YieldCalc — Meat Yield & Pricing Calculator

Base weight & cost

Cut name

Protein type

Green weight (lbs)

Supplier cost / lb $

Trim / bone-out loss %

Target sell price / lb $

+ Labor — Trim / bone-out

Processing steps

Curing & flavor enhancement

Brining

Marinating

Injecting

Tumbling

Dry curing / rub

Cooking methods

Smoking

Cooking (oven / sous vide / grill)

Dehydrating / jerky

Mechanical processing

Netting

Grinding

Slicing

Tenderizing / blade / jaccard

Portioning / cutting

Finishing & value-add

Breading / battering

Resting / purge loss

Freezing / IQF

Packaging

Yield breakdown

      OVERALL YIELD
    

Pricing summary

Cost detail

USDA AMS market prices

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2026 USDA outlook

    Sources: USDA AMS LM_XB459 (beef), LM_PK602 (pork), BLS CPI (chicken). Data refreshed on page load.

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⚡ Energy cost calculator

Enter your energy bill and total finished output. The energy cost per lb is automatically included in the pricing summary as a separate line item.

Total energy bill ($)

Total finished lbs produced

Billing period

Energy cost per finished lb

$0.0000/lb

Enter bill and lbs produced above

    ✓ Auto-included in pricing summary as "Energy cost"
  