An product and method providing for a value whole poultry product meat cut comprising a whole poultry carcass with the breast meat and tenders cut away with the breast skin remaining in tact. The semi-whole bird with the breast and tenders cut away with the breast skin in tact can be netted and/or packaged in a manner to have the look of a whole bird. The semi-whole poultry product can provide all of the normal meat yield to the consumer minus the breast and tender, while enhancing convenience, maintaining the appearance and aesthetic appeal and meeting the potential “per-pound” value of a whole chicken carcass.