The easiest way to try buying beef by the animal. An eighth is about 66 pounds of take-home beef at $13.04 a pound — roughly $860 all in. It fits in about 2½ cubic feet, which is a shelf or two in a regular kitchen freezer. No chest freezer required.

What you get: a full cross-section of the animal — steaks (ribeye, New York strip, sirloin, flank, skirt), roasts (chuck, brisket, rump, shoulder, bottom round), 80/20 ground beef, stew beef, cube steak, and sirloin tips. Everything is cut, vacuum sealed, and labeled.

About the weight: the pounds shown are take-home weight — what actually goes in your freezer, not hanging weight. Every animal finishes a little differently, so your final total is figured on your actual take-home weight at our per-pound price.

Shipping: an eighth can ship UPS in multiple boxes at our actual cost, or pick it up free in Sylvester.

Raised on our family’s land in Sylvester, Georgia. No antibiotics, no steroids, no added hormones — ever. Processed at a USDA-inspected plant, dry aged for flavor, and vacuum sealed so it keeps in the freezer without freezer burn. Sold by the pound. Pick up here in Sylvester or we’ll ship it UPS Monday through Wednesday so your beef never sits over a weekend.