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Meat Per Person Per Year
Household planning math — servings, ounces, and species mix into an annual pounds target.
Meat Per Person Per Year
Inputs
Count as 0.5 adult
Results
Lb per person per year
US average: 264 lb
98 lb
Household total per year
244 lb
Red meat
98 lb
Poultry
73 lb
Pork
49 lb
Fish / other
24 lb
Half beefs needed
Red meat / 300 lb take-home
0.33×
Whole pigs needed
Pork / 175 lb take-home
0.28×
How to use this
Plan whole-animal purchases on a yearly budget. If your household eats ~300 lb of red meat, a single half beef covers the year. If you eat more poultry than red meat, lean harder on chicken shares or layers of your own.
Children treated as 0.5 adult equivalents is a rough proxy — adjust servings if teens eat like adults.
Formula
lb/person/year = (servings_per_week × oz_per_serving × 52) ÷ 16
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Formula
lb/person/yr = servings/wk × oz × 52 / 16