The return of the steer

I got my steer back from the meat shop today;  this is the one that I wrote about in this blog post. 
The truck that hit it can be seen in this blog post. 

That's what 450lbs of boneless meat looks like, all cut and wrapped.  It takes up about 12 cubic feet of freezer space. 

This is a pretty good illustration of what a farmers table fare is, though.  My thanksgiving turkey is the one that has one eye.  My spring lamb is the one that played chicken with the tractor wheel - and lost.  My chicken is the one that never really got to full sized.  I tell myself they're cornish game hens... and they are, just not intentionally so. 

Roadkill.  It's what for dinner!