Curly's Cows Ranch
Planning example of a processed beef share

Beef shares & cuts

Know what to
plan for.

Compare ownership sizes, freezer space and the cut plan used to divide each animal fairly.

Current animal75% remaining

One half share and one quarter share are available. One quarter has been sold.

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Choose by household and freezer

Whole, half or quarter ownership.

Final yield varies by animal and processing selections. The examples below help you plan; they are not guaranteed package counts.

Quarter · 3–4 cu. ft.

Smaller freezer commitment

Planning example: 45–55 ground-beef packs, 13–18 grilling steaks, 5–6 tenderized round or cube steaks, 4–6 roasts and half a brisket.

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Half · 6–8 cu. ft.

Popular for families

Planning example: 90–110 ground-beef packs, 27–35 grilling steaks, 10–12 tenderized round or cube steaks, 8–12 roasts and one whole brisket.

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Whole · 13–16 cu. ft.

Most flexibility

Planning example: 180–220 ground-beef packs, 54–70 grilling steaks, 20–24 tenderized round or cube steaks, 16–24 roasts and two whole briskets.

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A simple, fair cut plan

Standard portions. Custom whole animal.

Half and quarter owners use Curly’s Standard Cut with no substitutions. A whole-animal owner may use the standard plan or submit a custom request.

Required for half and quarter shares

What Curly’s Standard Cut includes

Steaks1-inch thick
2 per package

RibRib steaks or ribeyes

LoinT-bone & porterhouse

SirloinBone-in when available

Roasts3–4 pound chuck, arm, sirloin-tip & rump roasts

Ground beef1-pound packages

Brisket½ per quarter · 1 per half · 2 per whole

Other cutsShort ribs, tenderized round or cube steaks & 1-pound stew meat

Typical half-share estimate

  • 10–14 rib steaks or ribeyes
  • 4 porterhouse and 8–10 T-bone steaks
  • 5–7 bone-in sirloin steaks
  • 10–12 tenderized round or cube steaks
  • 8–12 assorted roasts
  • 90–110 one-pound ground-beef packages
  • 1 whole brisket
  • 3–5 packages of short ribs and 5–10 pounds of stew meat

These quantities are planning estimates, not guarantees. Animal size, trimming and processor availability affect the final yield. No substitutions for half or quarter shares. Soup bones and organ meat are included only when requested and available for fair division.

This is a planning request—not an ownership agreement or final processing order.

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