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Half Beef Share from Cottrell Cattle Company
Packaged cuts from a Cottrell Cattle Company beef share Ground beef packed in tubes, ready for pickup Black cattle grazing on pasture at the Cottrell family farm
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Half Beef Share

Our most popular size. Feeds a family of four for the better part of a year.

Deposit to reserve $150
Share price, fixed$2,250
Balance due before processing$2,100
Processing, estimated~$240

The beef price is fixed. Processing is an estimate — from $0.40/lb live weight, set by the processor and subject to change. Extras such as jerky, snack sticks or smoking cost more. We will confirm the rate before your beef goes in.

Rather not pay online? Call or text us and we will arrange your deposit directly.

Splitting a half with family? Order one and sort the cut sheet out between you — plenty of our customers do.

Live weight~600 lbs
Hanging weight~375 lbs
Take-home~225–250 lbs
Freezer space~8 cu. ft.
Cut sheetYou choose your cuts
CollectionFarm pickup, processor pickup, or delivery
CategoryBeef Shares
About This Share

What You Are Buying


A half share is half of one whole animal, raised on our pasture in Sonora, Kentucky and cut exactly how you want it.

Our cattle graze our pastures their whole lives and are finished on grain out on that same ground — never in a feedlot, never given hormones or antibiotics.

  • Full range of steaks, cut to your thickness
  • Roasts sized the way you want them
  • Ground beef — you set the package size
  • Brisket, ribs, stew meat, and soup bones
Questions

Before You Reserve


Only the $150 deposit. That holds your beef and takes it off the table for anyone else.

The remaining $2,100 is due before your beef goes to the processor, and processing is paid directly to the processor, from $0.40/lb live weight.

This share hangs at roughly ~375 lbs, and about ~225–250 lbs of finished, wrapped beef goes in your freezer once bone and trim are removed.

You will want around ~8 cu. ft. of freezer space.

A few weeks before processing we send you a cut sheet. You choose your own steak thickness, roast sizes, and how much goes to ground beef — and we will help you through it.

No — deposits are non-refundable. Once yours is in, that share is held for you and we plan our processing schedule around it.

If you are unsure about size or timing, call or text us before you reserve.

Yes. Send us a reservation request or call or text us and we will arrange the deposit directly — cash, check, or whatever suits you.

Other Sizes

Need More Or Less?

Quarter Beef Share from Cottrell Cattle Company

Quarter Beef Share

$100 deposit$1,200 total, plus processing from $0.40/lb live weight

Best for couples, small households, or anyone trying farm beef for the first time.

Whole Beef Share from Cottrell Cattle Company

Whole Beef Share

$200 deposit$4,400 total, plus processing from $0.40/lb live weight

The best value per pound. Great for big families, or split it with relatives.

Ready To Reserve Your Half Share?

Send a reservation request and we will confirm your share, take your deposit, and get you on the schedule.

Or call or text us: 270-766-9041  ·  270-268-4394