REALLY SHORT ANSWER: 513,751 calories!!!!REALLY LONG (BUT COOL) ANSWER:According to a professor from South Dakota State University:Average beef animal, weighed full, 1200 lbs., some bone-in and some boneless steaks and roasts, closely trimmed, regular ground beef: (Use a formula found herehttp://ars.sdstate.edu/MeatSci/May99-1.htm)(.61 X .67) X 1200 = 41% X 1200 = 492 lbs. of meat.So 492 lbs of usable meat on an average cow. Then we look at this diagram to see what percentages you’d get of the different kinds of meat on your cow:http://www.askthemeatman.com/images/anguschartopto…Using the percentages we found on that diagram, of the average cow weight (492 lbs), we get:chuck = 26% = 127.92 lbsrib = 8% = 39.36 lbsshort loin= 8% = 39.36 lbssirloin= 9% = 44.28 lbsrump= 3% = 14.76 lbsshort ribs= 1.5% = 7.38 lbsbrisket= 6% = 29.52 lbsforce shank= 4% = 19.68 lbsplate= 5.5% = 27.06 lbsflank= 4% = 19.68 lbsround= 21% = 103.32 lbshind shank= 3% = 14.76 lbsNow using this chart to figure out what kinds of beef give you how many calories:http://www.askthemeatman.com/images/anguschartopto…(The measurements are for 3 oz cuts, so since there’s 16 oz in a pound, to get 1 pound’s worth of calories, you have to multiply by 5 1/3)I will assume since you said "meat only", that we are using only the lean meat, not the fat, for these measurements. And since it does matter how you cook these parts, I will assume you cook them using the least calories possible. I’m also rounding to the nearest calorie.chuck = 127.92 lbs = 126,214 caloriesrib = 39.36 lbs = 41,984 caloriesshort loin = 39.36 lbs = 31,606 calories sirloin = 44.28 lbs = 37,313 caloriesrump = 14.76 lbs = 13,382 caloriesshort ribs = 7.38 lbs = 9,879 caloriesbrisket = 29.52 lbs = 32,275 caloriesforce shank = 19.68 lbs = 53,792 caloriesplate = 27.06 lbs = 26,988 caloriesflank = 19.68 lbs = 17,318 caloriesround = 103.32 lbs = 82,656 calorieshind shank = 14.76 lbs = 40,344 caloriesSo added all together, and excluding the tongue or whatever other crap you can eat……. you have a grand total of….. drumroll here513,751 calories!!!!So assuming you eat 2,000 calories a day….of just cow meat….it would take you about 257 days to finish a whole cow.WHEW. That was a lot of work. You’re welcome. I bet mine is the most accurate answer. If not the only one....
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