1. Got Beef?
Silverpoint Farm:
Dairy Steer Community Supported Agriculture
2. Why would I want to by a share of a cow?
• Because you like quality, healthy cuts of beef.
• Because you support the local food
movement.
• Because you like your beef fresh.
3. Happy, Healthy Holsteins*
Our cows are Holstein, Jerseys and Short Horn
Dairy Steers
• Dairy steers are cows from dairy farms that
are discarded for various reason, most often
because they are bulls.
• Dairy steer are rated high in taste
4. Happy, Healthy Holsteins
They eat healthy
• Our cows are pasture-raised on grass
• We feed them grain twice daily to train them
to come when they’re called
• The results are happy, healthy cows which
yield high-quality lean beef
5. Happy, Healthy Holsteins
They have stayed close to home
• They have been raised less than 5 miles from
where they were born
• Overall, this beef produces a low-carbon
hoofprint
7. What cuts will I get?
• 50% will be hamburger • 5% will be "thin cuts"
or stew – Flank, skirt, brisket
• 15% will be round • 15% will be loin
– Top & bottom steaks – Either stew, round
and/or roasts steak, or roasts
• 10% will be short loin
– Steaks: Porterhouse, T-
Bone, Tenderloin, Sirloin)
8. How are Cow Shares Calculated?
• The cost of the live cow
– Based on weight
• The butcher fee
– Based on the hanging weight of the cow
• The yield
– How much beef is put in your freezer
9. How are Cow Shares Calculated?
• The cost of the live cow: $960.00
– Based on weight: ~900lbs
• The butcher fee: ~$260.00
– Based on the hanging weight of the cow: ~525lbs
• The yield: ~320lbs
– How much beef is put in your freezer
10. So, How Much?
COW SHARE COSTS
Chuck and Round Stew Loin, Short
Share Estimated Lbs Cost Hamburger Steak, Roast Loin Steaks
Sixteenth 19 $75 10 5 4
Eighth 38 $150 20 10 8
Quarter 76 $300 40 20 16
That’s approximately $4.00
per pound, regardless of cut.
11. How do I get this delicious, healthy
beef?
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