Average Weight of Meat | forest-prairie-meats

Explanation of Beef Weight

CALCULATING YOUR TAKE HOME MEAT

LIVE WEIGHT OR OFF THE HOOF

HANGING WEIGHT OR DRESSED WEIGHT

PACKAGED or TAKE HOME

This is the estimation of the final finished weight on our beef.

Also called "on the hoof".

1000 pounds

hanging weight = live weight X 60%.

1000 lbs. X 60% = 610 lbs. dressed weight

Dressed weight is the weight of the carcass after the internal organs, hide, head and feet have been removed.