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The average live chicken, once butchered, will lose approximately 20 percent of its weight. There is approximately 1 pound of unusable chicken parts removed from the carcass.

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What does carcass weight mean?

Carcass weight is the weight of what's left over of an animal that has been slaughtered, bled out, skinned, gutted and head, tail and legs are removed. Hot carcass weight is the weight of that carcass before it's put in the cooler to cure.


Dressed chicken weight?

That all depends on the weight of the live chicken. A dead bird does not begin to lose weight until it is eviscerated. Blood loss can slightly reduce the carcass weight. A three pound chicken running about the yard will still be three pounds if it drops dead from a heart attack.


How many cows does it take to get 560 million pounds of meat?

Since no carcass weight is the same, we will only use the average carcass weight taken from a Hereford-Angus cross steer that was finished at 1400 lbs. Doing the math, the carcass weight (dressing yield) of a 1400 lb steer is 0.58 x 1400 = 812 lbs. Then the amount of ready-to-eat meat (meat deboned and after cooking) from that carcass weight is 686 x 0.49 = 400 lbs. However, assuming by "meat" you are referring to the meat off the carcass and not from that cut off the carcass and cooked, we will use the carcass weight for this question. Thus, the number of animals it takes to get 560,000,000 lb of meat is: 560,000,000/812 = 689655.1724 = ~689,656 cattle.


What is the weight of a bone-in chicken thigh?

The weight of a bone in chicken thigh will vary with each piece. On average, one piece should weigh around 5.5 oz.


How much usable meat do you get from an extra lean 1700 pound hereford steer?

That's a pretty large steer. Assuming that the carcass weight is 40% of the steer's live weight, you'd get a carcass weight of 680 lbs; with that, minus the weight from bones, you could get about 620 lbs of meat off of him. But it's hard to say without knowing the carcass weight.

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What is the average carcass weight of a cow?

That all depends on the liveweight, age and breed of the animal. The rule of thumb, however is that the warm carcass weight or dressing yield is typically 58% of the liveweight.


What does carcass weight mean?

Carcass weight is the weight of what's left over of an animal that has been slaughtered, bled out, skinned, gutted and head, tail and legs are removed. Hot carcass weight is the weight of that carcass before it's put in the cooler to cure.


Dressed chicken weight?

That all depends on the weight of the live chicken. A dead bird does not begin to lose weight until it is eviscerated. Blood loss can slightly reduce the carcass weight. A three pound chicken running about the yard will still be three pounds if it drops dead from a heart attack.


How much is the average weight of chicken breast piece?

An average chicken fillet weighs about 100g.


How many cows does it take to get 560 million pounds of meat?

Since no carcass weight is the same, we will only use the average carcass weight taken from a Hereford-Angus cross steer that was finished at 1400 lbs. Doing the math, the carcass weight (dressing yield) of a 1400 lb steer is 0.58 x 1400 = 812 lbs. Then the amount of ready-to-eat meat (meat deboned and after cooking) from that carcass weight is 686 x 0.49 = 400 lbs. However, assuming by "meat" you are referring to the meat off the carcass and not from that cut off the carcass and cooked, we will use the carcass weight for this question. Thus, the number of animals it takes to get 560,000,000 lb of meat is: 560,000,000/812 = 689655.1724 = ~689,656 cattle.


What is slaughter weight and non carcass components?

Slaughter poultry Carcass yield


How much does a chicken breast weight?

An average chicken fillet weighs about 100g.


What is the weight of the meat in a 5lb chicken?

Approximately 26% of the birds carcass is wastage...bone,fat and cartilage. So 3.7 lbs of usable meat should be available off a 5lb cooked chicken.


How much does a chicken tender weigh?

There is not set weight for a chicken tender. These chicken tenders weight all different weights depending on the size and what is on them.


What is the weight of a possum carcass?

300-450g


A butcher is 5' 10tall what does he weigh?

The butcher weighs meat, because he is a butcher and slices meat.


Average weight of bone in rib eye?

The average weight of bone in a rib eye steak is usually around 15-20% of the total weight of the steak. This can vary depending on the specific cut and butcher practice.