ound ▁ 2 , 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁cattle ▁are ▁sla ugh tered ▁for ▁be ef ▁each ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁cut s ▁of ▁be ef ▁for ▁ret ail ▁sale ▁include ▁various ▁be ef ste aks , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ste w ▁meat ▁and ▁h amb urger ▁meat . ▁In ▁the ▁U . S . ▁circa ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁about ▁ 2 4 % ▁of ▁ret ail ▁be ef ▁cut s ▁were ▁ste aks . ▁ ▁Be ef ▁production ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁single ▁agricult ural ▁vent ure ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁with ▁ 6 8 7 , 5 4 0 ▁far ms ▁raising ▁cattle ▁and ▁over ▁a ▁million ▁in ▁the ▁production ▁process , ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Agricult ure ▁Census . ▁ ▁On ▁average , ▁a ▁single ▁farm ▁typically ▁ra ises ▁about ▁ 5 0 ▁cattle ▁at ▁a ▁time , ▁with ▁ 9 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁cattle ▁far ms ▁class ified ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁small ▁family ▁far ms . ▁ ▁These ▁smaller ▁far ms ▁average ▁a ▁gross ▁c ash ▁income ▁of ▁$ 6 2 , 2 8 6 ▁per ▁year ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Cook ing ▁ ▁Be ef ▁ste aks ▁are ▁commonly ▁gr illed ▁or ▁occasionally ▁f ried . ▁Gr illed ▁be ef ▁ste aks ▁can ▁be ▁cook ed ▁at ▁different ▁temper atures , ▁or ▁for ▁different ▁lengths ▁of ▁time ; ▁the ▁resulting ▁cook