“Beef price on the hoof averages $3.87, yet market beef runs about $10.00 a pound. That’s a heck of a big markup.”
Do you have a clue on how much waste there is on a thousand pound steer?
I WORKED AT OSCAR MAYER WHEN I WAS YOUNGER.
I WAS IN THE ACCOUNTING?PAYMENT AREA OF THE “BROUGHT IN BY LOCAL TRUCKS” COWS.
THE COMPANY EXPRESSION WAS:
“WE USE EVERYTHING BUT THE MOO”.
HIDES/ HORNS/BONES/ HAIR —EVERYTHING.