Buying 1/4 cow direct from the ranch

Some 4H raised animals are available after the fair.
Avoid 1/4's as someone always gets the better end.

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Originally Posted by SouthPaw

Thanks for the links. With my current diet and eating about 2lbs of meat a day it can get rather expensive. I will have to compare this to Sams club pricing to see if I can save myself a few bucks or pay a few bucks for better quality.

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Just FYI...Those links are in Colo Spgs. I'm sure you can find some in Greely, or close by. Jim and some others have mentioned Arapahoe Meats http://arapahoemeatco.com/ , and there is a shop in Longmont we have had good luck with. http://www.yourbutcherfrank.com/Your...k/Welcome.html

I buy a half a pig abc 1/4 beef every year but it is through a family friend last year worked out to about 3.50 a lb for the beef

For the hell of it I looked at Craigslist. There are some listings for Beef and pork.

I have never done it because I don't think the it is cost effective. People I have talked to wind up spending a lot per pound. Tony's Market used to sell sides, check there. I have also seen ads in the Catholic newspapers.

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Originally Posted by CO Hugh

I have also seen ads in the Catholic newspapers.

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But then you couldn't use it on Friday's. :p

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Long Family Farms
Talk to John.

Can't find the web addy but here is contact info.

http://www.eastcoloradoevents.com/ea...g-family-farms

Great idea if you can afford it and have a place to store it. The meat is awesome and tastes much better. Tastes great and you're not getting all the hormones from store bought beef. Store stuff almost always leave my stomach upset the next day.

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Originally Posted by Veritas

Great idea if you can afford it and have a place to store it. The meat is awesome and tastes much better. Tastes great and you're not getting all the hormones from store bought beef. Store stuff almost always leave my stomach upset the next day.

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One of, if not the main reason we buy from a small producer and not a chain. Does it cost more, yes. Can you taste, see notice a difference, absolutely. The ribeye we get are on par price wise (when not on sale) with KS & safeway. Yet the cut, marbling far surpass store cut. Not to mention when cooked (ok room temp) you don't have anywhere near the grease (if any) dripping of the pan and steak. The lamb we get beats any store by $2-3.50 lb.

I do it a few times a year, depending upon the national prices for beef it's been between $3.30-3.50. This pays for 1/4 of a steer (mixed front and rear) around 185 lbs. $3.50 a pound for everything from t-bones, rib-eyes, roasts and ground beef. I'll never go back to mass produced store bought beef if I can help it. PM if you'd like my butchers number. I don't get any form of kickbacks for this service.


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