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any ideas out there what is the average per pound price for a 1/2 of beef here in westman?

The price from places like tendercuts in Brandon were just over $4.00 a while ago, and I imagine other meat shops are on that range, you might get a lower price from a producer, but they likely want to sell a whole animal. If you get a price from a producer on a half it will likely be minus the cost of processing, which is usually overs a dollar a pound on the carcass weight, plus there can be a delay in getting the animal done because sometimes the abbitiores are busy.  
Guess with all my yapping the price should be just above $4 per lb.

We purchased our last 1/2 beef from Prairie Rose Meats just west of Souris. They are a supplier of meat to Tendercuts in Brandon and every part of the beef was amazing. I would highly recommend them. I believe the last time we purchased from them about 4 months ago we paid approximately $1300 cut and wrapped.  
They will cut as you ask for it.

Just wrote a cheque for 3$/b

C'sgetdegrees said "Just wrote a cheque for 3$/b "

You got beef at this price! When I bought a couple years ago from a producer who uses prairie meats in souris it was $4 a pound and I just recently bought from them again and it was 5.25/lb cut and wrapped and delivered to brandon. I believe Henry meats is $5/lb or 5.25 as beef prices just recently went up again.

I have heard people talk of higher prices for beef, and I am wondering why they are still pushing this story.  
The wholesale cutout value on triple A meat topped out in the week of June 23rd, it was at the price of $3.33, by the week of July 14th the wholesale price had dropped to $2.77, which is a significant decline, but it doesn''t seem that these price declines get passed on to the consumer.  
The cutout value is the value of a carcass is what an carcass is worth as basically box beef cuts and hamburger.  
I thought I might add the carcass price paid to producers, June 23rd $2.60, July 14th $2.38, Canfax is now showing that those feeding cattle are operating in a negative margin again, and if this picture doesn't change by the fall backgrounders and calf producers are going to be in for a bit of a shock as far as prices.  
 
Edited by don brown, 2017-07-28 07:55:56

Sorry that 3$ straight from the farmer paid 4.11$/lb once it was cut and wrapped

We are just over $5.00 cut and wrapped!

We recently looked into as well and we were quoted roughly $1350.00 for a half cut and wrapped. Keep in mind to ask how long they hang for ours is 30 days so will do 2-3 weeks.

If your trying to fatten cattle for the packing houses they want carcasses weighing between 600-900 lbs, and at times the upper weight limit will be expanded to 1000lbs without discounts. Cattle are like people, they come in different sizes, sometimes you can have a smaller animal that finishes with a carcass under 600lbs, even down under the 500 lb level.  
Big difference to the pocket book comparing a 250lb half to a 450+ half.