The Retail Value of a Cow
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Great job explaining the break down of the costs to feed out and process a steer. Thanks Mike, have a great week!
Glad ya liked it Dan.
I don't blame Producers like Mike or Consumers that are trying their hardest to remove themselves from industrial food system. Buying directly from a Rancher you are supporting your community. Plus, you are ensuring food security for yourself and family, save money and eat delicious meat. Thanks mike have a "great day"-
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Good afternoon, and thank you for your response. I have coffee once a week with Army, Navy. Coast Guard veterans Are you on active duty or just chilling with us. I'm glad I can make you laugh!!!!@@JLC87420
Good morning/afternoon, thank you for your response and sorry it took me so long.My weakness; chicken fried steak, pasta, french bread, stir fry. When I'm on the tractor for hours, pocket full of purple/black licorice. Take care!!!@@user-yr7jp7ip4t
Never seen a direct to consumer rancher that the consumer saved money going to vs grocery store and ive looked at dozens of them. many of them want 8 to 10 bucks a lb for hamburger.... absolutely rediculous. Case in point this guy charges 9.44 a lb for hamburger where i can get it at multiple chain groceries under 3 a lb. Would love to support local but not gonna get screwed 3x to do it.
This is really useful information for any young person trying to get started in farming.
Thanks for that. I like to think if would be helpful for anyone in Ranching or Farming.
Hope you feel better soon Mike stay hydrated and rest when you can
I agree with your perspective. America succeeds when small business succeeds. GO FOR IT!!!!
I have learned much from you Mike. Because of your channel, we have learned to raise our own beef and provide beef for the immediate family and friends. Overall for us, its a little much to process, but when you figure out the cuts and current pricing, its 1/5th the price of buying it all at the store.
We now breed - calf to butcher, to cover our costs for feed, hay and a little left over. It's very gratifying to cook and eat the meat your raised and you know what it took to get it from farm to fork.
Yes, please buy from your local farmers - Pork, beef, chicken and eggs. The price may be a little higher but it will be more healthier for you too. Store bought eggs have a pale yellow yolk, farm fresh are a bright deep orange yolk.
Just throwing it out there; I live near Tyson chicken ranches. It takes them from chick to processed chicken in the bag, up to 6 weeks. I raise my own and it takes on average of 4-5 months from chick to freezer. Think about it and you have to ask yourself, it that even healthy? Its pretty obvious.
If people did the research, saw what the US allows in todays food versus what other countries allow, its day and night. We are like the test bed of all things BioEngineered or chemically enhanced. People would no longer buy from the stores.
Since I started watching your videos we started buying from a local rancher, 1/4 steer every year. Our rancher raises Dexter’s, smaller than the angus but very good. We turned on a few neighbors to the local beef and they love it. Thanks for all your hard work and for the education on the process.
How much do you pay for a quarter?
Just under $500
I think we should have and do always live and buy local to support ourselves, communities!!! Same same ya know!!! Like our grandparents lived!!!💪🇺🇸🦅💯
I just started last year, buying my beef from a local farmer 1/4 of a cow at a time for about $900. I got turned on to this by your channel about a 1-1/2 years ago, thanks. Hey grows the feed for his cows right on his farm (corn). We’re in southern Michigan. Your channel is super informative, thanks.👍
I truly love these videos. The cost analysis gives a real idea of what it is to be in the ranching business.
I learned so much from this Mike. I think it's well worth it to order beef from ranchers like you.
@@user-yr7jp7ip4t sadly, where I live, there are no local ranchers.
Not to mention supporting local farmers and ranchers, but a person gets a better quality of meat. So in the end, you get more bang for your buck. Thank you for taking the time to really explain it in numbers. Hope you're feeling better soon! Be Blessed!
😂😂😂 same quality if it’s not the Mexican or Brazilian meat through certain packers.
Mike and family I love you and your life style and I pray that you have an abundance overflowing from your cup. Keep doing what you do
Get well soon. It's no fun being ill when the weather is so cold.
The sunshine is great!
thanks Mike for the detailed explanation. I had no idea how much meat is left after the hanging and boning. Sure hope more ranchers follow this method of providing for the consumers...
