

@thepubliclandnomad3365

5 жыл бұрын

@@PrattFamilyHomestead Awesomeee! Sounds like soo much fun and the kids should be with grandma by then! Definitely will be trying to make it out there this year!

Ain't nothing wrong with eating a Jersey, I've done it and there tasty

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

It is real good!

You couldn't stay in business as a beef provider at those prices if they're being raised for premium taste and texture.

Do you happen to know the live weight of the cow?

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

I don't. When I go pay the farmer I could ask. He may have a guesstimate.

Whoohoooo! Where’s the beef???? Lol

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

In my freezer!

Wait, you live in the great state of Michigan and you didn't get a deer

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

I know right! I passed on a couple "sub par" opportunities very early in the season and lost out. I don't think I will do that again. Sub par is just fine for the future seasons :)

The hamburger 90/10 or 80/20 ?

@PrattFamilyHomestead

4 жыл бұрын

I'm going to go with the leaner of the 2 or maybe even leaner. Not alot of grease when cooking it.

Hook me up. I want that kind of deal. I'll cover the shipping to me.

@PrattFamilyHomestead

4 жыл бұрын

LOl we only get 1/2 a cow a year!!

one of the worse meat you can eat the only thing its good for might be ground beef yellow fat is the worst if your happy is that all that matters

@PrattFamilyHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your opinion! We have had no issues with it though and enjoy it! Thank you for watching