BEEF CUTTING
Our friendly and knowledgeable staff will assist you with your cutting instructions or you may fill out a form yourself using one of the links below:
Hind Quarter
Sirloin
Sirloin
- Tenderness – 7
- Most commonly cut to roast
T-Bone
T-Bone
- Tenderness – 9
- Can be broken down into Tenderloin and New York Striploin
- When left as a full T-Bone, this is a large steak; minimum 2 per package
Top / Inside Round
Top / Inside Round
- Tenderness – 5
- Can be cut into round steaks (stew/slow cooker) or roasts (oven)
Bottom / Outside Round
Bottom / Outside Round
- Tenderness – 4
- Best as an oven roast
Sirloin Tip
Sirloin Tip
- Tenderness – 6
- Can be cut into roasts or steaks
- Very nice oven roast and a decent grilling steak
Ground Beef
Ground Beef
- Amount of ground beef that you receive depends on which cuts you put into ground. Packaged in 1 lb chub bags
Soup Bones
Soup Bones
- Is a mixture of meaty neck bones, marrow bones and knuckle bones
Waste
Waste
- Waste is the excess bones not suitable for soup bones and the trimmed fat
- On special request, can save the waste for you
- Bones may be suitable for dog owners
- Waste trim and bones are mixed together in a box with a liner
Front Quarter
Prime Rib
Prime Rib
- Tenderness – 9
- Can be cut into roasts or steaks
- Can request Ribeye, which is the prime rib without the bone
- Prime rib bones are excellent to BBQ
Chuck
Chuck
- Tenderness – 4
- This is a tough cut; we generally recommend that Chuck be put to ground beef, but can be cut into roasts or steaks
Crossrib Roast
Crossrib Roast
- Tenderness – 4
- Is a pot roast so it’s great in a slow cooker or a crock pot
- Can be put to ground beef
Sausage
Sausage
- All batches of sausage must be at least 25 lbs per batch except for beef dinner sausage which is a minimum of 10 lbs per batch
- Pork trim can be added into your sausages. Pork will add more flavour and moisture
- Check our list of products that we can make for you under Custom Pricing
Short Ribs
Short Ribs
- Tenderness – 2
- Can be cut in squares as the traditional way or as Maui ribs
- Square cut is best when slow cooked and Maui ribs are best when marinated and cooked on the BBQ
- Can be put to ground beef
- Maui ribs are long, thin strips of meat with small bones attached. These ribs are only available if your beef is over 500 lbs
Brisket
Brisket
- Tenderness – 2
- Can be ground, whole or rolled (rolled and tied to resemble a roast)
Waste
Waste
- Waste is the excess bones not suitable for soup bones and the trimmed fat
- On special request, can save the waste for you
- Bones may be suitable for dog owners
- Waste trim and bones are mixed together in a box with a liner
Offal
Offal
- Only available with custom beef, but may be purchased at any time
- Unless otherwise requested, the liver is sliced and bagged in approximately 1 pound packages; kidneys 1 per pack; heart 1 per pack; and tongue 1 per pack
Quarter Beef Cutting Instructions
| Quarter Beef Cutting Instructions Options | |
| When two customers are sharing a side of beef they must have the same cutting instructions. They both must choose either Option 1 or Option 2 together. Roasts are a standard size of 3-4 lbs and steaks are 2 per package minimum. If you require more steaks per package please let us know. | |
| Standard Cut Quarter Option #1 (2 customers share this option) |
Standard Cut Quarter Option #2 (2 customers share this option) |
| Sirloin Roast – 3-4 lbs T-Bone steaks – 2 per package Top Round Steaks – 2 per package Bottom Round Roasts – 3- 4 lbs Sirloin Tip Roasts – 3-4 lbs Ground Beef – 1 lb packages Stew Beef – 1 lb packages Soup Bones – bagged Prime Rib Steak – 2 per package Chuck Roast – 3-4 lbs Cross Rib Roast – 3-4 lbs Short Ribs – square cut Brisket – roast 3-4 lbs Waste bones and fat – yes or no Offal – liver heart kidney tongue tail – yes or no |
Sirloin Roast– 3-4 lbs Tenderloin steaks – 2 per package NY Striploin steaks – 2 per package Top Round Steaks – 2 per package Bottom Round Roasts – 3- 4 lbs Sirloin Tip Roasts – 3-4 lbs Ground Beef – 1 lb packages Stew Beef – 1 lb packages Soup Bones – bagged Prime Rib Roast – 3-4 lbs Chuck Roast – 3-4 lbs Cross Rib Roast – 3-4 lbs Short Ribs – square cut Brisket – Roast 3-4 lbs Waste bones and fat – yes or no Offal – liver heart kidney tongue tail – yes or no |
