grass fed and finished beef
Our Grass-Fed and Finished Beef are never given any hormones and are not on an antibiotic regime. They do not eat on any pasture that has been sprayed with pesticides or herbicides. Our beef are pasture raised and grass-fed their entire lives. They are NOT grain-finished. They are a mix of Hereford, Highlander and Charolais cattle.
Grass-fed beef is not only lower in overall fat and in saturated fat than grain-fed beef, but it has the added advantage of providing more omega-3 fats. These crucial healthy fats are most plentiful in flaxseeds and fish and are also found in walnuts, soybeans and in meat from animals that have grazed on omega-3 rich grass. The meat from feedlot animals typically contains only 15-50 percent as much omega-3’s as that from grass-fed livestock.
In addition to being higher in healthy omega-3’s, meat from pastured cattle is also up to four times higher in vitamin E than meat from feedlot cattle and much higher in conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a nutrient associated with lower cancer risk. For more information about the benefits of grass-fed beef, go to www.eatwild.com.
Ordering grass fed beef
(*Price effective for animals sent in after January 1, 2024)
The 2024 Online Request Form is now available. After filling out the Online Request Form, you will receive an email with the official Order Form, instructions and a deposit request the first week in January 2024. Deposits will be due by February 4, 2024.
We are pre-sold out for 2024 and will begin a waitlist. Please fill out the online request form to be contacted about 2025 availability and be put on the waitlist. The next available butcher date will be Fall 2025.
We charge $4.10* per pound hanging weight, which is the weight after the animal has been skinned and gutted. You can purchase our animals by the quarter, half, or whole beef. The hanging weights of our animals going to the butcher from July through September will be approximately between 550 and 650 pounds. This can vary from animal to animal, some are more, some are a little less. From this hanging weight, you get about 60 -70% in meat as a variety of steaks, roasts and burger. Our grass-fed beef burger is about a 90/10 to 95/5 ratio (5-10% fat). Animals we send in go to Bellingar Packing, The Cut or Ebel’s. The butcher will charge a flat fee for butchering the animal and processing and packaging fee per pound. Typically the butchering fee is $40-$45/quarter and approximately 70-95 cents/lb hanging weight. For the most up to date butchering prices and specific questions about cuts of meat please contact the butcher. A 1/4 going to the butcher this September standard cut of one of our grass fed beef will cost you around $700-$800 total (our fees and the butcher fees). These prices are approximate to give you a general idea.
Beginning for animals sent in June 1, 2020 there will be an additional fee for requested oxtail ($5). Purchasing a whole animal will exempt you from those charges. All other organ meats and suet come at no charge when purchasing wholesale.
The majority of our animals will go to the butcher in Late September/October of 2024.
ordering process
All wholesale customers must have an order form on file for each order in the year ordering. If you are interested in purchasing our grass fed beef by the 1/4 , 1/2 or whole animal in 2024, please fill out the Google Online Request Form 2024 Grass Fed Beef. This will be the first step to ordering for 2024, you will receive another email from us in January to complete your order or update your status for 2024.
The 2024 order sheet will be available in January 2024 and deposits will be due then.
If you want to place a Retail Bundle Order for 2024, please see the Bundle Order Form in the Bundle section.
COMING SOON:
Answers to Frequently Asked (and not so frequently asked) Questions and Customer Order Check List :)
Payment
We require a $100 deposit per quarter on all wholesale beef orders for new customers. We accept cash, money orders, checks and Venmo for deposits. We do not accept credit or debit cards at this time.
Full payment on 1/4, 1/2 or whole animals is required before you pick up your meat and within 10 days of notice of invoice. Balances must be paid by cash, check or money order. No electronic payments.
Cooking Tips and Butcher information
Here are also some Tips for Cooking Grass Fed Beef and also general butcher information on the butchering and processing.
Locally our meat is butchered at Bellingar Packing. Our retail products are USDA inspected at Ebel's Meat Processing.
Looking for other locally raised meat?
Rincker South Downs has high quality lamb for sale. Next availability is Spring 2025. Please contact them directly for information, availability and pricing. Jamie and Sarina Rincker, rinckerag@gmail.com
Want to benefit from buying a large quantity of meat, but don't have room for a full 1/4 of an animal?
Please fill out and return the Bundle Order Form if interested.
We should have bundles available again by the fall, if not sooner.
New pricing/pounds effective for orders filled after October 31, 2023.
