Right now, at our auction house, 600-800 pound steer are going for about $100-120 each. We should get 250-300 lbs of meat (we like the fat) depending on the size of the animal. So that’s still 50 cents a pound and that’s with steaks and roasts.
The largest thing I’ve ever slaughtered and butchered at home was a 600lb ram. It took three women and one man 8 hours to get it in the freezer and to serve up a nice stew. The next two days were spent canning a good part of it.
I have three capable teenagers (two are male), me and another woman. I don’t want to tackle anything larger than that for a first time. Setting us up for success, you know. ;-)
A 600 pound steer will yield about 450lbs hanging weight and should cost about $700. Do you mean per hundred weight? 600 lb road kill is worth more than $100-120.