The short answer: Got Beef? in Connell, Washington sells a quarter beef for $1,400 and a half beef for $2,767.50. Both are priced on hanging weight. A quarter comes home as roughly 120 to 150 lb of cut and wrapped beef, which works out at about $9.33 to $11.67 per pound of meat in your freezer. Their individual cuts run from $6.25/lb for ground beef to $28.75/lb for tenderloin. Figures checked on 1 October 2026.
Whether a share is a good deal depends on what you would otherwise buy. If you mostly buy ground beef, it is not. If you buy steaks and roasts, it usually is. The tables below let you check.
The shares
| Price | Hanging weight | Take-home weight | Cost per take-home lb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter beef | $1,400 | about 200 to 225 lb | about 120 to 150 lb | $9.33 to $11.67 |
| Half beef | $2,767.50 | about 400 to 450 lb | about 250 to 300 lb | $9.23 to $11.07 |
The cattle are Angus and Hereford, grain-fed, and raised without added hormones or steroids, according to Got Beef's listing. The ranch describes itself on FarmToYou as family-owned, with five generations of ranching behind it.
See the quarter and half beef listings at Got Beef?
Hanging weight, in plain terms
Hanging weight is the carcass weight after slaughter and dressing, before it is cut and packaged. Trimming, aging and removing bone lose weight, so the beef you take home is about 60 to 70% of the hanging weight. That is normal, and it is how almost every rancher prices a share, because your own cutting choices (bone-in or boneless, extra-lean grind, bigger roasts) change the final weight. Pricing on hanging weight keeps the base price the same whatever you choose.
The practical point: never compare a share's hanging-weight price with a supermarket's per-pound price. Compare the cost per take-home pound, which is the last column above.
Against buying by the cut
| Cut | Price / lb |
|---|---|
| Ground beef | $6.25 |
| Chuck, pot, rump roast; top round steak | $7.00 |
| Bottom round steak | $10.00 |
| Flank steak | $11.25 |
| Top sirloin steak, prime rib | $12.50 |
| Sirloin tip steak | $16.25 |
| New York steak | $21.25 |
| Rib eye steak | $27.00 |
| Tenderloin steak | $28.75 |
A share is a cross-section of the animal: a lot of ground beef and roasts, and a smaller share of premium steaks. At roughly $9.23 to $11.67 per take-home pound, you pay more than the ground beef and roast prices and far less than the steak prices. The more of the steaks you would otherwise buy, the better the share looks.
Not ready for a quarter? The boxes
| Box | Price | Per lb |
|---|---|---|
| Beef Sampler Box, 8 lb (grain-fed) | $80 | $10.00 |
| Ground Beef Box, 25 lb | $160 | $6.40 |
| Small BBQ Box, 25 lb (15 lb ground, 10 lb steaks and roasts) | $280 | $11.20 |
| BBQ Box, 35 lb (20 lb ground, 15 lb steaks and roasts) | $380 | $10.86 |
The sampler box is the sensible first order. It tells you whether you like the beef before you commit freezer space to 120 lb of it.
Illustrative image.
Before you order a share
- Freezer space. Plan on roughly one cubic foot of freezer for every 35 to 40 lb of cut and wrapped beef. A quarter needs about 4 cubic feet; a half needs about 7 to 8.
- Timing. Shares depend on the herd and the processor's schedule. Ask Got Beef when your share will be ready before you clear the freezer.
- Cuts. Availability and exact cuts vary. If you have preferences, say so when you order.
Prices and product details are taken from Got Beef's own FarmToYou listings on 1 October 2026 and set by the ranch. Per-pound figures are our arithmetic from those prices. Images are illustrative.
