Grass Finished Beef

You can purchase and entire animal, a 1/2 or 1/4. All of these options are based on current availability. We typically harvest in September/ October and May.

Entire Animal

$5 Hanging weight per pound.

A typical South Poll Steer is 1000 pounds at time of harvest

Animals are processed at Volunteer Meats in Lexington, TN

Hanging weight is 60% of the live weight. -600 Pounds on Average

You can expect 60% of the Hanging weight for a finished animal. - 360 Pounds on Average.

So, a finished South Poll Steer will have approximately 360 pounds of finished/ wrapped beef.

These numbers are all available as exact numbers when the animal is weighed at our farm and then delivered to the processor. We find this helps customer budget accordingly. The sample steer above would be $8.33/lb for a delivered weight of 360 pounds.

$2998.80 Customer Cost.

See breakdown to the right for approximate weights

1/4 of a Animal

$6.50 Hanging weight per pound.

$1950 Customer Cost

Limited availability

A finished Beef will typically have the following cuts - which can be modified with the processor - some additional costs may apply (Brats, Sausage,Seasoning)

360 Pound Animal Finished

• 180 Pounds Ground Beef

• 18 Pounds of Brisket

• 64 Pounds in Roasts

• 15 Pounds of Ribs

• 15 Pounds of Stew Meat

• 68 Pounds of Steaks (New York, Ribeye,Sirloin, Skirt etc.)

1/2 of a Animal

$6 Hanging weight per pound.

$1800 Customer Cost