Grass-Fed Beef for Purchase
Compared to grain-fed beef, grass-fed beef is lower in calories and fat, yet much higher in Omega-3 fatty acids (even as much as wild salmon) and has a healthy ratio of Omega-3 to Omega 6 fatty acids (a big problem with supermarket meat). It is also much higher in conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), proven to build muscle, reduce body fat, and induce an optimum cellular environment for improved health. Grass-fed beef also gives you more vitamins, including three to six times more Vitamin E than grain-fed beef and a number of antioxidants including lutein, zeaxanthin, and beta-carotein. A grass-fed steak has about the same amount of fat as a chicken breast (if you are concerned with fat) and a better Omega-3 profile. It has less cholesterol (again if that worries you) and 4 times more CLA than chicken.
A few details on the cost of your grass-fed beef.
Our steers are raised and grazed on 100% USDA certified organic pasture. Our grass-fed beef price for 2007 is $3.70 per pound hanging weight for the beef, your total cost with slaughter and processing is explained below. All figures are approximate since we won't know the exact weights until time of processing.
Slaughter is $45 and cut and wrap is $.45 per pound based on hanging weight. Assume 1,000 pounds on the hoof for figuring purposes, it may weight up to 1,200 pounds or as little as 900 pounds.
55% of live weight on rail = 550 lbs X $3.70 = $$2035 + (.45X600) $270 = $2,305 + $45 = $2,350
Cut and wrapped meat = 75% X 550 = 412 pounds (plus soup bones & sausage... sausage is optional)
$2,350 / 412 pounds = $5.70 (This average will run from $5.50 to $5.80) per pound for your organic pasture grazed grass-fed beef. This is about the price of one pound of ground grass-fed beef at a Farmer’s Market or at Whole Foods Market. This is clearly the most economical way to feed your family with all the health benefits of grass-fed beef.
For half a beef the cost is just that: one half of the above cost of a whole beef.
We like to dry age our beef in the cold storage from 14-21 days, so add this time to the slaughter date to determine your pickup date. We deliver your steer to the locker plant and you pick it up, unless other arrangements are made in advance.
For purchase please contact us.
