1/2 Beef Share - Deposit for October 2025 Harvest

How It Works: Buying a Beef Share

We sell our beef using Washington State’s Farmer Exempt Process, which means you’re purchasing a share of a live animal. Once reserved, we handle the harvest, and your meat will be ready for pickup at our trusted local butcher.

There are two separate fees:

• Farmer Fee (paid to us)

• Meat Shop Fee (paid directly to the butcher)

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Pricing & Payment

Farmer Fee for 2025: $5.00 per pound

Meat Shop Fee (Cut & Wrap): $0.95 per pound

Smoked meats may incur additional charges

How to Reserve Your Share

• A deposit reserves your half share of a whole cow.

• Final Farmer Fee payment is due by October 31, 2025.

• You’ll pay the Meat Shop Fee when you pick up your meat at the butcher.

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Estimated Take-Home Weights

Every animal is unique, so weights are estimates:

• Whole Beef: ~400 lbs

• Half Beef: ~200 lbs

• Quarter Beef: ~100 lbs

Each share includes an equal mix of cuts from both the front and back of the cow.

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What’s in a Share? (Approximate Breakdown)

• Flank: 4% (Flank steaks)

• Sirloin & Roasts: 25% (Sirloin steaks, sirloin roasts)

• Short Loin: 20% (T-bone, Porterhouse, NY strip, tenderloin*)

• Rib: 9% (Ribeye, rib steaks, rib roasts)

• Chuck: 25% (Ground beef, chuck roast, short ribs)

• Brisket: 6% (Brisket, ground beef)

• Shank: 4% (Stew beef, soup bones)

Choosing T-bone/Porterhouse means you won’t receive separate tenderloin filets, as they are part of that cut.

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The Cut Order: What to Expect

We’ll harvest animals October 31, 2025. The butcher will call you 7–14 days later to take your cut order. Be ready to answer:

• How thick do you want your steaks? (We suggest ¾” or thicker)

• 1 or 2 steaks per pack?

• NY strip or T-bone/Porterhouse?

• Ribeye: Boneless, bone-in, or as a roast?

• How many pounds per pack for stew meat and ground beef?

• Roasts: What size (2, 3, or 4 lbs)? Bone in or out?

• Do you want short ribs or prefer them ground?

• Would you like brisket or soup bones included?

The butcher can walk you through your choices. Just let them know you’re calling for your beef share order from us!

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Pick-Up Info

Your meat will be ready for pickup 10–21 days after harvest.

Pick up at:

Mountain View Meat & Sausage Company

2519 112th Street East

Tacoma, WA 99445

(253) 537-5332

Ask for Cathy

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About Our Farm & Cows

We raise Angus/Hereford cattle in a low-stress, pasture-based environment.

• Grass-fed and grain-finished using COB (corn, oats, barley) from Xcel Feeds

• No hormones or antibiotics

• We deworm twice yearly for herd health

We raise only a few cows each year, so you’re getting meat that’s truly local, ethically raised, and full of care.

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We’ll Keep in Touch.

We’ll reach out the week of harvest with your cow’s final weight and total Farmer Fee. Questions before then? Just get in touch!

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