Hanging Weight Beef Calculator
Hanging Weight Beef Calculator . With an average market (live or on hoof) weight of 1,150 lbs and the average yield of 62.2%, the typical steer will produce a 715 lb. Factoring in that you will only receive 100lbs of meat, now let’s calculate your actual cost per pound. Ways to reduce your cattle feed bill Beef Magazine from www.beefmagazine.com Let's use our 800lb hanging weight steer mentioned above to calculate our cost per pound of meat. Take home at 60% of 200#'s would be 120 lbs. Once the beef is at the butcher/processor and you know the hanging weight you can easily calculate the cost.