How to Purchase Wholesale Beef
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Buying Delicious Local Beef for Your Family
Ready to fill your freezer with delicious locally grown freezer beef?
At Hickory Hollow Farm, we think family is pretty darn important. So we know that you want the best for your family too. Let us walk you through the process of purchasing beef. Then you can make the best choice for your family with as few surprises as possible!
At Hickory Hollow Farm, we sell beef by the whole, half or quarter. You may also be interested in our wholesale ground beef specials. If so be sure to join our email list by filling out the short form at bottom of page to be first to be notified.
Purchasing Local Pasture Raised Beef From the Farm
At Hickory Hollow farm we raise our beef hormone implant free. Unlike most commercially raised cattle, we never implant hormones in our cattle. Our cattle spend their summers on local pastures eating grass. In the fall, they are moved to their winter pastures to give our fields rest as we try to rotate our land. And we move the cattle closer in winter so that we can give them premium hay, the majority of which we raise, and make sure they have access to water.
Our cattle are grain finished, on a mixture that we make on the farm. This adds a nice flavor and a rich marbling to the steaks
How Do I Order Beef Wholesale?
Our premium Angus beef is $3.80 per pound of hanging weight for spring 2025 and fall 2025. Average whole beef is 600-800 lbs, half is around 340-410 lbs and a quarter is 160-220 lbs. Each animal is different so these are just average hanging weights which will vary each time you purchase.
When you decide to purchase beef wholesale you first request the next available processing date. We typically are booked out about 3-5 months in advance. If you wish to have a date further out you may also choose a specific month.
Upon requesting a beef processing date, we will tell you the next processing date available. A processing date is the date that your beef will go to the butcher. Once your beef is at the butcher it will be 3-4 weeks before your beef cut package will be ready to pick up. This allows your beef to age in an controlled environment for maximum flavor and tenderness.
For example, you can choose the first available processing date (currently Spring 2025). Or you may know that your family will need more beef by June 2025, so you would choose a May 2025 processing date.
How Do I Secure My Beef Processing Date?
After you have requested a processing date, you will send in a deposit to hold your processing date. You have 10 days to secure your spot by paying a deposit.
Currently, we accept payments of cash, personal check, credit card, or Venmo @hickoryhollowfarm (no s).
- $200 for a whole beef
- $150 for ½ beef
- $100 for ¼ beef
How Do I Place My Beef Cut Order?
We will notify you when your beef is at the processor. You will then contact the processor and put in your order. We are happy to chat with you about your general choices. And the processor will be able to walk you through the specifics on your beef package options.
You will also let processor know if you wish to have any cuts, such as steaks, vacuum packed.
One of the big questions to ask yourself is approximately how much of your order do you want processed into ground beef? This is a family preference. Some families want a lot of ground beef with a few steaks. Other families want half of their order in ground beef, and they want the rest in steaks and roasts.
To take advantage of buying your beef straight from a local farm, you will want to be sure to order a variety of cuts! You can order ground beef, Ribeyes, flank steak, cube steak, short ribs, Porterhouse, NY strip, chuck roasts, brisket and more!
How Much Does a Half a Beef Cost?
If you have never bought beef wholesale you are probably wondering what a quarter or half typically cost.
A quarter beef is $890. A quarter beef package costs approximately $890 for 180lbs of hanging weight. That includes beef, processing, packaging, and a flat fee.
A half a beef is $1799. In general a half beef costs around $1799 for 370lb of hanging weight. That includes beef, packaging, processing, and a flat fee.
A whole beef is $3,200. A whole beef is approximately 650 lbs of hanging weight. A whole weighing 650lbs, plus processing, packaging, and flat fee is $3,200.
Again, these are averages. Your costs will change based on the hanging weight of your beef and any special packaging requests that you make. Several weeks after your beef goes to the processor, we will contact you with the hanging weight of your beef. Your hanging weight multiplied by $3.80, minus your deposit will be your total amount still due for your wholesale beef.
You then send the remaining amount for beef to Miranda Lamb via check or by Venmo (@hickoryhollowfarm). You must send in remaining payment BEFORE picking up your beef.
You will pay processing fees directly to the processor. The processing fees are included in our estimates above.
Typically, within the week you will receive a call from processor that your beef package is ready for pick up. You will pay the packaging fee directly to New Town Butcher upon pick-up. New Town Butcher updated processing fee is $1 per lb of hanging weight, for quarters. Processing for halves and wholes is .90 per lb of hanging weight.
In Kentucky, we use either AW Meat House in Argilliate, Kentucky, near Ashland. Or we use Harrison Harvesting In Cynthiana, Kentucky. Processing varies from .70 to $1 per lb of hanging weight depending on the processor.
How Much Beef Should I Buy?
Families (4 to 5 people) will typically eat a half a beef in one year. Every family is different so take into account how often you eat at home, how many people are in your household and how many times you eat beef during the week.
