This beef is raised from birth to finish on pasture, on a single ranch in Yoder, Wyoming, with respect for the cattle, and in harmony with nature. Cattle graze on native and irrigated pastures year-round, without feed supplements (hay and minerals are the only exceptions.) People are sometimes surprised that cattle can forage through the winter in Wyoming, until we point out that our resident deer and antelope have been doing it for millennia! The forage-only diet increases Omega 3 levels, CLA, and Vitamin E, providing a heart-healthy beef product. For more information about Meadow Maid Foods, please feel free to check out their website as well!
Pastures and animals are free from pesticides, herbicides, added growth hormones, steroids, and antibiotic applications.
ALL Beef quarters are processed at an owner-operated, custom, USDA-inspected facility in Kersey, CO, dry-aged for tenderness, and vacuum-packaged for quality.
This is a precut and packed ready to go 1/4 Beef. The hanging weight from these cattle are usually ~525lbs, so each quarter is around 130 lb hanging weight. From that carcass weight we normally see around 70% yield of product.
Here's what you can expect in your 1/4:
Ground Beef, Chuck Roasts, Rib Eye Steaks, NY Strip Steaks, Tenderloin Filets, Sirloin Steaks, Chuck Roasts, Rump Roasts, Sirloin Tip Roast, Short Ribs, Stew Meat, Shank Bones, Skirt Steak, Tri-Tip Roast*, Flank Steak*, Brisket* and the odd bits (liver, heart, tongue, bones, fat and other organs available).
*please note that some cuts that have an asterisk are only 2 per animal, so your 1/4 may have some cuts but not others based on the cut weights and our attempt to be fair from 1/4 to 1/4