Your welcome Trailwalker. I would hope more ranchers will explore the Direct to Consumer model. Thanks for watching.
Hardest part is the lack of usda appoved butchers. Here we're 7 or more months out for appointments, we spent too much in feed from the time they were ready until their butcher date. We now sell hay & raise a few for the family. Hay sells well right now.
FYI. Thank you Mike for the lessons in financial loses and gains as a private rancher. I definitely wish to support your ranch and purchase your products. I could send the BEEF and PORK to the kids in the states; unfortuntely, I´m currently overseas serving our nation. Cheers. God Speed!
Sorry you are feeling under the weather Mr. Mike. Hope Erin and the children are doing well.
Thank you for explaining the break down and do a refresher. It is an eye opener for sure. I appreciate all the farmers and #OurWyomingLife
Thanks, Mike for crunching the numbers for us. It was a real eye opener. I'm so glad you guys were able to change your business model...and ship meat directly to your customers, besides having the farm store. Congratulations on a job well done.
Thank you Sue.
Thanks Mike, for breaking this down. I had wondered if buying a steer and feeding it out ourselves, then paying for hanging and processing, was worth our effort. From this I can see it definitely is worth it. This steer we bought this time though was 600 pounds so we had to pay just over $1200 for him. I guess that means slightly less feed though so one way or another they'll cost about the same. My brother in Michigan is raising grass fed beef for the public and i guess it sells really well!
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Woke up this morning to view Mike new video. A wonderful start of the day.
Thanks for the breakdown of beef that is going to be sold and your hard work, as one of ranchers, who works through weather and sickness to get food to the consumer. 😊
I appreciate the fact that you are selling your own product. Take Care and Be safe on the Ranch.
Interesting information Mike for your (always here) most geriatric Great Grandma ,73 yr young, ANTIQUE TEENAGER, avid fan from Nashville Tennessee! I eagerly await your new information in each new video! Born a farm girl, I'll never have the opportunity to raise cattle again but gratefully I can "ranch" (vicariously) through you and your lovely wife! In this troubled world I also look forward to your bodacious sense of humor you always surprise us with when we least expect it!
Hi Mike Erin & kids,this was an awesome video.I learned so much.I hope you are better soon Mike.Thank you for this video! ❤
Thanks for breaking that down Mike. I sold half a steer last summer for 2.50 a pound hanging and they payed the processing. We kept the other half
Y’all made a very wise move going this route!
Very interesting and insightful the way you explained it Mike. Glad you were able to make the change to improve the Ranches bottom line. Thanks ❤
Having seen via other UA-cam channels the conditions that cattle in large feedlots endure, it's obvious that the quality of the meat is going be sacrificed for the ability to produce at scale, as well the introduction of hormones to stimulate growth. Your message to buy direct from farmers who are more careful with and attentive to their animals really hits home.
Brisket for $20/#. It doesn’t cost anywhere near that much.
Thanks for sharing. Great info on what goes into raising a critter.
Thanks for this video.
Hope you're back to feeling great soon.
Great video & showing exactly what beef costs! Buying direct from producers such as yourself is the best in my opinion & a way to get better quality meats & supporting local farmers/ranchers! So much better than walmart cuts!!
I’ve bought some beef jerky from the OWL store and I’d love to buy some beef once I make room in my freezer after I eat some venison. I’ve got to say that I wholeheartedly support buying as much food as you can locally if you can afford it. Its better for you and you support your local farmer or rancher. Thanks for such an informative video Mike. It was great as always
Thanks for the informative video Mike. I can also say your Beef, Pork and Jerky is the best we have ever had!
Stay warm and safe brother on the road from the imperial county California 👍👍🇺🇲
Thanks, you too Francisco.
I currently do chickens, turkeys, and pigs. The difference in quality to the store isn't even comparable. Next adventure a steer. I can see the prices in the store and being on a farm with farmers and their cattle all around me I know they aren't making what beef is selling for. I agree with your idea to sell local as I do the very same with my pigs (just to offset my overall cost) providing the farmer/rancher doesn't price gouge like the store as many do. I wholly understand the profit margin, but I sell to literally make mine cost less and to provide others with a more affordable food source.