Please contact us via email to place your order and with any special requests. Prepaid bundles and pre-scheduled pickup dates will be given first priority. We will do our best to fill every order to your preferred options! We are grateful to fill your freezer with our Grass Fed Beef :)
Bundle #1 - $400 (savings of $50-70) appx 39-42 lbs of meat total. About an 1/8 of an animal. * Sold Out until Fall 2024
25 - 27 lbs of ground beef in 1# packages
8 - 10 lbs of roasts (patties or short ribs when available)
5 - 6 lbs of steaks including Flat Iron, Top Sirloin, Ribeye, NY strip or Tri-Tip and Tenderloin or Delmonico
Bundle #2 - $250 (savings of $30-40) appx 19-20 lbs of meat total. About 1/16 of an animal. * Sold Out until Fall 2024
10 - 11 lbs of ground beef in 1# packages
6 - 7 lbs of roasts (patties or short ribs when available)
2.5 - 3 lbs of steaks including Flat Iron, Top Sirloin, Ribeye, NY strip or Tri-Tip and Tenderloin or Delmonico
*Roasts are typically 2.5-3.5 lbs each, Patties are 4 per pack in 1 lb packages, Flat Iron, Top Sirloin, NY Strip and Ribeye are appx 3/4 lb - 1 1/4 lb.
Bundle A - $320, appx 40 lbs of meat. * Sold Out, next available May 2024
40 lbs of ground beef in 1# packages
Bundle B - $250, appx 20-22 lbs of meat total. * Sold Out until May 2024
16 - 18 lbs of ground beef in 1# packages
4 - 5 lbs of Tenderloin steaks and roasts
Bundle C - $100, appx 8-9 lbs of meat total. * Sold Out until May 2024
6 - 7 lbs of ground beef in 1# packages
1 - 1.5 lbs of Tenderloin steaks
* Please note all pounds are approximate and cuts may vary slightly. Any customer changes within bundles may change the total pounds or pricing. Custom bundles are available upon email request. Please specify how many pounds and what cuts you are looking to get in your email.
other Retail AVAILABILITY - New Prices Effective October 31, 2023.
Sold out of all cuts and ground beef until SPring 2024. SOME Organ meats and bones still available.
Ground Beef (1 lb package) - $9.50/lb
Ground Beef (20 pounds) - $170.00
Ground Beef (40 pounds) - $320.00
Delmonico Steak (12-20oz packages) - $22/lb *Sold out*
Tenderloin (Filet Mignon) (4-6oz package) - $25/lb
Tenderloin Half (2-4lbs) - $22/lb
New York Strip (12-16oz package) - $22/lb *Sold out*
Ribeye Steak (12-18oz package) - $22/lb *Sold out*
Top Sirloin (1-2lb packages) - $18/lb *Sold out*
T-Bone and Porterhouse Steak - $18/lb *Sold out*
Tri-Tip, Skirt or Flank Steak - $18/lb *Sold out*
Rib Roast (Prime Rib) - $16/lb *Sold out*
Brisket (7-15lbs) - $12/lb *Sold out*
Chuck, English, Rump or TriTip Roasts (2-3lbs) - $12/lb *Sold out*
Short Ribs (1-2lbs) - $12/lb *Sold out*
Oxtail - $10/lb * Available
Heart, Tongue, Kidney’s, Sweet Breads and Liver - $4-5/lb. * Available
Soup Bones (for bone broth) - $3/lb. * Available
Suet - $3/lb *Sold Out*
Other ALL GRASS FED BEEF products* include (STILL AVAILABLE, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED):
Summer Sausage - Plain or Jalapeno and Cheese - 16oz, $13 each or 5 for $60
Polish Sausage (precooked) - 16oz, $13 each or 5 for $60
**Snack Stix - Plain, Cheese or Jalapeno and Cheese - 6oz, $8 each or 4 for $30
**All of our Snack Stix are now MSG/Nitrate/Nitrite free!
Jerky - all steak meat – Cajun, Cherry Maple (made with real cherry juice and our maple syrup),
Honey BBQ or Teriyaki - 4oz, $8 each or 4 for $30
*Unless otherwise noted, all jerky and summer sausage include, among other ingredients, MSG, nitrates and nitrites.
Please contact us by email with any specific questions on ingredients used to process the value added products.
Our retail products are available for sale at Livingston Farms and Fabiano’s Pizza and Deli.
To order and arrange a pick-up time on any of our retail meat, please email us at livingstonfarms@gmail.com. This is the best and most efficient way to contact us.