LT,

Costco New Yorks are some of the best store bought you can get, so is their Tri tip. On buying beef sides. Just make sure that if it's a westside steer that it has been off gas no later than the end of Sept. and has been in a pen and grain fed for at least 90 days. No silage ,no beet tops or beet meal etc. If from the eastside of the state in the pen and grain fed minimum 60 days to 90 days. The grass on the west side makes the meat taste stronger and turns the fat dark yellow. Some people like it most do not. You will also be getting 65% or more of your weight in Burger,Stew meat pot roast etc. you will be suprised how few good roast and steaks you will get. You will also have give and take on the cuts. If you want New Yorks you give up other steaks and roasts. Thats a suprise to most as they figure they will get to pick like they do at the grocery store