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Now Accepting Deposits for Cattle Drive
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Call To Order (720) 488-6767
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| Quarter Beef Order Form (PDF) |
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| Half (Side) Beef Order Form (PDF) |
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| Butcher Info & Decoder Ring (PDF) |
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The Process
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We'll be dropping cattle off for your side and quarter orders at the butcher this fall.
Your orders will be ready for you to pickup shortly after Thanksgiving.
You‘ll pay Snow Creek Ranch for the beef and the butcher for the processing.
Here is how you do it. Call us if you have questions.
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Step 1 - Reserve sides and quarters with Snow Creek Ranch
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Call us with your order for sides and quarters at (720) 488-6767.
Print out the appropriate order form using the links above.
Note that quarter orders have no choices; they come standard.
Custom cutting is available on sides (halves) and larger.
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Step 2 - Pay your balance to Snow Creek Ranch
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When we know your actual take home beef weight (about 4 weeks after the cattle drive date) we’ll figure out your balance and contact you.
When your balance is paid, you can go to the butcher to pick up your order.
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Step 3 - Pick up your beef from the butcher
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The butcher we use is in Colorado Springs.
Go there, pay the processing fees, and pick up your beef.
Take blankets to wrap your beef in until you get home.
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The Cuts
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We sell our Gourmet Registered Angus in whole, half, and quarter quantities. The cuts from a quarter beef would require about 4 to 5 cubic feet of freezer space. We work with butchers that custom cut and wrap.
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The chart below gives a rough idea of the types and amounts of cuts you could expect from a quarter of a beef. With our genetics you'll ususally get approximately 5% more of the premium steaks than with other beef. Actual results will vary; this is supplied as a guide.
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Check out these pictures for more information about beef packaging.
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The Cost
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When you buy a quarter, our beef sells for about $8.05 per pound of packaged meat -- the meat you take home. When you buy a half or more (or "a side" in rancher parlance), it goes for about $7.45 per pound of packaged meat. Snow Creek Ranch requires a $250.00 non-refundable deposit to reserve a quarter beef.
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Typical quarter beefs run about 125 pounds. If you got exactly that much beef and if you didn't do really extravagant processing, this COST ESTIMATES table shows about what you'd actually pay:
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