Thanks, Mike. That was very educational
Thank you for the breakdown of everything.
Always VERY informative Mike... Thank you for the explanations...
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Good explanation. A lot of my new customers who buy whole, half’s or quarter of a cow do not understand carcass, bone and fat loss in respect to live weights.
Thank you for the breakdown on prices I didn't know.
Great break down Mike! I learned a lot from this video. It is hard to sell beef and sometime seems like you don't make much as a small farmer. Thanks again!
The cost of processing and cold storage also adds up!
Thank you for breaking it down for us
This is an observation. Your patience is exemplary. Steers going backwards would test my patience for sure. Your math adds up quickly Thanks for the calculations.
If you hadn't captured the backward cow on video, nobody would have believed it😅, one 4 the books.
I really like and appreciate your videos i don't know if i have ever commented on one, we are taking in two steers we have raised here in the next couple weeks one was a bottle calf and one came off his mom. We are just wanting to provide food for ourselves as we have a big growing family. We have raised many animals and processed them ourselves starting with chickens then hogs and now beef for our first time. I appreciated the break down because we didn't really know if we were going to get any of our input costs back out of this, but we know what we are eating at the end of the day. Thanks for the inspiration to hopefully do it again.
Thx Mike, Erin and crew.
Thanks for sharing this!
Thank you for that explanation
Interesting bit of information Mike. Thanks for sharing.
Mike, very informative video. Thank you.
Awesome ! Thankyou ❤️
Reversing cattle, it’s like every class has a smart A…. 😅 great video Mike. Hope you recover soon.😊
Thanks for sharing
We’re getting into finishing some ourselves for freezer beef sales so this is helpful
Goodevening Mike, so sorry that your still feeling under the weather!
I am to feeling ok, had Covid awhile ago, but still feeling some of the Mucus in my throat and in my chest! Good luck, hope you feel better soon!😊
great video Mike
Thank you for this informative video, Mike 👍🏻
Get well soon and good luck for your business 😊🍀
Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
You forgot to include the processing costs. Good video.
The cost of processing varies enough across the country. The purpose of the video wasnt a deep dive into the subject, but more of an overview.
really good information... thank you for putting out this video
Excellent video! Very informative!
Glad you enjoyed it Nancy.
great info my man!
Thank you so much for this video filled with great information 🙌🏽👏🏽👍🏽👏🏽👏🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
Great info.
around here the meat processors will take $1 or more for processing packaging and freezing based on hanging weight so that cuts our profit by 750-1000 for a 1200 pound steer thanks for the breakdown enjoyed the post
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Great Video !!!!
What a great video. Thans
Hey Mike and family! Mike do you folks make any money on the hides, or is that factored in for the price per pound for the cattle?
Brisket worth $23/pound? What am I missing! Tenderloin isnt $23/pound. A whole “packer” brisket runs between $2.50/pound (select grade) to $4.99/pound (Prime).
Great Video. I always keep mine to 1400 -1500#. The extra weight went into muscles and the flavor was much more intense . I also used 3 way with molasses and about 25% more rolled corn
Have a great day mike.
You too Leo.
The breakdown of the value of the steer starts at @11:20
Mike, I buy my beef from you. Because here in Washington State. It cost me 3 to 4 times the amount that I can get it from you even with it. Being delivered to my door by ups I just can't fathom why it's so much more expensive than you so I will keep buying my beef from you
I love me some top round cut as London Broil - currently Mrs. Token and I are working through a 2 1/2 lb cut we grilled last night. About a 1/2 lb of thick cut strips with a baker and veg on the plate and salad on the side for me and a 1/3 lb of thin cut strips for a steak salad for Mrs. Token.. And then there is some bottom round cut into ~1/3-1/2" cubes as stew meat (mmmm.....vegetable beef barley soup, wonderful on a cold rainy day, or just some straight up beef stew, chock full of cubes of beef in a rich, thick broth with tons of spuds, carrots, onion and other veg to ones liking) or into short narrow strips for some Beef Stroganoff. Then there is a nice 3 lb cut of chuck roast with some mushroom soup and beef stock, cooked covered at 350 for a couple hours, then adding a ton of quartered spuds, whole carrots, and quartered onions then another hour, for some serious pot roast. One can make some great meals from the less expensive cuts of beef. That said, I do love me some NY strip steaks and especially rib roast with a nice salt crust, dabbed with grated (not creamy) horse radish.
