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Total cost estimate: Beef price, whole and half, is $3.40 per pound hanging weight PLUS Processing fee. Example: If the beef hanging weight is 750 lbs, the cost is 750 lbs times $3.40/lb PLUS the processing fee (estimated $600-650 for a whole beef).he animal cost is paid to Croftburn Market. A deposit is required at time of ordering ($1000 for whole, $500 for half, and $250 for quarter). Final payment is due when we deliver the beef to the processor and get a hanging weight.
In early 2009, the average price of a pound of ground beef was hovering near 2 dollars. In February, it hit a brand new all-time record high of $4.238 per pound. Even just 12 months ago, the price of ground beef was sitting at $3.555 per pound. So we are talking about a huge increase. And this hits American families where they really live. Each year, the average American consumes approximately 270 pounds of meat.