As a buyer, you get an amazing deal. It works for us because we can keep things simple and keep our business local, and it works for you because it's healthy, clean, and economical.

A quarter of good dry-aged Angus beef usually weighs about 170 pounds hanging, prior to being cut and wrapped.

This translates to about four file boxes full of meat (or three big reusable banana boxes), and it generally means you need to plan ahead. The beef comes to you in banana boxes, which are bigger than file boxes; I say file boxes to give a reference point. You can split it with friends or family, or you can make sure you have room in a chest freezer. It's too much for a standard freezer, and it comes frozen.

We harvest seasonally, depending on the maturity of the cow and the time of year. If you would like some beef, please drop us a line, and we will put you on the list, in order of request:

nourish@freestoneranch.com
Or call us: (707) 876-4610

When we are ready to harvest, we will notify you, and you can confirm your purchase at that time.

Beef Cost: $3.50/lb hanging (gross) weight
Harvester Fee: $100
Butcher Fee: 78 cents/lb

You can expect your quarter to weigh about 180 lbs gross, which would break down as follows, more or less:

Beef Cost: $630
Harvester Fee: $25 (100/4)
Butcher Fee: $140.400

Beef Cost and Harvester Fee are payable to Freestone Ranch; Butcher Fee is payable to your choice of butcher when you pick up your beef. There are three custom butchers in Sonoma County; all are excellent, and all will need to confirm your cut and wrap preferences prior to pickup. We can direct you to them, and they can help you choose the cuts that will work best for your family.

Your total will depend on the precise weight of your quarter, which will vary a bit. What you take home from the butcher will weigh about 130-140 lbs cut (net). Note that hanging weight (gross) includes organs and other parts that are not included in the meat you pick up.

Estimated Total: $795.40

This estimate breaks down to $5.90/lb (assuming 135 lbs net) across all cuts: everything from steaks and roasts to the best ground beef you've ever tasted.

It also includes cuts that may be new to you, soup bones, and organ meats if you want them. You will need to request organ meats with the butcher if you want them included.

Please see the Recipe section for help with those unfamiliar cuts you may remember from your grandmother's kitchen... and enjoy, in good health and good nourishment.