Bulk beef is generally available in the late summer or early fall, depending on the year. For more information or to place an order, please contact us.
This is truly free-range, grass-fed beef. No antibiotics or growth stimulants are ever given to our cattle and we don’t finish them on grain—nothing but grass for these guys!  This results in lower cholesterol in the meat and a great flavor.

All our beef is dry-aged before packaging.  This process is the kind used on steaks served in upscale restaurants.  Commercial packers use a wet aging process because it’s cheaper and quicker.  Our dry aging produces a beefy, nutty flavor and naturally tenderizes the meat even further.  After the aging process your beef is cut, wrapped, labeled, quick frozen and ready for pick up. 

Pricing for bulk beef orders is based on carcass weight—the weight at the butcher before the finished product is cut.  Here’s how it works.  The average steer weighs 1000 to 1100 pounds live weight before we take it to butcher.  Their carcass weight is usually 50% of the live weight.  That’s the weight our USDA butcher bases his fee on and the weight we base our charges on as well.  So, for a 1000-pound steer, the carcass weight is approximately 500 pounds.  Once the butchering process is complete, the individual packages are considered the finished weight which is how you pay for it in the store.  That weight is usually about 50% to 60% of the carcass weight.  So, the average finished weight of a 1000-pound steer would be around 300 pounds or 150 pounds per side. This will vary depending on the animal.

This year’s price for a 1/2 side or full side of beef is $3.45 per pound carcass weight, including tax.  A 1/2 side will average between 75 to 100 pounds of mostly boneless meat; full side will be 150 to 200 pounds.  So, when ordering your beef think like this:

1000 pound steer
250 pounds per side carcass weight at $3.15 per pound
150 pound finished weight per side you bring home
Your cost of the 150 pounds = $787.50

Since each animal grows differently, you will be charged based on the actual carcass weight at time of butchering.  Although the size, number and types of cuts will vary based on the size of the animal, you’ll receive a variety of standard cuts in each order.  For 1/2 side orders we do a “split half” which guarantees cuts from both the front and back half of the beef.  An average order will contain approximately 40% steaks, 35% ground beef, 15% roasts, and 10% stew meat.