Often, when a beef producer or consumer collects a whole or half beef, hog, or lamb from the butcher, they are negatively surprised when they pick up the meat. They are certain that a 1,200 pound to 1,400 pound steer went through those doors, and to receive only four or five boxes of meat that are only three-quarters full can cast some doubt on the butcher’s veracity. However, there are sever...