How many hamburgers can you get out of a 1200 lb steer?

The number of Hamburgers you can get from a 1,200-pound steer varies based on factors like the animal's yield and meat processing. Generally, a steer yields about 60% of its live weight in usable meat, which translates to approximately 720 pounds of beef. If an average hamburger patty weighs about 4 ounces, you could produce around 720 patties from that yield, resulting in roughly 180 hamburgers.