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Our Most Frequently Asked Questions

How does buying beef work?

Step 1. RESERVE: Call, email, or complete the reservation request form to reserve your beef share today.

Step 2: PROCESS: After letting your beef share dry-age to maximize flavor and tenderness, your butcher will contact you to customize your cutting instructions. You will receive processed beef to your personal specifications to fit your use. Check out our helpful order guide and beef cuts pages to find out about your choices.
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Step 3. PICK-UP: Get ready to have premium angus beef on demand in your home. Your butcher will call when your beef share is ready for pick-up. 

How much will it cost?

Beef shares are sold by their "hanging" weight—the weight of the carcass immediately after butcher. Our price to raise and finish a beef will vary, please contact us for our current pricing. As an example, let's take the price per pound of hanging weight to be $3.50. To butcher your beef will cost approximately 1.15/lb hanging weight.

Your approximate total cost for half a beef (with a hanging weight of 400 lbs) is $1860. 00, and will yield about 220 lbs of processed beef, depending on your cutting instructions.

How much freezer room do I need?

The rule of thumb is one cubic foot of freezer space for every 25 pounds of packaged meat.

Beef Share	Freezer Space
1/4  or 130 lbs	5 cu ft
1/2 or 260 lbs	10 cu ft
Whole or 520 lbs	20 cu ft

Approximately how many people will my beef feed?

Having premium angus beef in your freezer will leave you ready for any meal, big or small.

Beef Share	People fed per Year
1/4  or 130 lbs	2-3
1/2 or 260 lbs	4-5
Whole or 520 lbs	8-9

How should I have my beef cut? Can you help?

We're happy to help. Our goal is to equip you with the information you need to customize your beef share just the way you want.

Your butcher will call you for cutting instructions once the beef is ready for processing. Our local butchers are great resources for you, so don't be afraid to ask them any questions you might have. 

You can also visit our order guide and beef cuts pages to learn more about individual cuts and review some of the options available to you in customizing your beef share.

What will I get in my 1/2 beef?

Strip Steaks	16		Filet steaks	10
Ribeye steaks	20		Sirloin steaks	5
Ground Beef	60 lbs		Flank steak	1
Brisket	2 pgks		Short Ribs	4 pkgs
Roasts	12		Minute steaks	10 pkgs
Round steaks	8		Stew Meat	8 pkgs
Soup bones	5 pkgs		Skirt steak	1

 This is only an estimate based on a 400lb hanging weight & can vary substantially based on butchering requests.