How Much Beef Do I Get?
Buying beef directly from a local farmer or rancher often involves purchasing a 1/4, 1/2 or whole animal. Understanding roughly how much beef you will receive is a key to having a great experience and getting the value you seek.
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The beef directory purpose is to connect consumers directly with cattle producers to purchase beef.
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BQA Certified - Beef Quality Assurance is a program that trains farmers and ranchers on best practice cattle management techniques to ensure their animals and the environment are cared for within a standard set of guidelines and regulations across the U.S. beef industry.
Natural - A product containing no artificial ingredient or added color and is only minimally processed.
USDA Organic
Grass Fed - Animals spend their whole lives eating grass or forage.
Grain Finished - Animals spend the majority of their lives eating grass or forage and then are finished on grain.
The California Local Beef Directory is a digital resource to help consumers research options for purchasing beef. Inclusion in the directory does not imply the California Beef Council’s (CBC) affiliation or endorsement of services or products. The CBC claims no responsibility for customer experience should you purchase beef from a farm or ranch included in this listing. If you are a beef producer and would like to be included or removed from this listing, or have an update to an existing listing, please visit the submission page.
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Northern California
C&R Ranch
Flournoy, CA (Tehama County)
website www.crgrassfed.com
Products Offered: Whole share, half share, quarter share, eighth share
Natural
Grass Fed
Circle Bar Beef
Fort Bidwell, CA (Modoc County)
website www.circlebarbeef.com
Products Offered: Beef packs and individual cuts
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Cow Track Ranch
Nicasio, CA (Marin County)
website https://www.cowtrackranch.com/
Products Offered: Whole, halves, individual cuts, smoked sausage, snack sticks
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Crown H Cattle Company
Etna, CA (Siskiyou County)
website https://www.crownhcattlecompany.com/
Products Offered: Whole, halves, quarters, and individual cuts via the website
Family Friendly Farms
Grass Valley, CA (Nevada County)
website https://www.familyfriendlyfarms.com/
Products Offered: Individual cuts
Natural
Grass Fed
Farmstead Meats
Tehama County
website http://thefarmsteadconnection.com/farmstead-meats.html
Products Offered: Quarter, half and whole shares, as well as individual cuts of beef.
Grass Fed
Grain Finished
Five Dot Ranch
Napa, CA (Napa County)
website www.fivedotranch.com
Products Offered: Beef boxes and individual cuts of beef.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Five Marys Farms
Fort Jones, CA (Siskiyou County)
website fivemarysmeats.com
Products Offered: Individual cuts of beef
Natural
Grain Finished
Full Circle Ranches
Petaluma, CA (Sonoma County)
website https://fullcircleranches.com/
Products Offered: Wholes, halves, quarters, boxes, individual cuts
Grass Fed
Grain Finished
Isbell Mountain Acres
Fort Jones, CA (Siskiyou County)
website isbellmountainacres.com
Products Offered: Individual cuts
Koopmann Family Beef
Sunol, CA (Alameda County)
website https://koopmannfamilybeef.com/
Products Offered: Individual cuts of beef/
BQA Certified
Natural
Grass Fed
Grain Finished
Marin Coast Ranch
Tomales, CA (Marin County)
website https://marincoastranch.com/
Products Offered: Halves, quarters, eighths, individual cuts
Natural
Grass Fed
McLane Family Farms
Yreka, CA (Siskiyou County)
website https://www.mclanefamilyfarms.com/
Products Offered: Beef boxes and individual cuts of beef.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grass Fed
Muelrath Ranch
Penngrove, CA (Sonoma County)
website https://muelrathranch.com/
Products Offered: Halves, quarters, individual cuts, bone broth, jerky, tallow products
Natural
Grass Fed
Grain Finished
Pioneer Cattle Co.
Montague, CA (Siskiyou County)
website https://pioneercattleco.com/
Products Offered: Halves, wholes, quarters & individual cuts
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Pomponio Ranch Meat
San Gregorio, CA (San Mateo County)
website https://pomponioranchmeat.com/
Products Offered: Individual cuts, jerky
Prather Ranch
Macdoel, CA (Siskiyou County)
website pratherranch.com
Products Offered: Individual cuts, beef boxes, halves, quarters, eighths
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Rockin H Ranch
Cottonwood, CA (Shasta County)
website https://rockinhcattle.com/
Products Offered: Quarters, halves, and whole
Natural
Grass Fed
Grain Finished
Six Bar Ranch
Pleasant Grove, CA (Sutter County)
website https://www.sixbarranch.net/
Products Offered: Custom whole, half or quarters. USDA individual cuts and bundle boxes
Grain Finished
Sonoma Mountain Beef
Sonoma, CA (Sonoma County)
website www.sonomamountainbeef.com
Products Offered: Whole, half and quarter shares of beef, quarterly subscriptions, and individual cuts of beef.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Stemple Creek Ranch
Tomales, CA (Marin County)
website www.stemplecreek.com
Products Offered: Whole, half, eighth and sixteenth shares of beef as well as beef boxes and individual cuts of beef.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grass Fed
Tara Firma Farms
Petaluma, CA (Sonoma County)
website www.tarafirmafarms.com
Products Offered: Individual cuts of beef.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grass Fed
TX Grassfed Cattle Company
Los Molinos, CA (Tehama County)
website https://txbargrassfed.com/
Products Offered: Half or whole shares of beef.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grass Fed
Yolo Land and Cattle 100% All Natural Grass Fed Angus Beef
Woodland, CA (Yolo County)
website www.yololandandcattle.com
Products Offered: Quarter, half and whole beef shares.
