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At Hillside Herefords, our beef is pastured raised and grain finished. We have custom beef appointments every other month and generally have about a 2-3 month waiting period. We require a $500 deposit to hold your animal's processing date. 

$3.65 per lb on hanging weight to Hillside Herefords

~$1 per lb on hanging weight to processor

When your processing date arrives....

 - your beef side will hang for approx. 2 additional weeks during this time you will need to submit your cutting instructions to the processor (see processor link below) and pay Hillside Herefords

 - on the third week they will cut the meat according to your instructions and call you for pickup

 - at pickup, you receive your meat frozen and in transport boxes and pay your processing cost

Ex. Processing Date 1/8, Pickup Date 1/27

Note: 1/2 and 1/4 purchases do come with limited cutting instructions (see more below)

Estimate total costs below will include beef and processing costs.

Hanging weights vary based on animal and are not known until the animal is at the processor. Our beef average 600 to 800 pounds. Our farm and the processor will notify you of this weight and payment to both will be required prior to picking up your meat.

Hanging Weight            600 - 800#

Beef Cost                      $2190 to $2920

Processing Cost           $600 to $800

Beef Yield                      318 - 424#                ~18 cubic ft freezer

Total Cost: $2790 to $3720

When purchasing a 1/2 or 1/4 beef you will have limited cutting instructions compared to a whole beef purchase due to sharing your beef with another customer. For example, in one whole beef there is only 2 whole briskets (one on each 1/2). So, when ordering a 1/2, you will only be able to modify your instructions on one whole brisket and can only expect to one brisket.

Hanging Weight           300 - 400#

Beef Cost                      $1095 to $1460

Processing Cost           $300 to $400

Beef Yield                      159- 212#               ~12 cubic ft freezer

Total Cost: $1395 to $1860

When purchasing a 1/2 or 1/4 beef you will have limited cutting instructions compared to a whole beef purchase due to sharing your beef with another customer. For example, in one whole beef there is only 1 ox tail. So, when ordering a 1/4, you will not be offered the single cut items unless the remaining 3/4 purchasers refuse the cut.

Hanging Weight           150 - 200#

Beef Cost                      $547.50 to $730

Processing Cost           $150 to $200

Beef Yield                      79.5 - 106#            ~6 cubic ft freezer

Total Cost: $697.50 to $930

At Hillside Herefords, our beef is pastured raised and grain finished. Each beef is processed at an optimum age of 12-15 months and 1200-1300 pounds which allows for the maximized amount of marbling and flavor in your meat. The first 8 months of their lives they are raised on their mother's milk and grazing alongside her on a mix of timothy grasses and alfalfa. The remaining 5 months, our beef is fed the same great grasses we graze them on in the summer which is fed with bales we make in the fields. Alongside this, our beef has free choice to a high protein ration of locally grown crops which promotes great marbling in our steaks!

Each of our beef is sold based on the hanging weight. The Hanging weight is the weight of the animal's meat carcass which does not include the head, lower limbs, or non-edible portions of the animal. Once the whole beef is cut based on your cutting instructions there is a beef yield percentage that will give you an idea on how many pounds of beef you will put into your freezer. This yield percentage can be impacted by how many boneless vs bone in cuts you instruct, how many cuts you refuse, trimming, fat percentage, water loss and more. On average our beef sides yield 53% of the hanging weight in packaged beef cuts.

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• Cut Sheet and Processing Costs - Beef