Hello Bulk Beef Lovers, Meal Planners, Busy Moms, Grill Loving Dads, And All Who Want Better Beef.

The Farmer's Wife, Joanne, here.

I just wanted to take the time to share with you how the bulk beef pricing works.  

So, let's jump in right now:

Place an initial deposit so that we will reserve your beef for you.

Place a Deposit:

• Whole Beef:  $1,500

• Half Beef:  $800

• Quarter Beef:  $400

• Eighth Beef:  $200

We contact you and walk you through the whole process.  We harvest, dry-age, package, and freeze the beef from June to August (first come first serve).  When we have the finished weight* (see explanation below) of your beef, we calculate and let you know your balance.  You pay the balance and pick up your meat or have it shipped.  Easy Peasey!  But wait!  What about the actual price and beef weights.  Well, I am so glad that you asked!

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• Whole Beef:  400 - 480 lbs. finished meat

• Half Beef:  200 - 240 lbs. finished meat

• Quarter Beef:  100 - 120 lbs. finished meat

• Eighth Beef:  50 - 60 lbs. finished meat

Note that the finished beef weights vary.  Every beef is different, not like a factory, so the amount of beef that you take home will depend on the actual beef that you get.  So, we offer a range of finished weights to give you an idea of what to prepare for, for pricing and freezer space.  

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• Early Bird Pricing:  June 5 - June 7

• Phase 2 Pricing:  June 8 - June 14

• Phase 3 Pricing:  June 15 - June 28

It helps us with processing schedule planning, freezer space planning, and harvest schedule planning, so we offer you a better deal when you order earlier.  

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• Whole Beef:  $18.49/lb. finished meat with Early Bird Pricing

• Half Beef:  $18.99/lb. finished meat with Early Bird Pricing

• Quarter Beef:  $19.49/lb. finished meat with Early Bird Pricing

• Eighth Beef:  $19.99/lb. finished meat with Early Bird Pricing

Now, this is where the questions usually come.  So, let's get to the bottom of it step by step.  We will first look at the whole mysterious terminology associated with beef weights.  Then, we will talk about these prices.  And we will sum it all up by comparing how your total beef price is calculated.  So, here we go...

*Ok. Let's tackle the lingo about meat weights.  There are different ways to sell beef by the weight, so let's look at each term for the beef weight:

• live weight - the actual weight of the beef while alive, includes all the beef including the moo.

        

• hanging weight - (aka. carcass weight) the weight of the hanging carcass of beef.  It does not include the organs, head, or moo.  It is typically about 60 - 65% of the live weight.

• finished weight - (aka. take-home weight) the weight of the finished and packaged beef that you are ready to take home.  It does not include the organ meats or bones, those are a bonus.  It is typically about 60 - 65% of the live weight.

So here is an example of beef weights in action:  

          Let's say there is a live beef that weighs 1100 lbs. (live weight).

          We harvest that beef and hang it up in the cooler, with a good conversion of 65%.  Our hanging carcass weighs 715 lbs. (hanging weight)

                                       1100 lbs.  x  0.65  =  715 lbs. hanging weight

          

          Now we process this hanging beef into packages of beef.  Our finished beef weight that you will take home is 465 lbs. (finished weight)

                                       465 lbs.  x 0.65 = 465 lbs. finished weight

Balance Due (after Deposit) When Meat is Ready (with Early Bird Pricing):

• Whole Beef:  $5,896 - 7,375

• Half Beef:  $2,998 - 3,758

• Quarter Beef:  $1,549 - 1,939

• Eighth Beef:  $799 - 999

Total Amount Paid for your Bulk Beef (deposit and all):

• Whole Beef:  $7,396 - 8,875

• Half Beef:  $3,798 - 4,558

• Quarter Beef:  $1,949 - 2,339

• Eighth Beef:  $999 - 1,199

So, using Early Bird Pricing and a Whole Beef, we take the low side, 400 lbs. of finished meat times the price of $18.49/lb. of finished meat and come up with the $7,396 for the total amount paid for a 400# finished weight whole beef.  The deposit is $1,500, so the balance due at time of pick-up or shipping is $5,896.  If the beef is larger, it would be more.  

For Those Who Have Purchased Bulk Beef Before:

In past years, we sold our bulk beef by the hanging weight plus the processing fee.  For the Summer Beef Harvest this year, we are selling by the finished weight (the take-home weight).  So yes, this is different, but let me share with you an email conversation that will help sum up the comparison.:

Subject: $$ QUESTION

Hi. Joanne!

I am needing assistance to understand, as I know everything has increased, but I want to be sure I am not misunderstanding.   Attached is my last pricing sheet, (June 2024) which shows the beef cost at $6.00#/hanging weight.  But the new pricing I received for cow club is saying $18.49.  I am just wanting to be sure I am understanding that the cost has tripled. 

From Faithful Customer

Subject: $$ANSWER

Hello, Faithful Customer! 

Thanks so much for the question, so let's get to the bottom of it.  Yes, the cost of beef (for us to buy beef feeders and mama cows) has went through the roof, as well as lots of other inflation for packaging materials and such.  BUT No, the cost has not tripled.  We have just changed how we offer our beef pricing.  Before, it was by the hanging weight (which is the beef carcass hanging weight), plus a processing fee.  The actual take home weight or finished weight is 60 - 65% of the hanging weight.   Now, to simplify the process, we are charging by the take-home weight (finished weight) of beef only (the processing is already accounted for in the price).  

