Fill your freezer with beef from a farm you know.
Compare North Carolina farms that sell beef by the quarter, half, or whole. See each farm's own price, then order straight from the farmer.
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Compare prices
Half a beef, priced per pound of hanging weight, from every farm here that publishes that price.
Half share, price per pound
Hanging weight is the carcass weight before cutting. Where a farm charges the butcher's fee separately, it is added in. Farms that price by packaged weight or by the share are not on this chart, so check their cards below.
Find a farm
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We add farms every week. Try your county name, a nearby town, or another part of the state.
Prices come from each farm's own website and were last checked . Farms change prices and sell out, so confirm with the farm before you send a deposit.
Cost calculator
See what a share costs before you call. Pick a farm, or type any farm's price.
Assumes 60 to 70 percent of hanging weight comes home as packaged beef, and about 35 lb per cubic foot of freezer.
How it works
Reserve your share
Pay a deposit to hold your spot. Many farms sell out months ahead.
The farm books the butcher
Many farms give you the processing date when you reserve.
Choose your cuts
A short cut sheet sets steak thickness, roast sizes, and how much is ground.
Bring home your beef
Pick up frozen, wrapped packages. Bring coolers and clear your freezer first.
What is hanging weight?
The carcass weight before the butcher cuts and wraps it. Most farms charge by it, so the beef you take home weighs less.
How much beef comes in a half?
It depends on the animal. JS Lowland Cattle lists a half at about 225 lb hanging weight. Shipley Farms Beef says a half comes to about 175 lb of packaged beef.
Grass-fed or grass-finished?
Farms use these words differently. Grass-finished usually means grass and forage right up to harvest. Ask the farm what its cattle eat in the final months.
How much freezer space do I need?
About one cubic foot for every 35 to 40 lb of packaged beef. The cost calculator does the math for your share.
For farmers
Listing is free. We check farm websites every week and add North Carolina farms that sell beef by the share.
Want to be listed or fix a detail? Email
- Say on your website that you sell quarter, half, or whole beef.
- Post your price per pound and whether it is hanging or packaged weight.
- Say whether the butcher's fee is included.