Local Whole Beef Cow (725-800 lbs)

## Whole Beef Cow from Thoma Farm

This is the big one.

Harvie will buy **one whole beef cow from Thoma Farm**, have it custom butchered, then deliver it to you frozen and packaged.

This is best for a household with serious freezer space, a big beef-loving family, or a few friends splitting it up together.

It is a lot of beef, and a good way to turn one order into months of burgers, steaks, roasts, chili, tacos, pot roast, soup, and weekend cooking projects.

## How much beef is this?

A whole cow should yield roughly **500 to 600 pounds of finished, freezer-ready beef**, depending on the final hanging weight, butcher yield, trim, and how the cuts break down. The hanging weight will be roughly 725-800 lbs and a normal yield is 62% of that weight into cuts.

This is based on a whole animal, custom butchered from Thoma Farm, not a standard case of boxed beef.

## What you may receive

Cuts may include:

- Ground beef
- Chuck roast
- Shoulder roast
- Rump roast
- Sirloin tip roast
- Rib roast
- Rib steak
- T-bone
- N.Y. strip
- Filet
- Sirloin
- Round steak
- Cube steak
- Chip steak
- Flank steak
- Stew meat
- Soup meat
- Short ribs
- Brisket
- London broil
- Soup bones
- Beef fat
- Heart, tongue, liver, and tail when available

Exact cuts and package counts will vary based on the animal and butcher yield.

## Freezer space

You will need real freezer space for this.

Plan for roughly **14 to 18 cubic feet of freezer space**.

That usually means:

- One large chest freezer
- Multiple freezers
- A group of households splitting the order

This is not a “clear one shelf in the freezer” kind of order.

This is big freezer energy.

## How it works

This is a **special order**.

Once you order, we’ll coordinate the butcher timing with Thoma Farm and be in touch as delivery gets close.

Delivery will happen on a **Thursday**.

## Final pricing

Final price will be based on the **real cost of this cow at market price**.

We will be in touch the week of delivery to true up the price if needed, based on the final beef cost, hanging weight, butcher yield, and processing.

A whole cow from Thoma Farm, custom butchered for your freezer.

The real deal. Best with friends, unless your freezer has been training for this.

Producer notes:
Brad Thoma owns and operates Thoma Farms and Thoma Meat Market. The family business began in 1945 by serving retail customers in Saxonburg and the surrounding communities with high quality meat products. They now operate a federally inspected, old fashioned butcher shop and meat market under the Thoma brand name. Their ingredients come from hand selected cattle and hogs purchased from local farmers. Brad himself is in charge of raising the sheep. The Thoma family has become an integral part of the agricultural landscape in Western PA.