Buy a Half Cow, Quarter Cow, or Whole Cow in Westlake, TX
Westlake is one of the wealthiest small towns in Texas, and the families who settle here expect the things they bring home to hold up to a high standard. Protein is no exception. Tucked into the 76262 zip code between Southlake and Trophy Club, Westlake is home to people who read labels and ask where their food actually comes from. Westlake 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 Westlake.
Where to Buy Grass-Fed Beef Near Westlake
Most grocery runs from Westlake head into neighboring Southlake, where Tom Thumb at 100 W Southlake Blvd carries grass-fed beef in the meat case. When you shop there, take a second to check individual packages for "Product of USA." A lot of the grass-fed beef on store shelves is imported from Australia, New Zealand, or South America; the grass-fed label tells you how the animal ate, not where it lived. 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 one cut at a time, you reserve a share of the animal: a whole cow, a half cow, or a quarter cow. With a half or a whole, 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, so there's nothing to decide. It's the same clean, local, grass-finished beef whichever size you choose; the share just fills your freezer in one trip. Reserve online through our bulk grass-fed beef page, then pick up in McKinney on a scheduled Saturday once the animal is processed.
Why Westlake Families Choose Texas Grass-Fed
Westlake residents in Vaquero, Glenwyck Farms, Terra Bella, and Entrada already live by a high standard in every part of their lives, and food follows the same rule. A lot of the households here think about protein the way a physician would, and they already know the difference between grain-finished commodity beef and 100% grass-finished beef from a managed Texas ranch. The professional community connected to the Charles Schwab campus in Westlake, along with Westlake Academy families, tends to source clean food on purpose. The question was never whether the distinction matters. It's whether you can trust the supply chain behind the label.
Buying a share is what removes that doubt. Every cut is born, raised, and processed in Texas by ranchers we've worked with for years. And when Westlake families reserve a share, they're directly supporting the Texas ranchers who manage land regeneratively, building soil, rotating herds, and doing the slow work that makes beef like this possible.
How Texas Ranchers Raise Grass-Fed Cattle
Our partner ranchers run rotational grazing across native and improved Texas pastures. Cattle move to fresh grass on a managed schedule and are never grain-finished; that's the line between grass-finished beef and the grain-finished conventional beef that most "natural" labels still allow. The ranchers we work with use no antibiotics, no added growth hormones, no mRNA vaccines, and don't treat the pastures their herds graze with glyphosate. Every animal is born, raised, and USDA-inspected right here in Texas. That's the grassfed standard when it's applied the way it should be.
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 Westlake?
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; a 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. When you spread the cost 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 buy one premium steak at a time.
Is Buying a Quarter Cow Worth It?
For a lot of Westlake 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 before or your freezer space is tight. If you cook beef most nights, or you've got a chest freezer and a full house, 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 Westlake, TX?
Tom Thumb at 100 W Southlake Blvd in neighboring Southlake is the closest in-store option; 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 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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