Grass Finished Beef - Half

One (1) half a beef is available each month. When you order, Ryan will be in touch with your butcher date and cut sheet. First come, first serve. Call for further details or questions!

Butcher fees are additional. See breakdown below.

Half Freezer Beef - Roughly 59% of the live weight will be the hanging weight

1,000 lb live beef ~ 295 lb half beef hanging weight

We charge $9.00/lb hanging weight to buy the beef from us with a deposit fee of $1000 to reserve your half beef

Remainder of the bill due before picking up your meat. I will send you an invoice to finish paying the remainder once I get the hanging weight.

Processing Fee - You pay the processing to cut up your beef

You can choose between Sunset Farms and Meat Processing (cheaper processing and just outside Longview) or Panola County Processing (premium processing and about 1 hour from Longview). 

My default is Panola County Processing

Panola Example:

The beef processed at Panola County Processing is typically hung for 7-14 days

Processing is $1.45/lb hanging weight plus a $50 harvest and disposal fee

Standard ground meat comes in 2lb packages (1lb packages is another $0.25/lb)

Burger patties is another $0.50/lb

Example:

295 lb hanging weight ~ 195 lb packaged meat

$2655 to Pickenpaugh Family Farm ($1000 deposit + $1655 hanging weight remainder)

$582.75 to Panola County Processing (295lb x $1.45/lb = $427.75 + $50 Harvest Fee + $20 1lb ground beef packs + $45 Broth Bones + $40 Label Fee)

$3237.75 total for ~ 195 lb meat ~ $16.60/lb packaged meat

You won’t have much room left in a 10 cubic foot upright freezer for a half beef

You are responsible for paying for processing and picking up your meat from Panola County Processing. 

If you want me to deliver it, it will be an extra $250 to these zip codes 75645, 75693, 75604, 75601, 75605, 75650, 75602, 75603, 75640.