I just want to say here. How much fresh meat can a cow produce? Then calculate how much fresh meat can be sold if a cow is killed without water injection.
First of all: slaughter rate
Slaughtering rate-also known as net meat rate, is the ratio between the live weight of livestock and poultry (fasting 12h) and the carcass weight after slaughter. The formula slaughter rate (%) = carcass weight/live weight of livestock and poultry × 100.
The slaughter rate of steer is 57.2% and the net meat rate is 49.0%.
The slaughter rate of adult cattle is 58.7%, and the net meat rate is 50.9%.
According to the above ratio, then 500kg live cattle can produce about 250kg net meat.