Buying Beef
Reserving Your Section of Beef
How Do I Reserve My Section?
To reserve a section or whole steer, a deposit is necessary at least 4 weeks prior to the slaughter date. Be aware, the deposit will become non-refundable 3 weeks before the slaughter date.
The sections are first-come-first-served by deposit, so be sure to call JG Ranch to discuss availability before bringing your deposit.
You can reach us at (352)-799-0556, or contact us via email on our front page.
Grass-Fed Beef
Four times a year, JG Ranch sells a few steers publicly for beef.
Our next slaughter date:
April 2025
What Do I Need to Know?
How is the Beef Sold?
How Much Beef am I Getting?
How is the Beef Sold?
Since we are not a meat market, we can not sell individual cuts of beef.
Instead, we sell sections of the steer, and the butcher ensures your desired cuts are made and you receive the full amount of your section's poundage.
You can either purchase a quarter, a half, or even a whole steer if so desired.
Pricing Information
How Much Beef am I Getting?
How is the Beef Sold?
Our beef is currently sold at $6.00 a pound, not including the butchering cost.
The butcher we use typically charges around $1.40 a pound, with additional fees for slaughtering and disposal.
It's best to Estimate $7.40 per pound, making a quarter around $740.00 to $1,110.00, depending on the final weight of the steer.
How Much Beef am I Getting?
How Much Beef am I Getting?
How Big of a Freezer Will I Need?
A whole steer should average around 400 to 600 pounds of beef. This will always vary between each individual, but we won't know the final weight until the slaughter date.
A good estimate is each quarter will be anywhere from 100 to 150 pounds of beef.
Remember, hanging weight and take-home weight will be different due to trimming and cutting!
How Big of a Freezer Will I Need?
How Big of a Freezer Will I Need?
How Big of a Freezer Will I Need?
After doing a small bit of research, we have found a good estimate to be 1 cubic foot for 25 pounds of meat.
Our recommendation is a 6 cubic foot freezer per quarter.
Steer's Diet
How Big of a Freezer Will I Need?
Where do I Pick-Up My Beef?
Most of the steer's diet will be not only grass but other leafy greens we have leftover from the stand as well. For the last few months, we add grain into their diet to help add marbling to the meat.
So these will not be 100% grass-fed beef steers, but they will have the taste of the grass-fed life with a little fat to help keep the flavor in the steaks themselves.
Where do I Pick-Up My Beef?
How Big of a Freezer Will I Need?
Where do I Pick-Up My Beef?
After paying both JG Ranch and the butcher, your beef will be available for pick-up at the butcher's business.
Be sure to bring coolers to transport the meat in, and be sure to have enough space in your vehicle to accommodate your section.
Deposit Pricing
Minimum Deposits
These are the minimum amounts of money you can put down to reserve the corresponding sections of beef.
Quarter Section
This will be a quarter of an entire steer's poundage, dividing the selected cuts of the entire steer evenly between all purchasing parties of the animal.
Half Section
This will be a half of an entire steer's poundage, dividing the selected cuts of the entire steer evenly between all purchasing parties of the animal.
Whole Steer
This will be the entire steer's poundage, dividing up the cuts as desired by the purchasing party of the animal.
Note: When purchasing a section, you are purchasing a section of the poundage rather than a specific region of the animal. This means no matter the number of cuts in the steer, the butcher will make sure every purchasing party receives an equal share of each cut.
Credit Card Processing Fees
As of August 1st, 2023, there will be a 3% Service Charge on all Credit Card Transactions, and a 2% Return Fee on all refunds for Credit Cards, as well.
What Will a Quarter Look Like?
Standard Quarters
These are Quarter Sections that some of our Customers received, and were kind enough to provide us with a picture of them all laid out!
This is from our February 2022 Slaughter, and this Quarter was roughly 150 pounds (from a 600-pound hanging weight animal).
This is from our January 2024 Slaughter, and this Quarter was roughly 145 pounds (from a 580-pound hanging weight animal).
About Our Butcher
Volberg Services, LLC
Located right around the corner from JG Ranch in Brooksville, Volberg Services has been our standard butcher for 3 years now! They process Quarters, Halves, and Wholes!
If you have any questions regarding the processing or cuts available for a section, you can reach Volberg Services at (352) 585-2090