Described is a method of detaching a muscle from a beef cattle carcass, the method comprising the steps of: locating the muscle comprising at least one attachment point to the beef cattle carcass and detaching the attachment point of the muscle from the beef cattle carcass prior to the onset of rigor mortis. An assembly line method is also described. Also, described are muscles comprising a substantially symmetrical and cylindrical-shape. In addition, described are muscle beef products that are produced by the methods described herein.
