Buy a Half Cow, Quarter Cow, or Whole Cow in Lewisville, TX
Lewisville anchors the southern edge of Denton County, with Castle Hills and the lakeside corridor drawing families who put real thought into how their households run. The conversation here has moved past whether beef is grass fed; the questions now are where it came from, who raised it, and what standards held from pasture to package. Lewisville 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 Lewisville.
Where to Buy Grass-Fed Beef Near Lewisville
Tom Thumb at 1075 W FM3040 in Lewisville stocks grass-fed ground beef and select cuts. For a wider natural-foods selection, the Sprouts and Whole Foods stores in nearby Flower Mound and Coppell are a short drive, and Natural Grocers in Denton (110 W University Dr) is a good option if you want a dedicated natural grocery with a larger grass-fed case. Wherever you shop, flip the package and look for "Product of USA." A big share of the grass-fed beef in US stores is imported from Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay, or Brazil; the label tells you the cattle ate grass, not which country they were 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
Instead of buying cuts one package at a time, you reserve a share of the animal: a whole cow, a half cow, or a quarter cow. A half or a whole lets you choose your cuts on a cut sheet. A quarter comes as a balanced split quarter, our standard mix of steaks, roasts, and ground beef, so there's no form to work through. It's the same clean, local, grass-finished beef either way; the share simply 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 has been processed.
Why Lewisville Families Choose Texas Grass-Fed
Castle Hills is a 2,900-acre master-planned community in Lewisville with more than 4,300 homes, one of the best-known family neighborhoods in the area, with strong LISD schools, walkable green space, and residents who are deliberate about how they live. Families zoned to Lewisville High School, Hebron High School, and Marcus High School make up the core of the Lewisville market. These are households that cook at home, read the labels, and treat clean eating as a baseline rather than a fad.
A share settles the one thing a grocery label can't: certainty about the source. Every cut is born, raised, and processed in Texas by ranchers we've partnered with for years. And when Lewisville families reserve a share, they're backing the Texas ranchers who practice rotational grazing, keep their land clean, and raise cattle to a standard most store labels can't match.
How Texas Ranchers Raise Grass-Fed Cattle
It starts with the land. Our partner ranchers run rotational grazing that keeps pastures healthy and builds soil instead of stripping it, moving cattle through fresh paddocks on a managed schedule. The animals are never grain-finished; they stay on grass and forage straight through to harvest, and that's the real line between true grass-finished beef and the grain-finished conventional beef that so many labels still allow. The ranchers we work with use no antibiotics, no added growth hormones, and no mRNA vaccines, and they've never put glyphosate on their pastures. Every animal is born, raised, and USDA-inspected in Texas. That's the sourcing standard, not a marketing line.
Half Cow, Quarter Cow, or Whole Cow: What You Get
Every share is cut to order and packaged frozen, ready for the 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'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 Lewisville?
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, and the 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 Lewisville 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 at a time. A quarter is the right starting point if you've never bought freezer beef or your freezer space is limited. If you cook beef most nights, or you've got a chest freezer and a big household, a half cow usually makes more sense per pound. Either way you're eating local, grass-finished beef and supporting the Texas ranchers who raise it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I buy grass-fed beef near Lewisville, TX?
Tom Thumb at 1075 W FM3040 carries grassfed options, and the Sprouts and Whole Foods stores in nearby Flower Mound and Coppell offer a wider natural-foods selection; 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, 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 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 manage next to 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. 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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