Buy Natural Beef
A big advantage to eating Warm River Ranch Natural Grass Finished Beef is that you are buying your food from the person who raised that animal from birth, moved it through its pastures of life and finally brought it to your table. An important thing to remember, as a customer, is that beef comes from a ranch long before it comes from a grocery store.
When you choose to buy beef from Warm River Ranch it comes to you with a character of its own. Beef from our ranch will reflect the flavor of what they had to eat here in Dubois, WY. The flavor of natural meats in every part of the country reflects what grows in that particular area. There is an old saying about the cow’s milk going sour because of her romp in the onion patch. The same goes for our meat; we take care to finish our animals on the best grazing available. Warm River Ranch beef is aged for 14 days and we think you’ll be pleasantly surprised by its rich flavor and tenderness. But remember grass finished beef is far leaner than you may be used to and therefore cooks much differently. It is best served rare to medium rare to avoid drying the meat out, please click on cooking and recipes for more information on preparing grass finished beef.
FROM PASTURE TO PLATE
As an animal reaches 18-24 months old and weighs 1000-1200lbs it is prime age and weight to be processed into beef. We personally ship cattle to nearby state inspected slaughter facilities that only deal in small amounts of cattle weekly. Cattle are processed within 24 hours of delivery to the facility. This helps to ensure the animal endures the least amount of stress before slaughter to avoid affecting the meat quality and taste. By using small, local processors, the meat is treated with quality and care throughout the trip from pasture to plate.
Warm River Ranch Natural Grass Finished Beef is sold by the whole, half or quarter, which is half of a half rather than a front or hind quarter. Beef is currently available in June and November to maximize the flavor from fresh green grass.
All beef is dry aged for 14 days, frozen and vacuum packed at a state inspected plant. Ground beef is packed in 1 lb servings and roasts are 2-3 lbs. Steaks come 2 per package. The actual number of cuts varies slightly by animal. A whole animal typically yields approximately 400 lbs of packaged meat and requires 10 cubic feet of freezer space. Thus a
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STEAKS – cut 1” thick, 2 per package – T-bones , Top Sirloin, Rib steak -
STEAK CUTS – Flank, Chuck, Top Round, Tenderized Bottom Round -
ROASTS – 3-4 lbs each - Arm, Rump, Sirloin Tip -
Brisket -
Short ribs -
Stew meat and Soup Bones -
GROUND beef in 1 lb. packages.
| side would be approximately 200 lbs and a quarter around 100 lbs of meat to take home. Expect roughly equal amounts of steaks, roasts and ground
RAIL WEIGHT
Cattle are sold to our customers based on “rail weight”, which is the weight when the animal is hung to age yet prior to being cut and packaged. Typically the rail weight is 55-65% of the live weight. Customers should keep in mind each animal is individually unique and will all finish out to a slightly different weight. The animal will weigh between 1000-1200 lbs when it leaves the ranch, and will have a rail weight of 550-780lbs. And finally package out to around 330-450 lbs of meat ready for your freezer. GROUND BEEF
In addition to younger, more tender animals we also offer older cattle for sale as they near the end of their breeding years. These cows are very flavorful but have a tougher meat quality. Therefore we process these animals for outstanding ground beef. |