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Just curious - how many pounds of boneless meat should a small bull (2x3) be? The skinned carcass weight was 240 - yeah, not huge, I know . My wife picked up the meat today and it seems a little light to me. My buddies and my dad think it's light too. I'm using this formula, which I found online: Whole weight = 1.42 x field-dressed weight Field-dressed weight (viscera and feet removed)= 0.70 x whole weight Skinned carcass weight (skin and head removed) = 0.83 x field-dressed weight Boneless lean = 0.50 x field-dressed weight Using that, I was expecting in the ball park of 140 lbs. I'm WAY short of that - like 25% - at 108lbs. I know there will be variance, but this bull had some pretty good fat storage built up and we were able to keep him very clean. Thoughts? Also, feel free to recommend a processor as I don't expect to be using this company again. I'd rather not throw their name out there now, considering I'm still in the questioning stage. I appreciate all input... even 'shoot a bigger one next time!'