Once we get our new freezer I’ll be getting a side of beef from a place near here. They cut it all up and vacuum seal it.
Oh the other thing, buy local from farmers who grass feed their cattle. Lots of them here locally.
Crock pot is your friend. We raise beef but buy or trade for pork from a neighbor.
I put all the odd bits of pork (shoulders, ribs, etc.) in the crock pot and make pulled pork out of that.
No waste that way.