Where can i purchase a half cow near me

Buy Half A Cow At Affordable Prices In Detroit MI

Judd Organic Angus Farms Has Premium Cows For Sale Near Detroit!

Where can i purchase a half cow near me

Mark Zeferos, the owner and founder of Judd Organic Angus Farms, has always had a constant affinity for animals throughout his life. This love is what spurred him on to own and operate his own independent farm.

Mark grew tired of the inhumane and unhealthy practices that the meat industry practices, which is why Judd Farms prides itself on the natural & organic methods of raising cows to sell.

Our methods of raising our cattle helps to provide a healthy (and affordable) alternative to the industrial farming and feedlots that have grown to dominate the food and cattle market.

We invite you and your family to come take a tour of our country farm to see for yourself exactly how our cows and other livestock are raised in a humane, healthy and happy environment. This is a terrific educational experience for children to learn where their meat comes from, or they can simply visit and experience a working farm.

You'll be able to taste the difference when you buy our cattle that we have for sale - we guarantee it.


Why Buy Our Cattle near Detroit?

The pastures of Judd Organic Angus Farms are located in Belleville, Michigan, where we bring in 18 to 24-month-old Angus cows from Nebraska stock with the finest heritage. These cows are in impeccable health, and we raise humanely with the goal of producing the best beef possible using an entirely natural process.

Our beef is perfect for health-conscious meat lovers who want to eat beef without added preservatives, antibiotics, or growth hormones. All of the cows at Judd Organic Angus Farms are fed organically, eating only grains and grasses. We take exceptional care of our cattle and allow them to free-range, so they grow to the right age when their meat is the most tender.

Simply put, our beef that we sell is premium quality and healthy, which is some of the best throughout Metro Detroit!


What Happens After You Purchase Half A Cow?

We send all of our meat to be processed by the Dunbar Meat Packing Company, a local meat processor with an exceptional reputation.

When your cow has reached the perfect age and is ready to be delivered to your table, we'll deliver it to Dunbar. You will then be asked to provide your specifications for exactly how you want your organic free-range beef processed. From there, you can choose to have your processed meat delivered (local customers only), or you can pick it up yourself.

We Love to Show Off Our Farm - Bring the Family for a Fun and Educational Tour

We invite you and your family to come take a tour of our country farm to see for yourself exactly how our cows and other livestock are raised in a humane, healthy and happy environment. This is a terrific educational experience for children to learn where their meat comes from, or they can simply visit and experience a working farm.


Our Available Cows For Sale near Detroit

20-Month-Old Pure Cow

Steer weighs about 1,200 pounds. Buy by the half cow.

  • $3.00 per pound hanging weight.
  • Hanging weight for butchering is about 720 pounds.
  • 1/2 beef is about 360 pounds (360 x $3.00 = $1,080).
  • $.49 per pound to process (butcher).
  • $25.00 per 1/2 cow kill fee.
  • Fed zero antibiotics or growth hormones.
  • Raised on free-range farm with humane practices.
  • Have it cut your way!


For quality cows near Detroit, there's only one name to trust - Judd Organic Angus Farms. Contact us to start your order, or find out more about how our beef is better than the rest! We proudly serve the greater Detroit and Metro Detroit areas. If you'd like to see where your beef comes from, we'd love to see you stop by and get a tour of our farm!

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Whole & Half (Side) of Grassfed Beef - Limited Time Only!

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Now taking deposits! 

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Whole and Half Texas Raised Grassfed Beef - Limited Availability! 

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Interested in a half or whole cow of grassfed beef? We have a limited number of grassfed steers we reserve during fall (taking deposits now, $400) and will be ready for pick up or to be shipped anywhere in Texas and also to outside states. 

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What to expect: 

Typically it works out to be about 50% ground, 30% roasts, 20% steaks. We use a predetermined cut sheet, based on yielding the best cuts and most bang for your buck. 

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Example of cut sheet: 

Chuck Roasts 

Hanger Steak

Brisket

Stew meat 

Flat Iron Steak 

Ribeye steaks 

Short ribs

NY strips bone in 

Filets 

Tenderloin tips 

Sirloin steak kabobs

Rump roasts 

Pikes Peak Roast 

Ossobuco 

Skirt steak (fajita) 

Flank steak 

Oxtail (if whole is ordered) 

tongue (if whole is ordered) 

Cheek meat

Marrow bones 

Heart

Ground Beef - 90/10 - 1 lb packages 

5 lb bag of bones  (knuckles etc) 

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Side or Half Beef (around 175 lbs) - $2,249

Whole Beef (around 350 lbs) - $4,199

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If you break this down by price per pound, you are getting the steaks for about half (if not more) of what they cost on retail! 

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Take a quick trip to our farm for pick up (frozen, boxed, and vacuums sealed) or we can ship for an additional fee. Want to reserve? We do require a $400 deposit up front to reserve - nonrefundable. The deposit is applied towards the total amount. 

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Whole and half sides will be available for shipping or local pick up within a month after reserving   

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Farm pick up is free (Meyersville, Texas) and shipping costs are broken down by state for those that prefer home delivery. Please note sides do not ship at our standard meat delivery price due to the number of boxes/liners we have to use and extra carrier charges.

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Shipping on SIDES (as of deposit date of 8.23.22) 

Texas: $150

OK, AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, TN: $180

NM, AZ, SC, NC, FL: $500

ALL OTHER:  $600

Shipping on WHOLES (as of deposit date of 8.23.22) 

Texas: $250

OK, AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, TN: $300

NM, AZ, SC, NC, FL: $1,000

ALL OTHER:  $1,000

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We suggest a freezer size of 9 - 12 cubic feet for a side of beef and 16 - 21 for a whole beef. If you shy towards the bigger size, it allows for more organization for bins etc. 

