We paid ~$6.50/lb for our animal, which was a grass fed, organically raised animal. That's obviously high for ground beef, and obviously low for filet mignon. About 40% of what you take home is ground beef by weight (the way we had our animal broken down.)

The butcher broke it down into packages, each package double wrapped in plastic and paper and deep frozen. I have to go pick up 600lbs of meat, then parcel it out and deliver it to my friends (or have them come pick it up.)