 

Let me explain by looking at the receipt that you included:  You had a 165.5 lb. hanging weight, which in all reality is around 60 - 65% of the actual hanging weight.  (You don't want the extra bones and tendons and stuff from the carcass.)  So, your take home weight (finished weight) was probably around 99 - 108 lbs. So, combining your total ($6.00/lb hanging weight plus the processing fee) the total that you paid (for your 1/4 Beef) was $1264.91.  If you divide that by your finished weight, the price comes out to $12.77 - $11.71 per pound of finished weight (take-home weight).  So, I hope that can help you compare apples to apples.  (And, sorry, I am a math nerd, so I like to calculate numbers.) 

 

And the deal is sweeter this year, especially for the cow club coordinator, as you get FREE shipping, Free extra beef, as well as lots of chances to win a free freezer, you get meat thermometer, freezer alarm, beef buying guide, and more!  

 

So, I hope that explanation helps describe it better.  Yes, the cost went up, but to simplify, we changed how we charge, which does look drastically different.  

 

If you still have questions, please let me know. 

No worry about live weights versus hanging weights versus finished weights.  No fuss about processing fees and cutting orders.  Everything is handled for you, and you only pay for what you get (per pound of take-home meat) ...well actually, with all of our Bonuses, you get MORE than you pay for!

 

 

Save More, Start a Cow Club:

So many of our customers wanted to share our beef with everyone they knew, and they were asking us how they could all go in on bulk beef together. We listened to them. 

We sought out to create a one-of-a-kind bulk beef buying club that benefited everyone. It wasn’t easy. There weren’t any other models we could copy from. We explored countless different software programs that would work for our customers, spending hundreds of hours (and dollars) testing and retesting these programs. And then after finally creating a working program, we saw the results. And Wow! Now the Cow Club is ready to accommodate all our customers. What a great problem to have! We’re so thankful to all our customers that created this idea with us and helped us build this club from scratch.

How the club works (it’s seriously so simple): Split a Whole Cow with your Friends and Family

1. Sign up to join the Cow Club as a Cow Club Coordinator

2. Inside the Club, you get a personalized link to your Cow’s Shares (8 Shares = 1 Cow), Each Share is 1/8 Beef.

3. Share the link with your Beef Buddies so they can purchase their shares.  You do not have to worry about collecting payments.

4. All of the orders will be shipped individually to your Beef Buddies front door, as long as they live in the continental US.

*Everyone gets our Whole Beef Price, even if you just buy 1 share

**You and all your beef buddies get FREE SHIPPING!

***You as the Coordinator get rewarded with an extra FREE 10LBS OF GROUND BEEF! -- For EVERY Beef you sell

No more trying to round up money from all your relatives. No more having to get your own cow processed at a butcher, and figuring out how they should cut it up. No more dividing a pile of meat up in your garage, fighting over who gets what. We take care of all of the leg work for you!

All you have to do is reserve your share starting June 5th at 7am. Then we get to work raising your beef, and will have it shipped out to all your beef buddies sometime during June to August. Boom, done!

What makes this the best bulk beef buying club?

• All of the logistics are taken care of for you--YOU ALL GET FREE SHIPPING!

• You save $180/box of beef! That’s $1,440/cow!

• Bring family and friends closer together by splitting a whole cow

• Earn a 10# Bonus ground beef for every cow you get reserved - A great coordinator bonus!

• As the Coordinator, Get 8 Extra Giveaway Entries for the Free GIGANTIC Freezer Giveaway.

• 100% RISK FREE. There’s no sign-up cost, commitment, or penalty if you don’t sell all your shares.

• Now, everyone will actually enjoy the meat that gets served at your next big family gathering

More and more of our customers are joining the club and taking advantage of this offer. Every year, the percentage of Beef Sales coming through the Cow Share Club increases.  At the current rate, next year over half of all our Beef Sales will be from our Cow Share Club. Join the movement!

Did we mention you get 10 free pounds of ground beef? To reward all our members for spreading the gospel of good beef, we gift them with a 10 lbs. of our finest ground beef. This is a $199.90 value, FOR FREE!

Plus, you get our lowest price/lb. of beef, $18.49/lb. (originally $21.49/lb.) during the Early Bird Pricing. THAT’S A $180.00 SAVINGS ON EVERY SHARE. Or a $1,440.00 SAVINGS PER COW!!!!

And it’s 100% RISK FREE. There’s no commitment. Just give it a try and see if it works for your friends and family. If you can't find enough people to reserve the Whole Cow, no problem. We would never punish someone for trying to get others to eat right!

And if you or one of your Beef Buddies isn't completely satisfied, we offer a 100% Money Back Guarantee. We stand behind our beef!

Seriously, there’s nothing to lose trying!

But time is running out. Since we only raise a limited amount of cattle, and only work within the seasons, we will not be offering beef year-round. We will be raising two herds every year. A summer herd and a fall/winter herd. And our Summer beef deposits are right around the corner, so now is the time to start rounding up your beef buddies. Summer Beef Deposits open June 5th. Mark the calendar.

Thank you all so much for caring about your food source. We would be honored to be your farmer and look forward to getting to know each other better.