Review criteria
- +Yield percentage by primal
- +Cost per pound after yield
- +Target margin pricing
- +Cut-by-cut breakdown
Butcher Yield & Pricing Calculator in Butcher Shop
The Butcher Yield & Pricing Calculator is a copy-ready spreadsheet for butcher shop that tracks primal, cuts, yield %, cost, retail price. It opens unchanged in both Google Sheets and Excel, needs no add-ons or macros, and takes about 20 minutes to set up.
Last updated: August 2026
Excel workbook · opens in Google Sheets · 3 tabs · no sign-up
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Tabs: How to use · Cutting test · YieldFormat: Excel (.xlsx) · opens in Google SheetsSetup: About 20 minutesColumns: 5
Columns (grey = calculated for you)
- Cut
- Weight (lb)
- Retail price/lb
- Share of primal
- Sales value
- Open the Cutting test tab and replace the sample rows with your own — one row per entry. Formulas fill in automatically for new rows.
- Weigh every cut, the trim and the bone from one primal. The weights should add up to the purchase weight.
- Give trim and bone a price of 0 (or what you sell them for). True cost per saleable lb is the floor for your case prices.
- Using Google Sheets? Upload the file to Google Drive, then open it with Google Sheets (or File → Import in an open sheet). Formulas, dropdowns and highlights carry over.
The file opens locally on your device — nothing is uploaded, and you own the copy outright.
Butcher Yield & Pricing Calculator
About this template
It is built for people who want results without another subscription: butchers pricing by yield. The whole template is free to copy — there is no paid tier. Because it is a plain spreadsheet, you own your data outright and can shape every column to how you actually work.
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What to verify before choosing Butcher Yield & Pricing Calculator
Use the review criteria below to decide whether this template fits your workflow.
Often worth considering when
- +Butchers pricing by yield
- +Anyone breaking down primals
Pause before choosing when
- -Scale-integrated label printing
- -Live commodity price feeds
About Butcher Shop
Why people consider this option
- +Track cuts, yields, and pricing without paid retail software
- +Keep every supplier and order record in a file you own
- +Know your margin on each cut and primal
What to review before acting
- -No scale-integrated POS without a tool
- -Busy shops need real retail software
Trust FAQ
Questions people ask before copying a template
Does the Butcher Yield & Pricing Calculator work in both Google Sheets and Excel?
Yes. It is built with standard functions and no macros, so it opens and works the same in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel — on desktop or your phone.
Is the Butcher Yield & Pricing Calculator really free?
The core template is free to copy and use. There is no paid tier — download the Excel workbook, replace the sample rows with your own, and you are ready to work.
What does the Butcher Yield & Pricing Calculator track?
It tracks primal, cuts, yield %, cost, retail price. The workbook comes with these columns plus the formulas, dropdowns and highlights already set up. Replace the sample rows and the totals update as you go.