Did I get what I ordered?
This is my first time getting a portion of a cow, we went through someone my mom knows and has bought from before, just a different butcher shop. My boyfriend and I got a quarter cow (800# hanging weight, my mom and I shared a half and she got the exact same things) and I just feel like it’s not what I expected.
We asked the butcher for:
- as little ground beef as possible, as much full meat as we could get rather than grinding the tougher cuts
- we wanted the bone in as many things as possible (specifically were excited about a bone in rib steak)
- as many soup bones as he could give me because I love making my own broth- including the oxtail
Compared to the video we watched to learn how to order, it seems like he ground a lot of the meat that I was hoping to get. Is that true? This is the video: https://youtu.be/1qReSsWr7Gw?si=VARjtqv6adwgbYTP
This is what we got:
~ 36 pounds ground beef 7 small packs of stew meat 5 small packs of “fajitas” 1 small pack of soup bones (compared to what I get at the store for sure) 4 t-bone steaks 6 sirloin steaks 4 ribeye steaks 2 packs of short ribs 3 chuck roasts 2 arm roasts 1 rump roast
I cook a lot of asian food, love making my own broth, and am constantly looking for new and unique recipes to try so I was really pumped to have some of the cuts I usually wouldn’t order in there. I’m just confused, where are the beef back ribs? Flank steak? Skirt steak? Why isn’t the bone in like anything? One pack of soup bones each of us? My mom got like 6 packs with her last half she ordered. Where’s the brisket? Please let me know what you think, I likely won’t complain anyways, I just don’t want this to happen again IF I do this again, I’m really disappointed right now.
Posted Oct 30, 2025, 4:04 PM UTC