Grass Fed Beef

Our cattle never receive any grain, and are finished on the same pastures where they spend their entire lives, making them healthier for you and for the environment. In the winter they eat stockpiled pasture as well as the hay we make in the summer. Everything we sell is born and raised on our farm!!!

Our beef is available for you to purchase as ground beef or as cuts. You can see what is available by viewing our online store.   
 

Our lean ground beef is made from the whole animal, not just the trimmings.  This means it is not only lower in fat than traditional ground beef, but it also tastes better!  
 

Cuts of meat are sold by the whole, half, quarter, eighth, or sample pack (1/24th) of an animal.  You will receive some of each type of cut.
 

Our beef is all butchered at local, USDA inspected facilities. 

Q:  How do I know when beef is ready to order?
A: Our primary contact with our customers is though email (lewisfamilyfarms@gmail.com).  We keep our online store updated with all of the beef that we have available at any given time. We often send emails with scheduled pick up days/times and these can been seen on our website at checkout. If you cannot make the scheduled times, NO PROBELM at all, let us know in the comments what times you are available to pick up and we will coordinate a time.
 

Q:  How much does your beef cost per pound?
A: Ground meat is sold simply by the pounds of beef that you are interested in purchasing.  It costs $7.50 per pound. 

All of our cuts of meat are currently sold by the sample pack, 1/8, 1/4 or 1/2 of an animal, or a whole animal, usually a steer.  These "sides" of beef cost $11.50 per pound, based on the packaged weight of the share.  This includes all the butchering costs.  Sometimes our butchers are able to package some or all of your ground beef into hamburger patties for a small amount more per pound.
 

We often have soup bones and organ meat, (heart, liver, etc) available to purchase as well.  Soup bones are $3.00 per pound, and the organ meat is $6.00 per pound.   

Q: How many pounds of beef and what kinds of cuts of meat can I expect to receive if I want to purchase 1/4 of a steer?
A: Each animal is different so there is no way to know for sure exactly how much meat to expect.  An estimate though is approximately 100 to 130 pounds in a ¼ of a steer. (Therefore about 50-65 pounds for an eighth, and 200-260 for a half)   

Orders of 1/2 or larger can be customized if you pre-order.  When you reserve your beef we will email you the cutting instructions form to fill out with your preferences. The butcher will do his best to meet all of your requests, but they cannot be guaranteed.

When a quarter or an eighth is butchered the cuts are left to the discretion of the butcher.  Each will vary depending on the steer, and what the butcher believes to be best. The following is an example of what was included in one eighth that was about 50 pounds total:  (12) 1-lb. packages ground beef, (6) 1-lb. packages of stew meat, 3-lb Sirloin Steak, 2.5-lb. Sirloin Tip Steak, (4) 1-lb. T-Bone Steaks, (4) 1-lb. Rib Eye Steaks, .5-lb. Filet, 2.5 lbs Short Ribs, 3-lb. Bottom Round, 2-lb. Rump Roast, 2-lb. Chuck Roast, 3-lb. Chuck Roast, and 4-lb. Round Bone Roast.

Also, please note that when we sell the beef this way we take all the cuts that are produced from a single animal and divide them up equally in the proportions that it is being purchased in.  Therefore, you are not receiving a ‘true’ quarter of the animal (i.e.: the right, front quarter), but instead are receiving ¼ of the roasts, ¼ of the steaks and so on.  This way you are able to get a wider variety of cuts of meat.

Q:  How Much freezer space will I need?
A:  An estimate for the amount of space the beef takes up is about the size of either  1 to 1 1/2 cases of water or reams of paper for an eighth.  Therefore a quarter is about 2- 3 of those boxes in size, and 4-6 boxes for a half.    


 

Q:  How is the beef packaged?
A: All of our beef is butchered at local USDA inspected butchers.  All of the beef comes frozen and in vacuum sealed packages, so it will stay fresher longer in your freezer.   
 

Q:  How do I get the beef that I ordered?
A: We think that it is important for our customers to see where their food is coming from so, after we pick up the beef from the butcher we have a scheduled pick-up day at our farm.  (If you cannot make it that day, just let us know, and we will work with you to schedule another time).  We are located about ten minutes off Rt. 19, just between Cranberry Twp. and Zelienople, PA.