A Whole Beef can feed a family of four for approximately 18 months -- a cost-effective way to buy meat as long as you have the capability to store the frozen packages.  A whole beef can have a hanging weight of some 700 pounds. The changing market price of meat is about $3 per pound, plus processing, for a total cost of around $2,450 for a year or more. 

 

That equals a weekly meat

cost of just $47.11!