Why? I'm just trying to help a brother out by saving him some money and improving his health.
Steak prices at HyVee
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I wish I knew! I just pay what she tells me when it's ready. Last time it was around 5 bucks a pound but I am guessing it's closer to 7-8 this time.
Everything around me is about $5.50/lb hanging weight, including processing and everything. A half comes out to $1800 for 200lbs which is not that great a deal for 100+ lbs of it being ground beef and round. Nothing around me is being advertised cheaper than that.
Maybe it would be cheaper if I knew a farmer and got a special deal, these are from places who are selling half beefs to rich people as their main business.
I still kind of like the idea of it being very good, and on hand. But if I could get it at that price, it would be a no brainer.
We’re trying to eat more chicken, fish, and pork…rather than so much beef.
Yeah I get a half beef and whole hog and lasts about a year or so then I restock. Grocery prices for meat is such a bad deal.
Same and I hate having to deal with frozen beef out of the freezer so buy all my meat at Fareway or Hy Vee. I ask if the beef was frozen at some point and told no. If I see a lot of blood in the beef then I feel good it wasn’t. Same goes with pork and chicken. If I see a lot of water on those then highly likely frozen.
Costco sells prime as well. Costco’s steaks are better than hyvee’s at about 2/3 the price, in my experience.
Well when you put it like THAT, it makes me feel a bit unreasonable.
BUT STEAK IS JUST SO GOOD!
Steak is king. All of the other meats are playing for a distant 2nd. With that being said, pork is more versatile, and tastes better for breakfast food items.
Yeah. I get it. I used to eat steak regularly. I miss it sometimes, but very rarely. I haven't cooked beef or ordered it in a restaurant in probably 10 years. Kind of like anything else. If you're a former smoker you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.
I raise and sell butcher beef (run cows for a living) and I can assure the average cattleman raises better quality beef than you can find in dang near any store unless you get lucky at Costco or Sam’s once in awhile
So this is not meant to pick a fight but it is a genuine question: do average cattlemen not sell their cattle to food processors who then ship out cuts of meat, or whole slaughtered cattle to the likes of Costco, Sam’s , HyVee, etc? Or do those places have their own captive herds and farms that are of an inferior quality?
What we just got all in was right at $4 (based on hanging weight) after the locker bill. Now, the beef came from a friend of one of my Sons.
In general, the average cattlemen sell their cattle through the salebarn once they are around 5-700 lbs, that’s painting with a pretty broad brush but generally speaking that’s where and when they sell them
When I say the local farmers home raised butcher beef is better quality it’s generally because they have significantly less on feed than large feed yards, they only have to pay attention to a few instead of several thousand or however many head are on feed wherever they are.
So are they then finished elsewhere or are they slaughtered at that size? Just trying to figure out where all the amazing cattle ends up so that it can eventually make it onto my plate.
They are finished elsewhere, usually around 1300lbs and that number can vary
Those shelf tags are not the old price. The shelf tag represents the new price when the other sign is removed or falls off.
My sister (no pic), brother and I split a pig three ways a few years ago that she raised. Not sure if it was the pig or the processor, but most of the meat was mediocre at best.
We’ve been doing a LOT more with pork lately. Butterfly or Iowa chops soaked overnight in Dr. Pepper, with a liberal coating of Famous Dave’s Rib Rub have definitely become a go-to.
We have two deep freeze units, one is primarily for breast milk right now (settle down you heathens). Once that’s all used up/donated, we’ll be seeking out a pork producer to supply us. My wife’s (pic every time I post, you heathens) cousin raises Angus and we get 1/4 cow from him every year, so that dominates the other freezer.
Maybe I’m not looking hard enough, but better fish options would be nice! One of the downsides of being about as far away from an ocean as possible!
2 years in the deep freeze is pushing it IMO, if we have deer in there for more than a year it's almost inedible
Again, Costco is the best I can find for seafood. Good shrimp at a decent price, and I picked up some salmon that was incredible. I’m probably even farther from an ocean that you, so I get it. Good seafood is tough to find.
For me we get bone in thick cut pork chops and all I use to season them is balsamic vinegar and
garlic.
Hmm quick search on the google shows me that most steaks at HyVee are around the $10-$13 range as well.
Hy-Vee Aisles Online Grocery Shopping
Easily order groceries online for curbside pickup or delivery. Pickup is always free with a minimum $24.95 purchase. Aisles Online has thousands of low-price items to choose from, so you can shop your list without ever leaving the house.
CSB indeed.
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We have a fareway moving in close to us. I’ve always heard good things about the meat department. Excited to see if it’s really as good as advertised.
Their steaks might be $10-$13, but they are pretty sneaky and don't show their pricing by the pound in most cases. Fareway has started to follow suit which pisses me off. I feel as if they are taking advantage of people who can't or don't want to do math. Purposely deceptive in my opinion.Hmm quick search on the google shows me that most steaks at HyVee are around the $10-$13 range as well.
Hy-Vee Aisles Online Grocery Shopping
Easily order groceries online for curbside pickup or delivery. Pickup is always free with a minimum $24.95 purchase. Aisles Online has thousands of low-price items to choose from, so you can shop your list without ever leaving the house.www.hy-vee.com
CSB indeed.
Over the course the of a year, probably once every 10 days. I’d estimate I eat red meat once every 4-5 or so.
As I mentioned earlier…I just don’t like paying a membership fee at any store. 🥴
I’m not joking I probably eat maybe one steak a year. I never even think about it.
If it weren’t for ground beef I’d hardly ever eat red meat.
We used to get beef from my BIL. He sold to us at market price. Whatever he would have gotten. We went away from that because the beef just wasn’t as good as what we could get from any grocery. It just wasn’t as good.
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