Yeah I agree...
but these were Australian Fillet Mignons...
LOTS of silverskin... need a lot of trimming...
and you are leftover with about 2 pounds of small (1"x1") trimmings...
I'm not a big fan of Australian Filet Mignon, at all, because of all the silverskin...
BUT at $2.99/pound... the steaks you can rescue from the whole filet is worth it...
The tails are always full of silverskin... and also laced in the steaks...
so... yield of good steaks is small, compared to a good US Filet...
BUT... $2.99 a pound compared to $10.99+ a pound is a pretty good savings, provided you are willing to spend the time to trim it out yourself...
even if the steak yeild is less than a US Filet...
The trimmed steaks are pretty good done on a hot grill, and done rare!