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
  • 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
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