Gigantic Truckload Meat Sale Prices (2024)

FAQs

Where does Primehouse Direct get their meat from? ›

All of our meat is grown in the US and sourced from multiple small farms the Midwest. It's processed in South Dakota or Illinois and all USDA inspected. All of our meat is individually packaged for easy meal prep and flash frozen ready for your freezer.

Drought, as well as high grain prices and interest rates, have contributed to record-high beef prices in recent years. Taryn Phaneuf is a lead writer covering personal finance news and other topics at NerdWallet.

Buying a share of a cow or hog can save money and time (and you'll know exactly where your meat came from!). Here's what you need to know about buying meat in bulk.

Meat refrigerated trucks are specially designed for transporting and storing meat and other perishable foods.

Down on the farm

McDonald's doesn't buy beef directly from cattle ranches, feedlots or slaughterhouses. Rather, it purchases "individually quick-frozen" patties from dozens of processors worldwide, the tail end of one of the world's most complex supply chains.

We don't own or operate any feedlots, so we buy cattle from nearly 4,000 independent feeders and ranchers. They supply our beef plants in the Midwest, South and Pacific Northwest. We buy pigs from up to 2,000 independent farmers to supply our pork plants in the Corn Belt.

Beef Supply Chain Constraints

Unfortunately for beef manufacturers supply is declining and is expected to be 56 pounds per capita in 2024, 1.9% lower than 2023. This is due to the contraction of beef heards, ongoing drought, higher producer input costs, supply chain issues, and more.

2024 will also likely bring a beef shortage, meaning you may need to shell out more if you want to serve burgers and steak. Last year, a drought in Texas resulted in less grass feed for cows. At the same time, alternative feeds were expensive, so farmers sold their cattle earlier than anticipated.

Cattle prices to edge slightly higher in 2025

The forecast for fed steer prices in the 5-area marketing region is $188 per hundredweight (cwt), a year-over-year increase of 3%.

Most unsold food typically ends up going to waste destinations like landfill, where it decomposes and generates methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

Why is frozen meat cheaper? ›

If you're wondering what to look for when buying meat on a budget, our supermarket freezers can be your best friend. You'll often find that frozen meats are cheaper because they're less likely to expire on the supermarket shelf. A premium cut of meat can be snagged for a fantastic price.

When you buy half a cow, you get a variety of cuts, from steaks to roasts to ground beef. This variety lets you try new recipes and enjoy different types of meals. You're not limited to what's available at the grocery store; you get a bit of everything.

A: Hanging beef in a cooler (at about 38° F) for at least 10 days is recommended to improve tenderness. This process is called aging. This allows the enzymes in the meat to break down the proteins and improve eating quality. The process would also allow the development of flavors associated with the aging process.

The person whose job it is to cut up and sell meat is called a butcher.

A butcher is a shopkeeper who cuts up and sells meat. Some butchers also kill animals for meat and make foods such as sausages and meat pies.

Prime beef is produced from young, well-fed beef cattle. It has abundant marbling (the amount of fat interspersed with lean meat), and is generally sold in restaurants and hotels. Prime roasts and steaks are excellent for dry-heat cooking such as broiling, roasting or grilling.

We source our meat from ranchers we trust. That means working with companies and farmers that are dedicated to doing the right thing – never cutting corners, and always looking for ways to improve. Our 100% grass-fed & grass-finished beef comes from Australia.

Well, 99% of grocery store meat is raised on factory farms. Many of them in the US, but also in places like Australia, Brazil and Uruguay. (By the way, there's no way to know which country your meat came from because the USDA a few years ago changed the rules.

Where does your beef come from? Simply put, our 100% Natural American Angus beef comes from some of the best ranches in the world. We're committed to being better through our “Never Ever Program,” which means our beef is never exposed to steroids, antibiotics, growth hormones, chemicals or additives.