[aigel]

All my red meat is venison. Go to ground meat is antelope. Before upping the big game hunting I would buy a large chunk of sirloin from costco and grind it myself. I am with jyl on this one.

I would be hesitant to buy a fraction of an animal. I would worry I end up with poorer cuts than what was available. A steer is a bit large to deal with, but if I'd do this, I would pick it up whole, broken down in 1/4s and process it myself. I do this with wild animals - I don't trust a butcher - they are likely being wasteful and some of the good cuts may never make it back to you ...

G