Natural
Grass Fed
Central California
Ardis Cattle Co.
Oakdale, CA (Stanislaus County)
website https://ardiscattleco.squarespace.com/
Products Offered: Wholes, halves, split quarters
BQA Certified
Grass Fed
Grain Finished
The Beef Boutique/Dot Seven Beef
Clovis, CA (Fresno County)
website www.thebeefboutiqueca.com
Products Offered: Quarter, half and whole shares of beef, as well as beef boxes and individual cuts.
BQA Certified
Grass Fed
Grain Finished
BR Beef, LLC
Gilroy, CA (Santa Clara County)
website Brbeefllc.com
Products Offered: Individual cuts, halves, quarters, wholes
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Dot Seven Ranch
Sanger, CA (Fresno County)
website dotsevenranch.com
Products Offered: Individual cuts
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Gonsalves Ranch
Modesto, CA (Stanislaus County)
website http://gonsalvesranch.com/
Products Offered: Whole, half and individual cuts.
Natural
Grain Finished
Grisedale Ranch Beef
Bakersfield, CA (Kern County)
website www.grisedaleranchbeef
Products Offered: Quarter shares, half shares, whole beef, ground beef bundles
Natural
Grass Fed
Grain Finished
Harris Ranch Beef
Coalinga, CA (Fresno County)
website https://shop.harrisranchbeef.com/
Products Offered: Individual cuts of beef.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Hornitos Beef
Hornitos, CA (Mariposa County)
website https://hornitosbeef.com/
Products Offered: Halve, quarter, whole, per pound in store
Natural
Grass Fed
Grain Finished
Mariposa Ranch
Turlock, CA (Stanislaus County)
website https://mariposaranchmeats.com/
Products Offered: Whole, half and quarter shares of beef, as well as beef boxes and individual cuts.
Natural
Grass Fed
Miller Moth Ranch
San Miguel, CA (San Luis Obispo County)
website https://www.millermothranch.com/beef-cattle.html
Products Offered: Whole, halves and quarters.
Grain Finished
Morris Grassfed
San Juan Bautista, CA (San Benito County)
website www.morrisgrassfed.com
BQA Certified
Grass Fed
Old Stage Angus
Tipton, CA (Tulare County)
website https://www.oldstageangus.com/
Products Offered: Individual Retail Cuts, halves, quarters
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Rankin Ranch Beef
Caliente, CA (Kern County)
website www.rankinbeef.com
Products Offered: Quarter and half shares of beef, as well as beef boxes and individual cuts of beef
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Silva Ranch
Tracy, CA (San Joaquin County)
website https://www.silvafamilyranch.com/
Products Offered: Whole, half and quarter beef shares
BQA Certified
Natural
Grass Fed
Grain Finished
Springville Beef
Springville, CA (Tulare County)
website www.springvillebeef.com
Products Offered: Grass fed and finished dry aged Angus beef. USDA cut and wrap in cryovac.
BQA Certified
Grass Fed
Twisselman Ranch
Carissa Plains, Ca (San Luis Obispo County)
website https://www.twisselmanranch.com/
Products Offered: Quarter, half and whole shares of beef as well as beef boxes and individual cuts of beef.
BQA Certified
Grass Fed
Willis D Ranch
Santa Maria, CA (Santa Barbara County)
website https://willisdranch.com/
Products Offered: Half and whole steers
Natural
Grass Fed
Grain Finished
Wine Country Beef
Creston, CA (San Luis Obispo County)
website https://www.winecountrybeefco.com/
Products Offered: Half, whole
Grass Fed
Grain Finished
Southern California
Diamond B Ranch
Santa Ysabel, CA (San Diego County)
website https://www.diamondb.org/
Products Offered: Whole and half shares
BQA Certified
Grass Fed
Grain Finished
Flying F Ranch
Santa Ysabel, CA (San Diego County)
website https://flyingfranch.org/
Products Offered: Whole and half shares
Mendenhall Valley Ranch
Palomar Mtn, CA (San Diego County)
website https://mendenhallvalleyranch.com/
Products Offered: Whole beef, occasionally halves
One World Meat Co.
Buena Park, CA (Orange County)
website https://oneworldmeatco.com/
Products Offered: Individual cuts of beef.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
