Please see the Home Page for animal availability.


You probably already know the benefits of natural grass-Land beef, but if you would like more information then we suggest the EAT WILD Web site. 
  
Processing Plants
Ralph's in Perkins
Walke Brothers north of Catoosa
 
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture inspector inspect the animal and determines the age when it arrives at the processor and then inspects the hanging meat before it goes to the cooler. 

Tenderness
Our animals are Black Angus influenced and if sent through a feed lot they would be some of the most tender beef on earth but if you have ever seen pictures of feed lot animals you know they are closely confined, in human terms "couch potatoes", our animals are free to run and exercise. In addition the grass diet tends to produce muscle rather than fat. If you would like restaurant quality tenderness, use a good marinate like Dale's on your steaks and you will love every bite!

 Extra Lean Ground Beef 
When you purchase 1/2 animal you can have it cut the way you want.
If you want extra lean ground beef you must not grind the short ribs or the brisket. These two cuts account for most of the fat in ground beef.
If you want ultra lean ask the processor to grind some of the round roasts. You must have this information when you talk with the processor to get the product you want. 

Extra-charge for deboning
(only applies to customers ordering 1/2 animal)
Processors normally charge to debone the T-bone steak and or the Rib steak (Rib eye). This can amount to $30-$40 for deboning 1/2 animal. If you don't want this extra charge be sure you tell them you just want the normal processing.

Standard cutting instructions
We will give the processor the cutting instructions for customers ordering 1-25% Share.

Steaks T-bone, Rib and Sirloin are cut 1" thick, 2 steaks per package. Roasts are packed 2-3 lbs each. Brisket and Short ribs are not ground. Round steak is tenderized. Ground beef is packed 1lb per package.

Note: if you order 1/2 animal and the above instructions will work for you we can give the processor your instructions when we deliver the animal. Just let us know prior to harvest date.

Organs
 We do not normally save the organs. If you order 1/2 animal and you want the organs we need to know before the harvest date.

Discount for referring new customers
We offer you a discount of $20 for each 25% Share a new customer orders that you have referred to us. It is important for us to know who is helping to spread the word about our animals.

Age of the animal
Our animals average about 18-24 months of age before they reach harvest weight. Occasionally one will go over 30 months of age. When an animal is over 30 months the processor is required to remove some of the bone that would be normally left as part of the T-bone steak. You will be given credit on your invoice for any extra boning charged by the processor related to the age of the animal. (The USDA does not consider the animal to be of less value until it reaches 42 months.)

Antibiotics and Growth Hormones 
  we offer two groups of animals. 

 First group - animals raised by Santa Fe Cattle Co.
 These animals are never implanted with growth hormones or injected with antibiotics; however, they are vaccinated to help protect them from disease. 
 These animals are only available during certain times of the year and must be ordered in advance. To help cover the extra expense of production there will be an additional charge based on hanging wt.  Your Invoice will be designated as a
 "Santa Fe Cattle Co. animal"

  Second group - animals raised by other producers.

  Your invoice will be designated "first available animal".  Santa Fe Cattle Co. completes the grass-fattening process. The animals are always on grass!  This grass fattening process can be from 6 months for a young animal to 45 days for a 2 year old animal.

  Santa Fe Cattle Co. selects animals that have a low probability of being previously implanted with growth hormones by the other producer and animals that would have been on grass their entire life. It is possible these animals may have received antibiotics at some point in their life but they will be free of any detectable antibiotic residue in their blood stream. While the animals are at  Santa Fe Cattle Co. they are always on Grass. The animals are never implanted with growth hormones. During certain times of the year they are hand fed a small amount of a protein and or energy supplement to balance the nutrient in the grass; this improves beef quality and tenderness. If you are concerned about corn allergies we can tell you what the animals have been fed.

    Want to save fuel?
We estimate we use less than 10% of the fuel to produce our beef as that coming from a "feed lot".