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Located in Texas and interested in picking up your whole of half beef cow from our farm? We will have it boxed and ready for you here on our farm in Meyersville. We are just a a few hours from Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and Corpus Christi. We are about four hours from the Dallas Fort Worth area. It's a beautiful drive down! We would also be happy to ship it straight to your door :) 

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Please email  if you have any additional questions!

-Catherine 

Interested in recipes or more info about this cut? Visit the 1915 Experience and search it!

Whole & Half (Side) of Grassfed Beef - Limited Time Only!

$400.00

Shipping

Fast shipping

Same week delivery order cut off time for Texas orders to be placed is Tuesday at 11 AM. Outside the state of Texas orders cut off time is Sunday at midnight.

Shipping Rates by State: 

Texas 

Grassroots Club shipping: FREE

Standard Meat Shipping  $29.99

Shirts/Non Meat Orders: $12.99

AL, AR, FL, GA, KS, LA, MO, MS, OK, TN

Grassroots Club Shipping: $14.99

Standard Meat Shipping $29.99

Shirts/Non Meat Orders: $12.99

Rest of the States

Grassroots Club shipping: $59.99

Standard Meat Shipping: $79.99

Shirts/Non Meat Orders: $12.99

Guranteed Delivery

We ship our pasture raised meats frozen with dry ice and packed in a special liner, guranteeing your meat arrives to the address provided in great condition. Once your order is on the UPS truck, an email with tracking info will be sent to you. Once it leaves our farm, it will arrive to you in 1-3 days. You do not need to be home for delivery, just make sure you place meat in freezer the same day it arrives.

Thoughtfully Packed

We take just as much pride packing and shipping our meats as we do caring for our livestock. We store and ship everything directly from our farm, packed by our small team. If at any point you have any questions, give us a call or respond to the confirmation email.

Our Meats

Grassfed Beef

"One of my favorite chapters in the 1915 story is raising grass fed beef cattle, and it's likely not the reason you think. You probably know by now, Tanner and I do not have agriculture backgrounds (safe to say pharmaceuticals is on the other side of the fence here) so clearly our grass fed beef operation isn't a "fifth generation" ranch.Tannerand I are a fresh set of eyes on a very conventional way of doing things here in Texas, so unconventional that most grass fed beef in America is actually imported from other countries. Did you know that? This imported meat can even legally be labeled "product of the USA".Tannerand I are on a mission to raise delicious grass fed & finished beef here closer to home, so we opt to source/raise stocker calves from a handful of reputable grassfed ranches to put in our grass fed beef program and graze them on grasses and forage their entire life. It's quite simple really -1915grass fed cattle graze grasses and forage (no grain)without any shortcuts (if an animal is suffering we will use an antibiotic, and then remove the animal from our meat program). Processed at a local USDA inspected facility and dry aged to further enhance flavor and tenderness producing a premium grassfed beef" - Catherine 

Pasture Raised Chicken

"There is a beautiful story tell raising chicken in a different light, very unconventional by today’s standard, especially in Texas. In a way that prioritizes quality over quantity, nutrition over cheapness, craft over assembly lines, and our health as top priority. The formula is quite simple. Raise the chickens the way they were put on earth to be raised, and their meat quality will reward us – with delicious flavor and enhanced nutrition. 99% of the chicken raised in America is in dark barns, fed GMO grains, given drugs, and dipped in chlorine, and kept behind closed doors from the public eye to see. Tanner and I are the founders of 1915 Farm, and we vowed from the very beginning to only sell chicken raised the the best way possible – outdoors on fresh pasture, supplemented with corn free soy free NON GMO grain, no antibiotics, no chlorine baths, and frozen and vacuumed sealed at the peak of freshness –  sharing each step of the journey along the way as we bring the beautiful experience directly to your table, and trust me when I say, the quality won’t disappoint." - Catherine 

Pasture Raised Pork

The saying "pork, the other white meat" (aka pale pink) is non-existent in our vocabulary. Our pork has unmatched flavor,dark red in color and well marbled- the type of pork high-end restaurants are after. We do this by choosing "old world" heritage breeds, and put them in an environment they were designed to be raised in, either on pasture or in the brush where they can forage on grasses, acorns, whatever their snouts find with plenty of room to move in the sunshine, and supplemented with a corn free soy free NON GMO grain. When you raise pigs the way Tanner and I do, you don't have give them growth promoting drugs like sub-therapeutic antibiotics or beta-agonists which are so commonly used today in America (and illegal in many other countries). Drugs and crammed barns are a necessity to keep the price of grocery store pork low (yes meat is a commodity.. isn't that crazy?), and that is what many people want. However at 1915, we believe with all of our heart in providing a choice to those that value flavor, your health, and animal welfare first. - Catherine

What is a fair price for half a cow?

Your local farm will set these prices; they'll vary based on a lot of factors, so these are approximations: Half- or full-cow prices: $4.59 – $6.01 per pound. Processing fee: $0.50 per pound.

Is buying half a cow worth it?

Buying half a cow is definitely worth it in the long run. The meat lasts up to 2-3 years if it's not defrosted or if the vacuum-sealed package is not punctured or compromised.

What do I get if I buy 1/2 cow?

So, what if you buy half a cow? What does that look like? With a half a cow, you'll get approximately 220 pounds of beef. It includes 100 pounds of ground beef, and the rest of the beef are in cuts like steaks, roasts, ribs, brisket, and tenderloin.

How many pieces is half a cow?

In a half of a beef, there are approximately 12 roasts, 14 t-bone steaks, 5 sirloin steaks, 5 sirloin tip steaks, 14 rib-eye steaks, and 6 round steaks. There are also short ribs, flank steak, stew meat, brisket and approximately 75# of ground beef.