Ordering 1/2 or whole cow...

psirus7

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Man, that’s the only way to go. Mimi the “meat lady” sells the best grass fed beef in eastern NM!


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I've sold 9 to folks in my area. All in halves....Raising ya own beef is the only way to.go. here is the ones to leave Saturday after I milk my dairy cows. Charge them 3.10$ on the pole they cover processing and i pay the kill bill.
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So sue me!
Sue ya? Hell I applaud you for buying direct from the producer and supporting the local locker. Those look like choice steaks and certainly came from a finished steer or heifer. Generally an older female that's raised at least one or two or sixteen plus calves is considered a cow, and likely will produce less palatable steaks than those in your photo.

I guess proper nomenclature is a beef of mine; didn't mean to ruffle your feathers.

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Sue ya? Hell I applaud you for buying direct from the producer and supporting the local locker. Those look like choice steaks and certainly came from a finished steer or heifer. Generally an older female that's raised at least one or two or sixteen plus calves is considered a cow, and likely will produce less palatable steaks than those in your photo.

I guess proper nomenclature is a beef of mine; didn't mean to ruffle your feathers.

Chris

None ruffled. ;-)

I honestly want to eat this meat as fast as possible just so that we can go buy some more!
 

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This thread is making me crave a well marbled steak..


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Anyone in the KC area have a good source for 1/4 or 1/2 cow that isn’t $9/lb?
 

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Hope y'all understand the difference in grass raised and grass finished.
Yeah, my bad, I should have clarified we buy grass-finished (in addition to grass-fed). I prefer the taste/marbling of grain-finished... but looking to keep the old ticker helping me climb the steep crags as long as I can.
 
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Yeah, my bad, I should have clarified we buy grass-finished (in addition to grass-fed). I prefer the taste/marbling of grain-finished... but looking to keep the old ticker helping me climb the steep crags as long as I can.


My point is that grass finished or grain finished it still has the same marbling. When finished.

I can understand the reasoning behind the grass raised. I wouldn't pay a premium for it tho.
 
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I am very lucky to have an uncle that butchers. Will never go back to grocery store beef if i dont have to. Its great.
 

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Wow, what an interesting thread. I've honestly never thought about purchasing a half or even a quarter beef at a time. And guess what, I'm a butcher! Fun fact: 100%grass fed beef fat has the same omega 3 as eating salmon. Good info for anyone that doesn't like seafood too much. Also, 100% grass fed will generally NOT have the same marbling as grain finished. Will some have really nice marbling? Sure, they're all different, but not generally speaking.
 
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mitchellmountain

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Been raising our own for 12 years. Raise 3 or 4 and keep a 1/2 for us then sell the rest. I buy them late April and then butcher them late October/early November. Hard for my family of five to polish it off each year before the next batch shows up. Would really miss it if our situation changed.
 

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Our meat is sold out for 2020, almost all repeat biz......gotta love local ranch raised beef!
 

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