Beef for Sale
All our animals are antibiotic and hormone free. Our beef is raised happier and healthier, and is better for you and the environment than beef from the grocery store. To learn about the benefits of grass-fed free range local beef, and why we claim we’re “better than organic” see the Why Galloway? tab above.
Varieties
We offering 3 distinct varieties of beef.
| Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 | |||
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| Breed | Belted Galloway | Angus-Hereford Cross | Angus-Hereford Cross | ||
| Raised at | Steveston Stock and Seed Farm | Back Valley Ranch | Back Valley Ranch | ||
| Abattoir | Country Meadow Meats Pitt Meadows, BC |
Kam Lake Meats Ltd Cherry Creek, BC |
Kam Lake Meats Ltd Cherry Creek, BC |
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| Diet | 75% Grass, 25% Grain | 75% Grass, 25% Grain | 100% Grass | ||
| Order by | May 31, 2010 | Oct 31, 2010 | March 31, 2010 | Oct 31, 2010 | Dec 31, 2010 |
| For delivery | Jun/Jul 2010 | Dec 2010 | May 2010 | Dec 2010 | Feb, 2011 |
| Availability* | Sold Out | Sold Out | 30 lb Freezer Packs available (only while supplies last) | 20 Animals Left | 20 Animals Left |
* The next available beef order is ready in May of 2010. Due to unprecedented demand for the natural beef, we are unable to provide any further side or quarter orders until Dec. 2010. Please feel free to book ahead as this will secure your order for that time. Please also note: a price increase of 25 cents/lb is going into effect for the fall-winter/Spring of 2010/11. In the meantime, our 30 lb Freezer Packs are still available for Spring (May) 2010. There is a maximum limit of 2 Freezer Packs per customer. Please abide by this so that others can have the opportunity to purchase also. Information above as of January 18th, 2010. (Information is updated infrequently)
Locations
The Steveston Stock and Seed Farm in Richmond, BC, is owned and operated by Harold and Kathy Steves with occasional assistance from their sons Jerry and Rob. Back Valley Ranch, located between Cache Creek and Kamloops, BC, is owned and operated by Jerry and partner Jennifer. If you are located near Cache Creek, you may order Angus-Hereford crossbred beef (options 2 and 3 above) directly from Back Valley Ranch.
Belted Galloway
The Belted Galloways of Steveston Stock and Seed Farm are pastured on grass during the summer and are fed local hay and ranch alfalfa during the winter. Their diet is supplemented by barley mash recycled from the beer brewing process at Big River Brewing Company in Riverport.
Angus-Hereford
The Angus-Hereford crossbred steers of Back Valley Ranch graze on open grasslands during the summer and are finished on alfalfa pasture for four to six weeks in the fall. These animals are 100% grass fed and free range. Animals that are fattened for spring sale (March/April) are finished on alfalfa hay (24 lb./day) and light grain (8 lb./day) through the winter months. Both alfalfa hay and grain are 16% protein. It should be noted that although these animals receive some grain, their consumption is far less than that of conventional feedlot cattle that subsist on a diet of 100% grain.
Abattoirs
Our belted galloway beef is butchered by Country Meadow Meats in Pitt Meadows, BC. Our Angus-Hereford Crossbred animals are butchered by Kam Lake View Meats Ltd in Cherry Creek, BC (just west of Kamloops). Both are clean, government inspected facilities.
Packages
We offer several options to choose from. All packages come cut, wrapped and frozen.
| Description | Approx Weight | Price* | Approx Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side | 160 lb | $5.25 /lb | $840 |
| Quarter | 80 lb | $5.50 /lb | $440 |
| Freezer Pack | 30 lb | $5.75 /lb | $172.50 |
| Lean Ground Beef (also available in pre-wrapped hamburger patties, by special request) | 30 lb | $4.25 /lb | $127.50 |
| Liver/Kidney/Heart | $2.85 /lb | ||
| Oxtail
Tongue |
$3.50/lb
$3.95 /lb |
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| Soup Bones (great for soups or dog treats)
Additional Soup Bones |
2-4 lbs Free w. quarter or side order only
$2.00/lb |
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| Specialty Items: | |||
| Pepperoni | 10 lb minimum | $6.75 /lb | |
| Smokies (regular) | 10 lb minimum | $6.25 /lb | |
| Smokies (cheese) | 10 lb minimum | $7.25 /lb | |
| Sausages (breakfast or dinner) | 10 lb minimum | $6.25 /lb | |
| Salami | 10 lb minimum | $6.25 /lb |
*Prices indicated are per lb of final frozen weight. To estimate price per lb of hanging weight, multiply by 0.6. Prices are subject to change as the cost of trucking, hay, and grain increase due to food and feed grains being used for biofuels. Prices are also trending upward due to substantially increased butchering costs which came into effect March 15th, 2009. These costs were incurred as a result of new government regulation which requires stringent disposal of animal waste products.
Sides and Quarters
Sides and quarters contain a similar range of cuts from both the front and back of the animal. You must take all the meat, but an order form is provided on which you can indicate preferences such as:
- ratio of steaks to roasts
- ratio of ground beef to stewing beef
- thickness of steaks
- weight of each individually wrapped freezer package
A typical 80 lb quarter might include:
| 5 lb T-bone steaks | 5 lb Sirloin steaks | 5 lb Round steaks | 5 lb Rib steaks |
| 5 lb Blade roasts | 5 lb Sirloin tip roasts | 5 lb Round roasts | 5 lb Cross-rib roasts |
| 5 lb Blade steaks | 10 lb Stewing beef | 22 lb Lean ground beef | 3 lb Short ribs |
Freezer Packs
Freezer Packs each contain 2 to 2.5 lb of T-bone steaks, sirloin steaks, sirloin tip roast, round steaks, bottom round roast, blade steaks, rib steaks and cross rib roast plus 8 pounds of ground beef and 4 pounds of stewing beef.
How to Order
Contact us by phone or email (see contact tab) to place your order. Since animals are processed in batches, we cannot guarantee any particular lead time. We must wait until we have orders for a certain number of animals before making the trip to the abattoir. The animals are slaughtered at the abattoir a few hours after they arrive. The sides of meat are refrigerated and hung for 14 days. Then the meat is cut, wrapped, and frozen. It could take up to 2 months from the time you order until your meat is ready for delivery. Please plan accordingly. Payment is not required until delivery. We accept cash or cheque. We will deliver locally within Richmond at no extra charge. A delivery charge of $20 will apply outside of Richmond within 40 km from the farm. You may also arrange to pickup your beef at the farm.
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