Half beef · 4 to 6 people
A half is where bulk beef starts paying off: a lower price per pound, about 300 to 325 lb hanging weight of grass-fed, grass-finished beef from one animal, and every cut is your call. We go over the cut sheet with you, so nobody ends up with forty pounds of roasts they never cook.
Looking for a half cow near you in NC? We deliver it free, anywhere in the state. See how many are left this round →
Questions before you commit? Text us at 336-747-3070. You get a real person, a chef, who will walk you through the cut sheet and how to cook all of it.
The short version
| Price | $8.75/lb hanging weight |
|---|---|
| Due today | $950 deposit. It holds your spot on the next open processing date. |
| Most halves total | About $2,630 to $2,840 |
| Hanging weight | About 300 to 325 lb hanging weight, and you pick the cuts. We go over the cut sheet with you. |
| Freezer space | 8 to 10 cu ft |
| Good for | 4 to 6 people. A family of four for most of a year. |
| Where it comes from | One animal, grass-fed and grass-finished on our pasture in Tobaccoville, NC. Never co-mingled. |
| Processing | Standard or halal, at a local, family-owned, USDA-inspected processor. Monthly processing dates. |
| Ready | About 3 weeks after processing. We email you to set it up. |
| Getting it | Free delivery to your door anywhere in North Carolina, direct from our farm: the Triangle, the Triad, Charlotte, Wilmington, Asheville and everywhere in between. Or pick it up free at the farm in Tobaccoville (by appointment, 5 to 7 PM) or the Greensboro Curb Market. Enter your ZIP in the order form to see your options. |
| Longer Table Pledge | Optional. With a half or whole, we send two extra boxes home with your order, about 7 lb each, for you to pass on. Buy Beef, Give Beef |
What it really costs
You pay by the hanging weight, the weight of the carcass after processing, at $8.75/lb. Your $950 deposit comes off the final invoice. Most halves come in around $2,630 to $2,840 total.
Want the number up front? The Set-Price half is $2,699, at least 150 lb of packaged meat, and we pick the cuts around how you cook: Family, Grill or Rancher + Chef.
Questions people ask first
What is the Longer Table Pledge?
It's our Buy Beef, Give Beef pledge. With any half or whole beef, we send two extra boxes, about 7 lb each, for you to pass on within 15 days: one to someone new to buying from a farm, and one to someone who could use a little extra. It's optional. How it works.
Do I get to pick the cuts?
Yes. A half gets your own cut sheet: steak thickness, roast size, bone-in or bone-out, ground beef or more stew meat. A few days before processing we go over it with you. The free Beef Cut Guide walks through every choice first.
Why is the take-home weight lower than the hanging weight?
You take home about 55 to 65% of the hanging weight. That isn't missing meat. Beef hangs to get tender and loses water while it does, and bones and trim come off. Hanging weight, explained.
When do I pay the rest?
After processing, you get a final invoice from the real hanging weight, less your deposit, due within 3 days. Extras you ask for, like beef bacon, sausage or special processing, are added to that invoice.
Can I get it halal?
Yes. Choose halal in the order form and we put your share on a halal processing date.
Do you deliver a half cow to Raleigh, Charlotte, Wilmington or Asheville?
Yes. Delivery to your door is free anywhere in North Carolina for quarter, half and whole beef. Outside NC? Ask us about the Shipped Quarter.
Is the deposit refundable?
No. Deposits, delivery and shipping are non-refundable, so pick the option that works for you before you pay.
Only 1 to 3 of you? Start with a quarter. See the quarter →