Buy a Half Cow, Quarter Cow, or Whole Cow in Dallas, TX
Dallas is the anchor of the whole Metroplex, a city where old-money neighborhoods, young families, and serious home cooks all live within a few exits of each other. From North Dallas to the near suburbs like Garland, more households here are looking past the grocery meat case and asking where their beef actually comes from. Dallas 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 Dallas.
Where to Buy Grass-Fed Beef Near Dallas
Dallas has more grass-fed options than most Texas cities. Whole Foods, Central Market, and Tom Thumb all stock grass-fed steaks and ground beef in the meat case, and the Dallas Farmers Market and independent butcher shops carry cuts when supply allows. One thing to watch when you shop those shelves: check each package for "Product of USA." A lot of the grass-fed beef sold in the US is imported from Australia, New Zealand, or South America, and the "grass-fed" claim only tells you how the animal was fed, not the country it was raised in. For Texas-raised grass-fed beef by the share, Texas Grass Fed Farms offers pickup in McKinney.
Buy Grass-Fed Beef by the Share
Buying by the share means you reserve part of the animal instead of grabbing one package at a time. You can take a whole cow, a half cow, or a quarter cow. With a half or a whole, you fill out a cut sheet and choose how everything comes back. A quarter arrives as a balanced split quarter, a standard mix of steaks, roasts, and ground beef, so there's no cut sheet to think about. It's the same clean, Texas, grass-finished beef at every size; the share just fills your freezer in one trip. Reserve online on our bulk grass-fed beef page, then pick up in McKinney on a scheduled Saturday after the animal is processed.
Why Dallas Families Choose Texas Grass-Fed
Dallas is a big, varied city, and the people reserving shares tend to share one thing: they read the label and they want to know the source. Whether you're feeding a growing family in North Dallas or cooking for two and caring about how the animal was raised, a share answers the question the grocery store can't. The distinction between commodity beef and clean, grass-finished Texas beef isn't the hard part. Trusting the supply chain behind the sticker is.
A share removes that doubt. Every cut is born, raised, and processed in Texas by ranchers we've worked with for years. And when Dallas families reserve a share, they're putting their money directly behind the Texas ranchers who manage their land the right way, rotating herds, building soil, and doing the slow work that makes grass-finished beef possible in the first place.
How Texas Ranchers Raise Grass-Fed Cattle
The ranchers we partner with run rotational grazing across Texas pasture. Cattle move to fresh grass on a managed schedule and are never grain-finished, which is exactly the step most "natural" beef labels still quietly allow. Our partner ranchers use no antibiotics, no added growth hormones, and no mRNA vaccines, and they have never put glyphosate on the land they manage. Every animal is born, raised, and USDA-inspected here in Texas. That is what the grassfed standard looks like when nobody cuts a corner.
Half Cow, Quarter Cow, or Whole Cow: What You Get
Every share is cut to order and packaged frozen, ready to go into your freezer the day you pick it up in McKinney. Here is roughly what each size gives you:
- Quarter cow: a balanced split quarter, about 75 to 90 lbs of packaged beef, a standard mix with no cut sheet needed.
- Half cow (a side of beef): your cuts chosen on a cut sheet, about 150 to 180 lbs of packaged beef.
- Whole cow: the full animal as two halves, about 300 to 360 lbs of packaged beef, your choices throughout.
Across those shares you'll 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 holds your spot.
How Much Does a Half Cow Cost in Dallas?
A half cow doesn't price like a package at the counter. 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 work out the final total from that weight, and the balance (the final total minus your deposit) is due at that point. Spread across every cut, from ground beef to ribeyes, the per-pound price on a half cow comes in well under what boutique grass-fed cuts cost at retail. You're buying in bulk, so you pay a bulk rate for beef that usually carries a premium one steak at a time.
Is Buying a Quarter Cow Worth It?
For plenty of Dallas households, it is. A quarter cow runs about 75 to 90 lbs of packaged beef, enough to keep a couple or a smaller family in grass-finished beef for months, and the per-pound cost beats buying those same cuts one by one. A quarter is a smart starting point if you've never bought freezer beef or your freezer space is tight. If you cook beef most nights or you have a chest freezer and a full house, a half cow tends to pencil out better per pound. Either way it's local, grass-finished beef, and either way you're backing the Texas ranchers who raise it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I buy grass-fed beef near Dallas, TX?
Whole Foods, Central Market, and Tom Thumb are the easiest in-store options in Dallas, and the Dallas Farmers Market carries cuts when supply allows; check for "Product of USA" on the label. 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, all cut to your preferences on a cut sheet.
How much meat is in a quarter cow?
About 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?
Figure on about 10 to 15 cubic feet of freezer for a half cow, roughly a standard chest freezer. A quarter cow fits in about 7 to 10 cubic feet, which most families can find room for alongside a normal fridge-freezer.
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. The label says nothing about where the animal was raised, 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 supply much of the grass-fed beef sold in US stores. "Grass-fed" describes how the animal was fed, not where it lived. 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 set the date once the animal is processed and the hanging weight is confirmed, then we meet you in McKinney to hand off your beef. It's pickup only: you collect your share in person, 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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