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Dressing yield (58% of liveweight) would be around 464 lbs, and cutability (49% of carcass weight) would be 227 lbs. So you would likely get around 230 lbs of meat from an 800 lb cow.
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∙ 11y agoDefine "healthy." Healthy in terms of being "nice and fat" or just healthy as in no health issues? How much meat you get off of that cow depends on breed/type and body condition score.
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Will a cow eat meat?
No, a cow will not eat meat, although there will be some curious cow that would probably try it, cows do not and will not eat meat.
What part of the cow does cube steak come from?
http://ask.metafilter.com/27259/How-much-meat-is-there-on-a-cow
What is made of cow meat?
Meat from a cow, obviously.
How much can you make for selling an 800 pound cow?
as much as the meat out of it as you can sell.
How much would a farmer sell its cow to a slaughter house for?
A cow could be sold to a slaughter house for a few hundred dollars. The meat of a cow is around 6 dollars a pound and only 175 pounds on the average cow can be used.
How many pounds of meat on average cow?
It depends on how much this "average" cow weighs and whether you're referring to the amount of ready-to-eat meat on a cow or the hot-carcass weight of that "average" cow. It also depends on whether you're referring to a "cow" or a cow, its type and breed.
Are red meat bad for you?
Red meat is cow meat AKA beef, it's not bad for you unless you eat too much of it.
Where do cow meat go?
"Cow meat" -- aka Beef -- gets eaten by humans.
What part of the cow does short ribs come from?
http://ask.metafilter.com/27259/How-much-meat-is-there-on-a-cow
Why cattle meat is better than cow meat?
They're one and the same, there's no difference between "cattle meat" and "cow meat." Cow and/or cattle meat is called Beef, regardless what class or type of bovine it came from.
Why doesn't a cow have cow chops?
The cow does not have cow chops cut from its meat because of the size of the steaks that can be taken from the cow. A chop would infer a smaller size. That is why they are called steaks on a cow and not chops.
What in the food chain would eat a cow?
Carnivores in the food chain would eat cows. This is because carnivores eat meat and cows have meat in them.
