Buy a Half Cow, Quarter Cow, or Whole Cow in Crowley, TX
Crowley sits in southern Tarrant County, just below Fort Worth, where established neighborhoods and a tight-knit Crowley ISD community make it a place families settle into on purpose. Folks here tend to know what they want and stick with it. Crowley families can reserve a whole, half, or quarter share of 100% grass-fed, grass-finished Texas beef and pick it up in McKinney, a short drive from most of Crowley.
Where to Buy Grass-Fed Beef Near Crowley
Kroger at 1004 S Crowley Rd is Crowley's main full-service grocery stop, and it carries grass-fed beef in the meat case. When you shop there, or anywhere else, read the label closely. The words "grass-fed" describe how the cattle were raised, not the country they came from. A good share of the grassfed beef on US grocery shelves is imported from Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay, or Brazil. The label that actually tells you the origin is "Product of USA." For Texas-raised grass-fed beef by the share, Texas Grass Fed Farms offers pickup in McKinney.
Buy Grass-Fed Beef by the Share
Instead of picking up one cut at a time, you reserve a share of the animal: a whole cow, a half cow, or a quarter cow. A half and a whole let you pick your cuts on a cut sheet. A quarter comes as a balanced split quarter, a standard mix of steaks, roasts, and ground beef. It's the same clean, local, grass-finished beef either way; the share just fills your freezer in one go. Reserve online through our bulk grass-fed beef page, then pick up in McKinney on a scheduled Saturday once the animal is processed.
Why Crowley Families Choose Texas Grass-Fed
Crowley ISD draws families who are settled in and paying attention to the life they're building. For a growing number of Crowley households, part of that is sourcing food that doesn't come with a complicated origin story. Grass fed beef raised without antibiotics, without added growth hormones, and without grain-finishing is a genuinely different product, and it isn't always easy to find that combination at a local store with any confidence about where it came from.
That's the gap a share closes. Every cut is born, raised, and processed in Texas by partner ranchers we've worked with for years. And when Crowley families reserve a share, they're directly supporting the Texas ranchers who manage their land regeneratively, building soil and rotating herds and doing the slow work that makes this beef possible.
How Texas Ranchers Raise Grass-Fed Cattle
Our partner ranchers run rotational grazing across Texas pastures. Cattle move through paddocks on a managed schedule, letting each section recover before the herd circles back, and they are never grain-finished; that's the line between grass-finished beef and the grain-finished conventional beef that most "natural" labels still permit. The ranchers we work with use no antibiotics, no added growth hormones, no mRNA vaccines, and have never applied glyphosate to the land they manage. Every animal is born, raised, and USDA-inspected in Texas. That's the grassfed standard done right.
Half Cow, Quarter Cow, or Whole Cow: What You Get
Every share is cut to order and packaged frozen, ready for your freezer the day you pick it up in McKinney. Here's roughly what each size gives you:
- Quarter cow: a balanced split quarter, roughly 75 to 90 lbs of packaged beef. A standard mix, no cut sheet needed.
- Half cow (a side of beef): your choice of cuts on a cut sheet, roughly 150 to 180 lbs of packaged beef.
- Whole cow: the full animal, two halves, roughly 300 to 360 lbs of packaged beef, your cut choices throughout.
Across those shares you get steaks, roasts, ground beef, brisket, short ribs, and soup bones. Your price is based on the hanging weight (the hot carcass weight) once the animal is processed, and a fixed deposit set by share size reserves your spot.
How Much Does a Half Cow Cost in Crowley?
Half cow cost works differently than a per-package price at the store. You reserve your share with a fixed, non-refundable deposit set by size; quarter, half, and whole each carry their own deposit amount. Once the animal is processed and the hanging weight is confirmed, we calculate the final total from that weight, and the balance (final total minus your deposit) is due then. Spread across every cut, from ground beef to ribeyes, the per-pound price on a half cow lands well under what boutique grass-fed cuts run at retail. You're buying in bulk, so you pay a bulk price for beef you'd otherwise pay a premium for one steak at a time.
Is Buying a Quarter Cow Worth It?
For a lot of Crowley families, yes. A quarter cow runs roughly 75 to 90 lbs of packaged beef, enough to keep a couple or a small family in grass-finished beef for months, and the per-pound cost beats buying the same cuts one by one. A quarter is the right starting point if you've never bought freezer beef or your freezer space is tight. If you cook beef most nights, or you've got a chest freezer and a big family, a half cow usually pencils out better per pound. Either way you're getting local, grass-finished beef and supporting the Texas ranchers who raise it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I buy grass-fed beef near Crowley, TX?
Kroger at 1004 S Crowley Rd carries grass-fed options in-store; check the label for "Product of USA." For Texas-raised grass-fed and grass-finished beef, you can reserve a whole, half, or quarter cow from Texas Grass Fed Farms and pick it up in McKinney.
What cuts do you get from a half cow?
A half cow comes with steaks, roasts, ground beef, brisket, short ribs, and soup bones, cut to your preferences on a cut sheet.
How much meat is in a quarter cow?
Roughly 75 to 90 lbs of packaged, frozen beef. A quarter comes as a balanced split quarter, a standard mix of steaks, roasts, and ground beef rather than a custom cut sheet.
How much freezer space does a half cow need?
Plan on roughly 10 to 15 cubic feet of freezer for a half cow, and about 7 to 10 for a quarter. Real-world packing wastes space, so size the freezer up rather than down.
What is the difference between grass-fed and grass-finished beef?
These days, none. Grass-fed cattle can't be fed grain, so grass-fed and grass-finished describe the same thing: an animal that ate grass and forage its whole life. Our beef is 100% grass-fed and grass-finished. And the label says nothing about country of origin, so always check for "Product of USA" when you shop in-store.
Where does most grass-fed beef in US grocery stores come from?
Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay, and Brazil are the primary sources of grass-fed beef sold in the US. "Grass-fed" describes the feeding protocol, not the origin. Effective January 1, 2026, the USDA requires beef labeled "Product of USA" to be born, raised, and processed in the United States. Every share we sell meets that standard.
Where and when is pickup?
Pickup is in McKinney, TX, on a scheduled Saturday. We announce the date once the animal is processed and the hanging weight is confirmed, then we meet you in McKinney to hand off your beef. Pickup only: you collect your share, nothing gets mailed out.
Ready to reserve? Browse sizes on our bulk grass-fed beef page, or see our Texas grass-fed beef page for the towns we serve.
New to buying a share? Our grass-fed beef planning guide covers freezer space, transport, and choosing a size.
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