[PGR88]

How about raising $300,000 to rent a building with a big freezer, buy some knives, saws and grinders, hire a few people, and go for local trade rather than doing something regional

I've never done it, but I've been told getting USDA approval and permitting for such a venture is a nightmare. Why do you think a few big companies in bed with Fed.gov control it all?

[LegendHasIt]

Yeah, good point.

Maybe it is past time to say “Screw the USDA” and go ‘underground’.

Maybe set up a ‘private club’, get a few ‘friends’ together, buy the steer, and hire a contract butcher to take it apart for your group.