Find Your Drop Point
Beef DeliverIES
PLEASE NOTE: You are required to choose a drop point at the time of checkout.
There are no shipping options available.
If you prefer to place an order but delay your delivery, please let us know in the notes during checkout.
If you are in a town near Wagon Mound (Las Vegas, Raton, Maxwell, Springer, Ocate, Roy, Mosquero, Mora), please email us to ask about our local’s deals.
delivery North of Wagon Mound on I-25
TBD
9:00 am- Springer: Free
10:30 am- Raton: $25
12:00 pm- Trinidad: $25
3:45 pm- Taos: $25
delivery South of Wagon Mound on I-25
JUly 18, 2026
8:00 am- Watrous: Free
9:00 am- Las Vegas: $25
11:00 am- Santa Fe: $25
1:00 pm- Albuquerque: $25
Unscheduled Deliveries on Flexible Basis:
Wagon Mound: FREE
Polk’s Folly Butcher Shop: FREE
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Custom BEEF SHARES
ATTENTION NEW ORDERS. AS OF JUNE 1, 2026, OUR EARLIEST CUSTOM BEEF SLOTS AVAILABLE ARE SCHEDULED TO BE DELIVERED IN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER.
HOW TO RESERVE
YOUR CUSTOM SHARE
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WHAt WE OFFER
We sell custom orders of bulk beef available in wholes, halves (sides), quarters, eighths, or sixteenths of a beef. The amount of take home beef will vary as each animal’s weight is unique and slightly different.
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WHAT IT COSTS
Our beef ranges from $8.25/lb for a whole beef to $9.25/lb for a quarter share. That means you get the steaks, roasts, and ground all for the same cost per pound and the more you buy, the cheaper it is. Please check out each order size for approximate weights and pricing. We require a deposit of 10% of the total estimated cost to reserve your share of beef.
Payment: We expect all balances to be paid upon delivery. We accept payments through Paypal, credit card, or cash in person.
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HOW TO ORDER
First you need to figure out how much beef you think you’ll need. Check out the FAQ’s section below for tips on how to choose your order size based on the number of people in your family and the size of your freezer.
Once you place your order and pay your deposit, we will reserve your beef. Orders will be filled seasonally according to our harvesting schedule on a first come first serve basis.
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Delivery to Your Drop Point
Once the meat is ready for pick up, we will deliver it to your pre-determined drop-point from the drop point options listed above. The beef will come frozen and ready for storage. Once you get it home, your meat can be safely kept in the freezer for a year or longer.
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THEN WHAT?
We provide delivery of the animal to a processing facility selected for humane treatment of animals. The carcass will be dry-aged for 14-21 days to further enhance the flavor and tenderness of the beef. During that time, we will assist you in choosing how you would like each primal cut of meat cut into its smaller cuts such as roasts, steaks, ground, etc. This is done by filling out the processor’s cut sheet which can be tailored to your family’s eating style. We make this easy by sending you a form that breaks down the options for each cut of meat.
*Please note: orders of quarters, eighths, and sixteenths will not be as customizable as wholes and halves, but we will do our best to work with you and the processor to meet your requests where possible.
FAQS
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Here’s a link to the Good Meat Breakdown’s thorough explanation of the process of buying beef in bulk including how much to order, how and why this process is different from buying beef in a grocery store, the benefits of buying beef in bulk from your local rancher, and what to expect along the way.
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As a theoretical rule of thumb, one very impeccably organized cubic foot of freezer space would hold approximately 30 pounds of meat. But meat doesn’t all come in standardized shapes. 20 to 25 pounds is more likely, depending on how adept you are at organizing frozen roasts and unwieldy packages of bones. An upright freezer will hold slightly less than a chest freezer, but is still an efficient way to store your meat, if space is at a premium in your home.
If you’re buying a quarter beef (around 75–100 pounds take-home meat), a half hog (around 45–65 pounds of take-home meat), and ten chickens, you would likely be in the market for a medium (12–18 cubic feet) freezer.
