Billy Bob's Elgin, or Cut & Wrap Beef
Yak Meat Shares
Sold Out for Spring 2022
We may have shares available again in Fall 2022. Please check back.
Buying meat in bulk is a great way to save money. You can split your share with family and friends or use it to host a special event.
Special Sale
SOLD OUT
$3.50/lb hanging weight
Reserve now for pickup or delivery in mid-May
We plan to harvest several 3-5 year old yak steers this spring and are currently taking orders for whole, half, or quarter shares. The meat of older animals tastes as good as the meat of younger animals and makes for great ground meat and braising cuts. We've also enjoyed grilling steaks (e.g., t-bones and ribeyes) from older animals; we just marinate them for 24 hours to tenderize them.
We would normally charge at least $4.50/lb hanging weight for yak meat shares, but because these are older animals, we are charging $3.50/lb hanging weight. This includes harvest fees ($150 per animal) and butcher fees (about $1/lb).
Our yak are grassfed and finished and live outdoors year-round. They have never received antibiotics or hormones.
Use yak meat in any of your favorite recipes for beef, bison, elk, or venison
- Delicate, clean flavor; some describe it as sweet
- Lean (what fat there is mostly "caps" the meat rather than marbling through it)
- Never gamey
- Very Juicy
- High in iron
- High percentages of healthy oils and fatty acids (omega 3 oils, conjugated linoleic acids, oleic acids, & stearic acids)
- Low percentage of palmitic acids (considered less healthy)
- Low in calories, saturated fats, cholesterol, triglycerides
How Meat Shares Work
We sell our yak meat as a bulk purchase where you buy a "share" of the meat harvested on one animal. In USDA jargon, this means the meat is considered "custom exempt." Because you — the customer — own the share, the meat does not need to go through USDA inspection and certification. This passes savings on to you and also allows us to humanely harvest the animal in the field.
You let us know if you want a quarter, half, or whole share and pay us a deposit (half the estimated cost of the share). Once the animal is harvested, Billy Bob's & Stafford's Custom Meats in Elgin, Oregon will cut and wrap the meat into a variety of roasts, steaks, ground, etc. You can then pick up your share in Elgin or arrange with us to deliver it to Portland (for an additional fee of $25)). Delivery to other parts of the Pacific or Inland Northwest can also be considered (also for an additional fee).
The cost of a share is calculated at $3.50 per pound for the "hanging weight" as delivered to the butcher. This price includes harvest and butcher fees. The butcher trims out bone and fat, so the final packaged meat is around 60% of the hanging weight.
Hanging weight on a yak steer varies by animal but averages about 400 lbs, so a whole share would cost around $1400, a half share would cost around $700, and a quarter share would be around $350.
The actual amount of meat you receive will be less than the hanging weight (minus bones, fat, other odds and ends). It averages about 60-70% of hanging weight, but will vary depending on the types of cuts you get (e.g. how many cuts are bone-in vs boneless).
Meat Cuts
Cuts of yak meat are similar to those for beef. The handy chart below breaks it down.
Knowing your cuts will be helpful when discussing cut and wrap options with the butcher.
Cooking Yak Meat
- Unless braising or slow cooking (e.g., pot roast, stews, etc.), DON'T OVERCOOK. Because it has less marbling, yak cooks faster than beef.
- Aim for rare to medium rare on burgers and steaks.
- Remove yak meat from the heat when rare, then let it finish to medium rare on its own.
- If you want your yak meat rare, take it off the heat while it is still red in the center.
- Microwaving yak meat is not recommended.
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Source: https://amarantafarm.com/yak-meat/
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