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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

Three times a year, JG Ranch sells a few steers publicly for beef. 


Our next slaughter date: 

June 2023

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 sold at $5.50 a pound currently, not including the butchering cost. 


The butcher we use typically charges around $1.00 a pound, with additional fees for slaughtering and disposal. 


It's best to Estimate $6.50 per pound, making a quarter around $650.00 to $975.00, 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?

 On average, a full steer should be 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.

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 into 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

$250.00

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

$500.00

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

$1,000.00

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 amount of cuts in the steer, the butcher will make sure every purchasing party receives an equal share of each cut.

What Will a Quarter Look Like?

This is a Standard Quarter

This is a Quarter Section that one of our Customers received, and was kind enough to provide us with a picture of it all laid out! 


This is from our February 2022 Slaughter, and this Quarter was roughly 150 pounds (from a 600-pound hanging weight animal).

Choose a Butcher!

Volberg Services

Hootie Hoo Processing Co

Hootie Hoo Processing Co

Located right around the corner from JG Ranch in Brooksville, Volberg Services has been our standard butcher for 2 years now! They process Quarters, Halves, and Wholes!

Hootie Hoo Processing Co

Hootie Hoo Processing Co

Hootie Hoo Processing Co

Located in Homosassa, Hootie Hoo processed only Halves and Wholes!

Located in Homosassa, Hootie Hoo isn't too long of a drive north of the farm and maybe a bit closer to some of our customers living up in Citrus County. They only process Halves and Wholes!

Download Your Order Form

Volberg Order Form for Quarters Sections (pdf)

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Volberg Order Form for Halves and Whole Steers (pdf)

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Hootie Hoo Beef Order Form for Halves and Whole Steers (pdf)

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Approximate Cost Analysis

FREEZER BEEF ESTIMATED COSTS 2023 (pdf)Download

Steer Purchase Agreement

BALANCE at hanging. Due before your meat is picked up at butcher. DEPOSITS - Whole order: $1,000 | Half $500 | Quarter $250

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JG Ranch

17200 Wiscon Rd, Brooksville, FL 34601

(352) 799-0556

JG Ranch

17200 Wiscon Rd, Brooksville, FL 34601

(352) 799-0556


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