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Paper wrapped packages have two layers of paper and can last just fine in the freezer for up to a year or even longer, but you might place packages in ziplock bags to preserve the integrity of the product if you have a lot of items in your freezer or you tend to move items around a lot. We also offer the option of vacuum-sealed packaging which tends to hold up better when packages are moved around a lot.
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Don’t worry, we will send you an online form that helps us fill out the processor’s cut sheet for you. This form contains info about what kinds of steaks you’d like, how thick you’d like them, how many come in a package, how much each package of hamburger weighs, the type of packaging you’d like to use, and much more. We also provide an easy rancher’s choice cutout option if you aren’t yet sure what you’d like.
For more info, check out the Good Meat Breakdown: the lowdown on cuts for info on filling out the cut sheets.
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The answer is: it depends on whether you are purchasing in-stock beef or reserving your custom beef share. It also depends on where we have processing slots booked for that particular harvest.
Custom orders:
Sometimes custom beef orders are processed at processing facilities that are what the industry refers to as “custom-exempt” only, which means the animal must be sold as a share of a live animal and the customer must pay the processor directly to have their animal processed. Meat from this processor cannot be sold, only consumed by the owner of the live animal share who has purchased a whole, half, quarter, etc.
In-stock orders and some custom orders:
The alternative is called “USDA inspected” which means the meat is inspected at the time of slaughter at an inspected plant and is labeled as such. Meat from this processor can be sold in bulk or by the cut across state lines, direct to consumer, and to retail stores and restaurants.
Long story short: we will inform you of where your beef will be harvested and the necessary payment recipients for the beef share and for the processing.
We use both types of processors to meet the needs of different customers. We are also hoping to soon work with a custom-exempt mobile processing facility, the most humane option for slaughtering of beef animals on-ranch. Again, the customer would pay the processor directly in this last scenario as well.
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No, shipping is not an option we provide at this time.
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No, our beef is not certified grassfed, but we meet or exceed the practices of grassfed and organic production. We believe that hormones, antibiotics, feeding cattle out with grain, and basically bringing in outside products and treatments is unnecessary when we put our energy into creating a healthy landscape for the cattle to live in. Our cattle live their lives out eating grass. It’s that simple. And when we don’t waste time in the certification process, we can spend more time restoring our land and taking care of our cattle while making sure to keep our prices affordable to you, the customer.
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In-stock beef
Pros:
Ready for pick-up within 1-3 weeks
Exact amount for payment, no deposits or estimates
No separate payment to the processor
No decisions on cuts, just rancher’s choice, so no extra emails or time spent deciding what cuts to order
Bulk discounts!
Vacuum sealed packaging
Cons:
No custom choice of beef cuts
No option for on-ranch slaughter
No paper packaging option
Custom shares of beef
Pros:
Custom cut steaks, roasts, grind, stew etc.
Ability to select portion sizes for your family whether there’s two or 10 of you
Tailor your cuts to your cooking style, for example: include more ground instead of roasts when you tend to need quick easy meals and don’t have time for slow-cooking
Option for extra bones for broth, pets, or marrow
Option to take home fat to make your own tallow or to cook with
Paper packaging is available
Bulk discounts!
On-ranch slaughter is available, the most humane option
Cons:
Longer wait times after ordering
Must pay a deposit to reserve a share based on an estimated weight of the animal
Take home weight of the meat is different than the live weight you pay on, which is confusing
Must sometimes pay the processor separately
More back and forth communication with your local rancher, which could also be a good thing!
Not possible for the rancher to resell the beef when using custom-exempt processors, so this option requires greater certainty on the part of the customer
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Grassfed beef typically has a little less fat than grain-fed beef. This means that you must be sure to allow the beef to come closer to room temperature before cooking, cook at lower heats, and for shorter lengths of time in general. Less fat means that more of the beef you buy is actual meat, not just fat that you pour out of the pan. Check out the Good Meat Breakdown for more info about cooking grassfed beef.
Good Meat Breakdown: The lowdown on cooking