You're making me hungry!!!
I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO MIKE 😊
Direct to consumer the only way to go my friend
Mike great video😊
Hello from st cloud Minnesota have a great day
Hello there from Gillette, WY
Awesome video
I have a video of my dog azzie watching you on UA-cam she does this every time lol
I appreciate Ur animal husbandtry.
Buying local is the way to go. We pay around $5-7/lb cut and wrapped from local farms depending on the ranch. Usually buy it by the half.
Need to support the #PrimeAct to help farmers sell direct to customers without as much regulation.
With the price of a 700 lb. calf at $1800-$1900. Plus the feed and labor to get that animal to 1200 lbs. Add $700 to $800 to process that animal. Then the time, labor, and hassle to sell that animal to 20-40 different customers. Are you really making any more money than ranchers like myself who sell their calves off the cow , and are focused on managing and taking care of bigger herds and profiting by selling larger number of animals.
I do agree farm and ranch raised beef is far superior to store bought. But you have to be compensated for it to justify the time, effort and expense you put into it.
Everyone has a plan!
I didn't hear any amount for what you sell the cow for.
I heard retail value at $5000, and costs to create at $2000, but no way to compare the profits without the selling price.
I didn't hear equipment costs in the costs to raise cows to market. Are they included somewhere? And the cost of land and daily survival, and labor expenses, etc.
How do these fit in?
Great video and very informative,get better from the flu.calving on the way.
I have a local rancher who sells me 1/2 steer every late spring, and I pay between $800-1200 total. That price is going up. The taste, color and quality of a young steer are the best. I prefer grass raised, grain finished to add a bit of fat for taste, but it's just a personal preference. I have noticed it's harder and harder to find grain finished though. I was told it's because palm oil now used in a lot of feed changes beef texture. Dunno how true that is, just mentioning it. Every once in a whole, I buy a roast or brisket from my local grocery, and the difference is very noticeable to me. Buying direct is a cash expense up front, but you do save long term. Plus the safety and quality can't be beat. Plus I like supporting locals.
Gotta roast from my local butcher with local cows$60 for the roast tasted like crap tougher and crazy better to the dogs
It's a business. The animals are fed and cared for until they reach the market weight. There's no mystery to it.
Mike is smart. The business model of selling direct to customers gives him a bigger profit than if he sold the animals and didn't get the frozen meat back on farm to sell.
And liver, that'd be really good. Love to have some of that. Beef liver rolling.
I think we have some in the web store. If not send an email to Erin she would be glad to assist you.
Your burger meat tastes so much different than the grocers, I thought I did something in preparing it, which made the burgers tastier than ever. The secret ingredient was your meat. I won't touch grocery meat ever again. Thanks so much.
My concern is HyVee ground beef, in a prepackaged plastic tube, may be pink slime. Congress allows meat processors to call it ground beef, when it is actually pink slime.
Interesting!!
Great video, Mike. It has me wondering of the cost to make a 2000 lb steer. Say, starting from the extra ration of cake mama gets prior to delivery. So much goes into raising each animal.
Thanks for sharing, Mike. -EZ
Y'all's prices are expensive, I'm glad I live in Texas! 😂
Um, a 17 pound full packer brisket is typically about $100.00, not $560.00
I was curious as to how much Sturgis charges you to process a steer. I used to work for a large processor. They used to say we sold everything but the moo. We had a hide department, offal, etc.
Can you help explain for us new viewers what the difference between the A team and B team is. I love your videos and learning so much of what my grandpas family does. Or used to do when they had the farm.
Hi Mike
The evil Big Food monster hates guys like Mike. I subscribed to OWL because I love what he and his family are doing. I'm full time retired in FL now but I still get my 1/2 a steer from a friend in IN. I haven't ordered any thing from OWL yet but I'm goin to. Keep up the good fight Mike!
Howdy Mike, great information on the steer breakdown👍.
I sure hope you feel better. It's tough working when you feel like Sh☆☆🤧.
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