How many hamburgers can be produced from one cow?

If the average steer weighs 1150 pounds, the cutters will get 600 pounds hanging weight, which yields 25% waste and fat, 25% ground beef and stew meat, 25% steaks and 25% roasts. See How much meat is on the average cow ...? If you were to grind all the available meat, you'd have 450 pounds of ground meat. read more

If the average steer weighs 1150 pounds, the cutters will get 600 pounds hanging weight, which yields 25% waste and fat, 25% ground beef and stew meat, 25% steaks and 25% roasts. read more

The Iowa Beef Industry Council reports a different number based on quarter-pound hamburgers. 2 They note that you could make nearly 1,000 quarter-pound burgers from the ground beef from one 1,000-pound steer. read more

Hamburgers are made from the meat of the cow that is turned into ground beef. Ground chuck is also often used to make hamburgers. Hamburgers are American in origin and were introduced in 1904 at the World's Fair. Hamburgers are one of the most popular sandwiches in the United States. Ground beef is an excellent source of iron and other nutrients. read more