Iowa Local Beef Directory
Looking for local beef? Browse the Iowa Local Beef Directory to find farms in your area marketing beef directly to the public.
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BQA Certified - Beef Quality Assurance is a program that trains farmers and ranchers on best practice cattle management techniques to ensure their animals and the environment are cared for within a standard set of guidelines and regulations across the U.S. beef industry.
Natural - A product containing no artificial ingredient or added color and is only minimally processed.
USDA Organic
Grass Fed - Animals spend their whole lives eating grass or forage.
Grain Finished - Animals spend the majority of their lives eating grass or forage and then are finished on grain.
HOW MUCH BEEF DO I GET?
Buying beef directly from a local farmer or rancher often involves purchasing a 1/4, 1/2 or whole animal. Understanding roughly how much beef you will receive is a key to having a great experience and getting the value you seek.
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Adair County
Golden Hz Farms
Alecia Heinz
Greenfield, IA 50849
641-745-9170
We sell Barzona beef which is a very high grading, well marbled meat that runs 30% prime, 60% choice. Quarters, halves and whole beef packages available.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Appanoose County
Clarke County
Harvest Barn Marketplace
Jason Boyer
2721 US Hwy 34
Osceola, IA 50213
641-340-5963
We raise purebred Limousin and Lim-Flex cattle, providing beef in individual cuts and bundles at our Osceola, IA store and Des Moines pick-up locations.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Clayton County
McGreal Family Farm
Laura Mangialardi
20447 Elm Road
Strawberry Point, IA 52076
563-245-1041
We sell quarters, halves, individual cuts, ground beef, organs and soup bones. We also offer farm tours to allow future customers to experience our farming practices first-hand.
Natural
Grass Fed
Clinton County
Crawford County
Vintage Beef-Gress Farms
Aaron & Deb Gress
1570 160th St.
Charter Oak, IA 51439
712-263-0567
Our beef is premium restaurant quality, comparable to grocery store prices. Cattle are raised in low stress environment with premium nutrition. We sell quarters, halves and a wide variety of individual cuts available by the pound.
Grain Finished
Dallas County
Delaware County
Ryan Bros Inc.
Alex Ryan
Ryan, IA 52330
563-920-8380
Fair Prices - Black Angus, Red Angus, and a few Charolais available. We work with Dan's Locker in Earlville, Winthrop Locker, and Edgewood Locker to provide individual cuts, bundles, quarters, halves, and whole packages.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Dubuque County
Midwest Best Beef
David Hill
Holy Cross, IA 52503
563-870-3225
Midwest Best Beef produces only the highest quality, best tasting, grass-fed, grain-finished, aged Natural Angus Beef in quarters, halves, individual cuts and bundled packages.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
O'Connell Organic Acres
Chris, Jack and Kevin O'Connell
Durango, IA 52039
563-542-2574
We sell quarters, halves and whole packages at bulk pricing, as well as individual cuts.
Natural
USDA Organic
Grass Fed
Fayette County
Floyd County
SkyView Beef
Laura Cunningham
Nora Springs, IA 50458
641-425-4473
We sell quarters, halves, and bundled cuts.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Fremont County
Waubonsie Ridge Beef
Justin & Jamie Ewalt
Tabor, IA 51653
712-355-2300
We are federally and state inspected selling quarters, halves and individual cuts. Local Delivery available!
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Greene County
Hardin County
Iowa County
Jefferson County
Johnson County
Keokuk County
Marion County
Montgomery County
Plymouth County
Broken Kettle Beef
Mark & LeAnne Phillips
Akron, IA 51001
712-551-7918
Individual cuts, bundles, quarters and halves available.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Polk County
Shivers Farms
Emily Shivers
Bondurant, IA 50035
515-360-1218
We are 6th generation farmers in close proximity to the Des Moines metro that sell beef in quarters, halves and whole packages. We also sell pork for butcher and do custom farming and trucking.
Ringgold County
Ebersole Cattle Co.
Shanen Ebersole
Kellerton, IA 50133
515-971-8462
We deliver weekly to Des Moines and offer delivery right to your door. In addition, we have a drive-thru style farmers market. We sell monthly CSA, halves, quarters, and individual packages.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grass Fed
Grain Finished
Highland Farms Meat Co.
Kirk Smith
Blockton, IA 50836
515-297-0439
Quality purebred Angus beef. We sell quarters, halves and whole beef packages. Delivery available!
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Scott County
Cinnamon Ridge Farms
John and Joan Maxwell
10600 275th St.
Donahue, IA 52746
563-843-2378
We sell beef in individually cut packages.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Sioux County
Tama County
Webster County
Woodbury County
Wright County
DisClaimer:
The Iowa Beef Industry Council is funded by the Beef Checkoff Program, and supports all types of beef production. Click here to learn more about the Iowa Beef Industry Council and the Beef Checkoff Program.
The Iowa Local Beef Directory is a digital resource to help consumers research options for purchasing beef. Inclusion in the directory does not imply the Iowa Beef Industry Council's (IBIC) affiliation or endorsement of services or products. IBIC claims no responsibility for customer experience should you purchase beef from a farm, ranch or butcher shop included in this listing or elsewhere.
Please do your research about all your food choices and consult a nutrition or medical professional when appropriate. If you would like to be included or removed from this listing, or have an update to your listing, please visit the submission page.
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