How Our Beef is Ordered and Delivered
Harvest
Hills Farm Grass-Fed Angus beef comes from the free-range herd at the farm in Jo Daviess County. We sell
our beef directly to the consumer. Sales are full steer or half steer (half steer is also called a "full side"
of beef ).
We price our beef
sales according to the "hanging weight"of the individual steer which is determined at the time of processing. "Hanging
weight" is the post slaughter weight of beef, minus the waste. Hanging weight of the typical steer is around 800-850
lbs. A typical side of beef (or half steer) is half of this weight or roughly 425 lbs.
Our beef orders are taken beginning in April, for processing and
delivery July through October.
"Butchered
beef" is the meat and products that you will receive packaged, after you have decided what butchered cuts
you want. We will walk you through the selection of your custom butchering requests. The cost of butchering is included
in the purchase price determined by the hanging weight.
For your reference--Post butchering
yields are about 60% of the hanging weight. A side of beef from a typical steer with a hanging weight of 425 lbs will yield
about 250 lbs of packaged meat for your freezer.
Your
beef will be labeled and packaged and delivered frozen to your home. Meat should be immediately placed into freezer storage.
We recommend storage at zero to minus 10 degrees. Delivery times will be coordinated so that you can have
your freezer ready in advance. If you are splitting an order, coolers should be ready to sort meat being moved to other locations,
if needed. Meat should remain frozen if not used immediately.
We will utilize our
regional USDA and Animal Welfare Approved meat processor or we can arrange for delivery to a USDA and
Animal Welfare Approved processor of your choice within a 150 mile radius of the farm, for an additional
delivery fee.
The official hanging weight is determined post slaughter
at the processor. Your final balance of payment is determined then.
We request a $500.00 deposit before butchering,
Final Payment is due at the time
of delivery by cash or check. State of Illinois 1% direct-to-consumer tax will be added.
Free delivery extends to Galena, Dubuque, Rockford,
and Chicago area customers. Call or email for information for areas outside these regions.
