Colorado · Front Range foothills
Grass fed beef, the way it was meant to be.
Raised on our pastures in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. No supplements, no antibiotics, no hormones. Sold by the quarter, half or whole.
One herd, one pasture, no shortcuts
We start with weaned calves from local ranchers. They are raised with no supplements, no antibiotics and no hormones, and they spend 100% of their time on our Colorado pastures.
They drink fresh well water, lick salt and mineral blocks, and feast on a variety of grasses. It does not get any more natural than that.
- ✓ No supplements
- ✓ No antibiotics
- ✓ No hormones
- ✓ Fresh well water
- ✓ Salt and mineral blocks
- ✓ 100% pasture raised
What actually lands in your freezer
Buying in bulk is the most efficient way to buy beef, and it is also the least familiar. Here is what each share comes to.
In your freezer
175 to 240lb
from a hanging weight of 300 to 400lb, and it needs about 5 to 6.9 cu ft of freezer.
- Ground beef 1lb packs 79 to 108lb
- Roasts chuck, rump, sirloin tip 44 to 60lb
- Steaks ribeye, strip, sirloin, tenderloin 35 to 48lb
- Ribs, brisket and stew short ribs, brisket, stew beef 18 to 24lb
A guide, not a guarantee. Every animal is different and your cutting instructions move these numbers around.
Hanging weight is the weight on the rail before cutting, and it is what the processor talks in. What you take home is always less, because bone and trim come off.
You choose the cutting instructions. Thicker steaks, more ground, roasts kept whole, bones and organ meat kept back or not. We will walk you through it before the animal goes in.
Check your freezer first. A half needs around six cubic feet, which is more than most people have spare. It is the one thing buyers wish they had known earlier.
Get on the list for the next one
We raise a small number of animals a year and they go to the people on this list first. Tell us roughly how much you want and we will be in touch when the next lot is ready.
Blackdogranch has always had black dogs
Every one of them, going back to the beginning. It is where the name comes from.
Heidi
German Shepherd. Currently in charge of everything.
Jessie
Sadly no longer with us. Happiest above the treeline.
The first three
The originals. The ranch is named after them.
The East Pasture, right now
The live camera. Sometimes there is a lot happening. Usually there is not.
The rest of it
