Plow Creek Farm is now taking orders for our grass-fed beef. The beef, pastured right here on our farm, is 100% grass-fed and no hormones or antibiotics are ever used on the cattle. Customers have the option of purchasing a whole beef, half beef, or quarter beef. A whole beef will give you around 360 lbs of meat, half 180 lbs, and quarter 90 lbs. This will include all cuts of the beef including steaks, roasts, ground beef, and more. The beef will be butchered sometime in December and once the meat is brought to the meat locker you will have the option of letting them know how you would like your meat processed (how to package your ground beef, how thick to cut the steaks, would you like any of the beef made into patties or hot dogs, etc.) The cost of a whole beef is $2.25 per lb of hanging weight. Hanging weight for a whole beef is around 600 lbs and produces about 360 lbs of cut meat. After the processing and butchering fees, we estimate that the cost per pound of cut meat to be around$4.78/lb for a whole beef. The cost of a half beef is $2.35 per lb of hanging weight and we estimate the cut meat to be around $5.00/lb. A quarter beef is $2.45 per lb of hanging weight and we estimate the cut meat to be around $5.20/lb. For your reference, a quarter beef takes about 3 cubic feet of freezer space. If you have any questions or are ready to place your order, please contact us at farm@plowcreek.org or call Matthew at 815-646-4249.