Buy Beef in Bulk through a ‘Beef share’
2024 Beef Share appointments are now available! Offered each month of the year.
Please fill out the inquiry form below to order a beef share from our farm. We’ll contact you with our next available date.
Buying beef in bulk is also called… “sides of beef” or “beef shares” or “1/2 a cow”.
We offer an 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 or whole beef share.
Listen in to this video on the details of buying a beef share from our farm!
7 Steps to buying a beef share
from Sanford family beef
(This is for our 1/4, 1/2 & whole beef shares) (See details on an 1/8th below)
Determine the size of beef share your family needs
Read this blog post here.
Fill out the “Interested in a beef share?” form below.
Once we receive it, we’ll follow up to let you know when our next available appointment is to fit your schedule & answer any questions you may have.
Pay your deposit
We’ll send you the invoice to pay your deposit.
This secures your beef share appointment with us.
Fill out your ‘Cut Order Form’ at the bottom of this page.
We send this to the butcher for you.
You get to customize what cuts you and your family want & need.
Pay your final beef payment.
You’ll hear from us again the week we take in the steer for your share.
That week we’ll send you an invoice for the $3.60/lb hang weight minus your deposit paid.
Once paid, at this point you’ve paid in full for your beef, you just have your processing left to pay.
Pick up your beef & pay the processing fee
The butcher will call you when your beef is ready to be picked up.
Expect to pick it up 3-4 weeks after we take in your steer.
You pay them for processing upon pick up.
We’ll email you a ‘Beef Pick-up Guide’ showing you where you’ll pick up, how to pay, where to park when you get there, & more.
Enjoy your beef!
We’ll send you an email of our favorite recipes to enjoy that our family loves.
Interested in a beef share form
1/8th Beef Share
1/8 BEEF SHARE DETAILS
An 1/8th is picked up at our farm store.
To order: fill out the interest form above.
Once you fill out interest form above, about an 1/8th, we can typically have it ready for you to pick up within 2 weeks.
We don’t have extras on hand. You have to order (fill out interest form) before coming to the farm store to pick it up
We hand pick our best cuts for you.
You get exactly what you see in the picture.
Price is $475
You can pay with credit, cash, AND an EBT card. We can’t accept EBT cards on 1/4 or 1/2’s. We love having a bulk option for EBT card holders.
An 1/8 is great for you because we can get it to you sooner than our other beef share sizes. We hand pick each cut. You are picking up from our farm store, not a butcher. It is a flat rate. You know exactly what you’re getting in the bundle.
1/4 Beef Share
1/2 Beef Share
Want a Whole Beef Share?
Call or text Chris to reserve one at 517-206-2252
Cost details
Your total cost is $3.60/lb hang weight + processing cost
What is hang weight? It is the carcass weight of the steer at the processor before it is hung to age 12-14 days.
You will pay Sanford Family Beef for the hang weight of the steer at $3.60/lb based on the share size you are getting.
You will pay the processor for the processing cost. Estimate $0.60-$1.00 per hang weight pound (varies by processor)
Processors We Use (This is where you’re picking up your beef)
Countryside Quality Meats in Union City, MI
The Beef Barn in Jackson, MI
3 Payments due Beginning to End
1. Deposit
Due to reserve your spot
This is part of your beef payment
2. Remainder of Beef Payment
Due the week we take in the steer
Beef Payment is: hang weight x $3.60/hang weight pound
Take the Beef Payment total minus the deposit paid. That is what is due this week.
3. Processing Fee
This is the fee for the butcher to cut your beef, vacuum seal, and freeze it prior to pick up
Due the week you pick up your beef from the processor
They accept cash or credit card. There could be a credit card fee to use.
Your Cut order form
Fill the form out AFTER you pay your deposit to reserve your beef share.
Your beef share is completely customizable to your family’s needs.
Any item you do not want will be ground into ground beef.
If you want lean ground beef, choose ‘Don’t Want’ on the round steak and rump roast. Both are a lean cut helping make your ground beef less fatty.
If you need any help or need suggestions, call or text Chris 517-206-2252 or Jackie at 517-262-3358.