210, cut by cut: what one retired dairy cow became
The beef cuts drawn on 210 herself. Choose a cut to see what it became: the dinner, salami, bresaola, sausages or meat boxes.
This is 210 in the farmyard on the sixth day of filming, with the British beef cuts drawn on her own outline. Choose a cut to see what it became, with a still from the film. Or show every cut at once.
210, cut by cut
Choose a cut
Hover over a cut, or tap it, to see what it became. Each answer comes from what was said on camera.
The dinner
Tomahawks and sirloin, cooked by Marcel at The Eagle Tavern for the people who knew her.
Bresaola
Cured whole by Peter, then sliced thin.
Sausages and burgers
Made by Louie and Craig at the butcher’s, with a little of the trim.
Meat boxes
Steaks, joints and mince, sold in meat boxes at the school gate. They paid for the cow.
Not on the tapes
The film doesn’t show what became of this cut, so we don’t say.
One cow. Every cut.
- The dinner: Fore rib, Sirloin
- Salami: Neck & clod, Shin, Topside
- Bresaola: Top rump, Silverside
- Sausages and burgers: Flank
- Meat boxes: Chuck & blade, Thick rib, Brisket, Thin rib, Rump, Fillet
- Not on the tapes: Leg, Oxtail
How we know
Every answer comes from what was said on camera. At the butcher’s, the topside went “for salami”, with the shin, neck and clod from the front; the silverside and top rump went for bresaola; and “both flanks” went into the burgers and sausages with a little of the trim. The fore rib was cut “tomahawk style” for Marcel, who cooked the tomahawks and sirloin at The Eagle Tavern. The rest went into meat boxes.
What the tapes don’t show, we leave out: weights, which cuts went into which box, and what became of the leg and the oxtail.
The chart is a butcher’s chart drawn on her shape, not a measured map of her carcass, and her ear tag is blurred. For where each cut sits on any cow and how it is usually cooked, see beef cuts explained, with the animation.
Sources
- 210: From Dairy to Dinner, the film’s footage: the butchers, the curer and the dinner at The Eagle Tavern.
- Wikipedia, “Cut of beef”, British cuts (for the cut names and their usual uses).
Last checked 2026-10-25. Spotted an error? Tell us via the press contact.