Get your steaks and roasts at ground beef prices!
How It Works
We raise you an amazing steer all summer long, letting them enjoy fresh grass every day right here in Three Rivers, MI. Our cattle are grass-fed, grass-finished. We use rotational grazing and move our cattle to fresh pasture frequently. This is to ensure our cattle are getting nutrient-dense forage while also increasing the health of our pastures. We also provide our cattle with a free-choice mineral box. This allows them to consume minerals that they need that they are not able to get from the natural forage. We strive for excellence and practices that are the best for the animals in our care and the customers we serve.
In the fall, we will bring your cow to the processor (Byron Center Meats), and you will call them for your custom cut order. You will pick them up at Byron Center Meats or Joe's Farm a few days after they finished.
In light of our extreme transparency here at Joe’s Farm we want you to know that these cattle did receive one dose of “Bovi-Shield Gold FP5 VL5 Cattle Vaccine”. No other vaccines or antibiotics have or will be used.
Bulk Beef details
- We are offering whole, half, and quarter beef options.
- The price per pound is based on the option you choose. Buying our whole beef is the most economical option! Some customers choose to maximize their savings and go in with family or friends and split their beef.
- Beef should be available around the middle to the end of November.
- We will send out emails throughout the season, keeping you updated about the process.
- There are a limited number of cattle available. Deposits must be received to secure your beef. These can be made in person (check or cash) at our Farm Store or online (www.joesfarm.us). You can also send it through Venmo (@joesfarm.us). You may also send a check to 53323 Pulver Road, Three Rivers, MI 49093.
- Freezer space: this is probably a question on everyone’s mind. We would love to help you figure out what space you will need for the size you select. Please send us an email if you have questions. We would be happy to send information from our own freezer setup to help guide you through what space you will need.
- Once the cattle go to processing, you receive a call from Byron Center Meats. They are wonderful and will walk you through your cutting instructions.
- When your beef is ready, you will pick it up at Byron Center Meats in Byron Center, MI or choose to pick up right here at Joe's Farm.
- Please bring checks to pay Byron Center Meats for processing and for our farm.
- We are having Byron Center Meats collect the cash/checks for the beef as well as the processing.
- For those of you who ordered wholes and halves, your bonus gift will be shipped to you separately. We will reach out before shipment to confirm your address.
- Please email with any questions, info@joesfarm.us
Pricing
We charge by hanging pound. The price is based on whole, half or quarter options. A whole beef will finish at about be 125-150 pounds. You pay processing separately which is around $0.71 per hanging pound depending on your cuts and packaging (such as having some made into burger patties). Your deposit will be deducted from your total at the time of pick up.
Quarter: $6.50 per pound hanging weight plus a $40 kill fee. (deposit: $250)
Do you have an example of the cost and cuts?
Quarter Beef Share Example: a quarter beef is $6.50/lb hanging weight. If the cattle finishes out at 500, that would come out to 125/lbs per quarter hanging weight. The amount due to our farm would be $812.50. Processing costs are $.65/lb. This can vary slightly (for example there is an extra charge for burger patties) but Bryon Center Meats will talk through all of that during your cuts selection. They also add a $40 kill fee for the quarter beef. Assuming no selections were made that require an extra fee, the amount for this example quarter beef would be $121.25. That would make the total due for this $933.75. Because the hanging weight is more than what it comes out to as packaged weight, we give an example of approximately how much you would pay per pound for the number of pounds received. For a Quarter share, that ends up being about $10.25-$10.35 per pound. For an example of what to expect for cuts, please send us an email at info@joesfarm.us. We have an informational graphic from our processor that helps guide customers through their options.
Do you offer a payment plan? Yes, we do offer a no-interest payment plan. Please email for more details!
Thank you again for trusting us to raise the food that you nourish you and your family with! We truly appreciate your support!
We believe it is very important for the farmer and consumer to work together!
FREEZER REQUIREMENTS
For a Quarter Beef, you will need roughly 3-4 cubic feet of freezer space!