*Due to the rising cost of processing and pretty much all other expenses of running our ranch, we have made the difficult decision to raise our prices. Our quarters will go up to $625 per quarter effective January 1st 2023. We have not raised our prices since we started selling beef 5 years ago.
New and Exciting News: Our ranch is now grass-fed certified!!
We have ground beef available! 1lb packages. $5.50 per lb (10lb minimum please) sold out
Purchasing beef in large quantities
Quarters, halves or whole animals will be available August 2023. Let us know if you’re interested and we can add you to the list!
Beef is available for purchase by the quarter, half and whole animal. The beef is locally processed in an inspected facility. As a customer of the meat locker you have the option of how you would like to receive the final products. We charge $625 per quarter. Buyer pays processing to the locker plant. We’ve found that processing is roughly around $125, depending on the size of the animal and how you specify you’d like your meat processed.
They’ll customize your order such as:
how many steaks
tenderized round steaks
soup bones
size of beef roast
how much hamburger
hamburger packaged in 1 lb, 1.5 lb, 2 lbs, etc.
How much meat do you get from a whole animal?
On average, a 1,000 lb finished animal will hang after being butchered at around 610 lbs. and yield 430 pounds of retail cuts and ground beef. The quarters will vary, but typically, you’ll get around 100lbs of beef-50lbs of cuts (roasts/steaks) and 50lbs of ground beef per quarter.
How much does MN grass-fed beef cost?
You can expect to pay a certain percentage above what retail beef is in the store. But, because you are buying the animal (and not individual packages), on the whole the price of your beef will be less expensive. A quarter of grass-fed beef in Minnesota is well below the national average.
Contact us at lakepleasantranchmn@gmail.com to learn more about buying beef from Lake Pleasant Ranch.
