Halves & Wholes
Orders are halves or wholes — not retail cuts. Wholes feed larger groups or last longer. Pricing is a flat base set at booking, with processing fees passed through at cost after the calf is delivered to the processor.
- Halves and wholes only, no individual cuts
- Flat base price set at booking
- Deposit secures your slot
- Final balance billed after processing (base + processor pass-through)
Half vs. whole
A half is for smaller families and fits a smaller chest freezer. It’s a good first buy if you’ve never bought direct before. A whole is both sides of the animal, common for group buys or families with a deep freezer, and it lets you customize every cut on the sheet. Actual yield varies based on cut sheet and animal.
How it works
We’ll walk you through pricing, timing, and breed before the deposit clears. Around 30 days before drop-off at the processor, we loop back on cut sheet preferences and pickup logistics. After three to four weeks of aging, your beef is ready.
- Inquiry and conversation with us
- Deposit secures your slot
- Cut sheet and pickup conversation about 30 days before drop-off
- Three to four weeks aging at the USDA-inspected processor
- Ready for pickup; final balance due
Pickup & delivery
Pickup arrangements happen during the cut sheet conversation, before processing wraps, so you’ll know your slot ahead of time. Once your beef is ready, you have seven days to arrange pickup at the ranch, pickup direct from the processor, or set up storage. Custom delivery can be coordinated. Payment of the final balance is due before release.
- Pickup at the ranch in Salado
- Pickup direct from the processor
- Custom delivery available
- Seven days to arrange pickup, delivery, or storage
- Payment due before release