We use the formula of 65% take-home meat out of hanging weight, which may vary depending on the cuts chosen.

A 1500lb live animal will have an approximate weight of 900 lbs hanging.  If the hanging
weight is 900lbs, minus 35% you will have approximately 585 lbs of take-home meat for a whole animal.

A 1/2 would be roughly 290 lbs of take-home meat.

A 1/2 would be roughtly 140 lbs of take-home meat.

If we send in a 1500 lb live animal and its carcass weight was 900 lbs, the weight of the retail cuts would be approximately 585 lbs. That 585 lbs would consist of

• Rib and Loin Steaks - 105 steaks roughly 100 lbs
• Chuck and Round Roasts - 120 roasts roughly 180 lbs
• Misc Cuts 80 lbs
• Ground Beef 190-210 lbs

**The above amounts are for a whole beef**

A quarter beef will take up 4 – 5 cubic feet.

A half beef will fill 8 – 10 cubic feet.

A whole beef will take up almost all of a large upright freezer, or 16 – 20 cubic feet.

We recommend using a chest freezer to store your beef. It will keep the meat colder and help to keep it fresh for longer. Beef can be good for at least 12 months in the freezer.

Of course, each family will be different
depending on the amount of beef you will be eating in a week. But here are some
numbers to help you figure out what might work best for your family. 

A whole animal is about 585 lbs of meat and will last 52 weeks (11.25 pounds/week) 

A half animal is about 290 lbs and will last 52 weeks (5.62 pounds/week)

Your beef will be frozen and wrapped in
high-quality butcher paper.

Ready to put in the freezer and easily last up to one year.

1. Decide if you'd like 1/4, 1/2 or whole beef
2. Contact us to see when our next beef will be available.
3. Put down a deposit - $250 for 1/4, $500 for 1/2 and $1000 for a whole beef.
4. Once we know your beef's weight we will forward you an invoice with the remaining balance due for the animal.
5. All of our beef is aged for 28 days before it will be cut and wrapped. During that time we will guide you through the cutting instructions
6. Once your beef is ready you will pick it up from the butcher. You will pay for the cutting and wrapping at the time of pick up.

When you order a 1/2 or a whole beef you can customize the cutting instructions as you would like. This will raise the cost of the cutting and wrapping of your beef.

You can request soup bones, bone broth, and beef jerky and sausage.

• 1/4's of beef are approximately $1250 and you get 150lbs of standard cut meat in your freezer
• 1/2's of beef are approximately $2500 and approximately 300lbs of standard cut meat in your freezer . A 1/2 of beef will roughly fill 3/4 of a standard chest freezer.
• A whole beef is approximately $5000 and will yield approximately 600lbs of meat. This will fill a standard chest freezer, plus a bit more.