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:

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Whole Beef Custom Cutting Form
Side Beef Custom Cutting Form

Hind Quarter

Sirloin

Sirloin

  • Tenderness – 7
  • This is a large steak; always packaged as 1 per package
  • Most commonly cut to steaks, but also makes a great roast
T-Bone

T-Bone

  • Tenderness – 9
  • Can be broken down into Tenderloin and New York Striploin for an additional fee of $5.00/side of beef
  • 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)
  • Rouladen can also be made for an extra fee of $1.25/lb
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
Prime Rib

Prime Rib

  • Tenderness – 9
  • Can be cut into roasts or steaks
  • Can request Ribeye, which is the prime rib without the bone, for an additional fee of $5.00/side of beef
  • Prime rib bones are excellent to BBQ
Short Ribs

Short Ribs

  • Tenderness – 2
  • Can be cut in squares as the traditional way or a Maui ribs
  • Maui ribs are long, thin strips of meat with small bones attached. These ribs are only available if your beef is over 500 lbs
  • 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
Brisket

Brisket

  • Tenderness – 2
  • Can be ground, pickled or rolled (rolled and tied to resemble a roast)
  • Pickled is prepped for corned beef (additional charge of $1.89/lb)
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

  • Can request meaty neck bones, marrow bones, knuckle bones or a mixture of all 3
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, for an additional fee of $5.00/side of beef
  • 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 sausage which is a minimum of 10 lbs per batch
  • Pork trim can be added into your sausages for an additional fee of $2.04/lb. 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, pickled or rolled (rolled and tied to resemble a roast)
  • Pickled is prepped for corned beef (additional charge of $1.89/lb)
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
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