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Message: <blockquote data-quote="retrieverman" data-source="post: 3924830" data-attributes="member: 24452">Family Christmas number two is done...WHEW!  One more with my Mother, brother, and his family, and we’ll be done for another year.My brother told me yesterday that my nephew’s show steer that I’m buying weighed 1072# on December 2nd.  The show isn’t until April, so we’re expecting him to be close to 1400# when he finishes out.  I’m splitting him with my two sons and probably my wife’s family, but I’m already starting to plan ahead for additional freezer space.  We’ve still got a lot left from this year’s steer.I’ve posted this in the prepper section before but will repeat it here.  If anyone ever wants to buy farm raised beef, I strongly suggest contacting your local high school ag teacher and see if any of the kids raising steers don’t want theirs after the show.  I guarantee it will be the best beef you’ve ever had.  My niece started showing steers 4 or 5 years ago, and my brother and I started getting them processed and splitting the meat.  We’re both spoiled now.  We generally end up with 250-275# each at a cost of about $6/pound (this year).  It was cheaper when we first started, but like everything else, the prices of feed, steers, and processing cost have gone up.  In my opinion, it’s still a bargain for what you get.</blockquote>