On an average steer of 1,115 lbs yields a 714 lb. carcass (65% yield). That's after bleeding and removal of offal, skin, etc. After primal cutting about 150lbs of fat and bone are removed, leaving about 560 lbs of retail cuts (~46-49% yield). Only about 150 lbs thereof are classified as steaks.
For a change, we actually want to increase something in your body-your HDL levels. HDL is the good kind of cholesterol, the kind that's carried by high-density lipoproteins.You want as high an HDL level as possible-at least greater than 40.he best way to increase a person's good cholesterol (also known as HDL) is to make certain lifestyle changes. Quitting smoking, losing weight and participating in aerobic exercise all have been shown to increase HDL cholesterol.
1 The medications fenofibrate (Lofibra, Tricor) and gemfibrozil (Lopid) can help increase your HDL cholesterol level. 2  Statins. 3  Statins block a substance your liver needs to make cholesterol. 4  This reduces cholesterol in your liver cells, which causes your liver to remove cholesterol from your blood.ven small changes to your daily habits can help you meet your HDL target. 1  Don't smoke. 2  If you smoke, quit. 3  Quitting smoking can increase your HDL cholesterol by up to 10 percent.