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BQA Certified - Beef Quality Assuranceis 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.
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HOW MUCH BEEF DO I GET?
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Boone
get-a-key acres farm direct beef
Robert Goeddeke
Poplar Grove, IL
Comments:Beef is available for purchase in quarter, half whole amounts or select cuts of frozen beef like burgers, steaks and roasts. A physical store front is available with hours Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Our beef is feed 100% non-GMO shelled corn/pellet diet and dried corn stalk bales for roughage. Beef cuts are USDA inspected and processed at a local processor.
BQA Certified
Natural
Carroll
Lamoreaux Farms
Nathan Lamoreaux
Lanark, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in individual cuts, quarters, halves, and whole amounts.
BQA Certified
Grass Fed
Grain Finished
ODK Wagenknecht Farms
Keith Wagenknecht
Milledgeville, IL
Comments:Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, whole portions, and ground beef.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
R Meats
Annette Rahn
Mt. Carroll, IL
Comments:Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, and whole portions. We also package select cuts for purchase.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Cass
Ring Angus Farms
Tyler Ring
Virginia, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, and whole portions.
BQA Certified
Natural
Champaign
Cari's Farm LLC
Cari Rincker
Champaign, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, and whole portions.
BQA Certified
Natural
Christian
Hebert Farms
David and Kristy Hebert
Owaneco, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in individual cuts, quarters, halves, etc.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Clay
DCB Farm
Crystal Bumgarner
Xenia, IL
Natural
Grain Finished
Clinton
Windy Hill Meadows
Kimberly Wolter
Aviston, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, and whole portions
BQA Certified
DeKalb
Pasek Farms
Chase Pasek
Malta, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, and whole portions.
Grass Fed
Grain Finished
Pasture Grazed
Trent Sanderson
Clare, IL
Comments:Quarters and halves will be available for pre-order and ready each fall. Individual cuts are available for purchase from the farm based on inventory.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grass Fed
Grain Finished
Fayette
Chappel Hill Market
Cody and Tamar Crum
Ramsey, IL
Comments: We offer a variety of packages including bulk, bundles, and retail cuts! Chappel Hill Market is a family owned and operated farm offering locally grown, farm-fresh beef.
BQA Certified
Natural
Fulton
Janssen Cattle Company
Chris Janssen
Avon, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves and split halves.
BQA Certified
Top Cut Beef
Jacob Postin
Canton, IL
Comments:Premium beef our family's farm to your family's table! Beef is available for purchase in individual cuts, quarters, halves, and whole amounts.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Greene
Paul and Jason Smith
Paul Smith
Greenfield, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, and whole portions.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Grundy
White Willow Polled Hereford
Ron Severson
Morris, IL
BQA Certified
Henry
Gould Beef
Tim Gould
Geneseo, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, and whole portions.
Grain Finished
Jefferson
Panther Fork Cattle Company
Amanda Rincker
Texico, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarter and half portions.
BQA Certified
Jersey
Turkey Ridge Cattle Company
Ted Prehn
Jerseyville, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarter or half portions.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Johnson
DBA Harris Cattle Ranch LLC
Mike Harris
Ozark, IL
Comments: We offer pasture raised/grass fed beef to the public. We are USDA inspected. No hormones are used and limited antibiotics are used for health use only.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grass Fed
Kane
LaSalle
Brady Angus farm
Pat Brady
LaSalle, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, and whole portions.
BQA Certified
Corrigan Cattle Farm
Kevin & Katie Corrigan
Seneca, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in individual cuts, quarters, halves, whole amounts and bundle packages.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Goodbred Farms
Adam Goodbred
Tonica, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in individual cuts, quarters, halves and whole amounts.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Pyszka & Sons Cattle
Mike Pyszka
LaSalle, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarter and half amounts.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
RLA Angus
Allie Pfalzgraf
Streator, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves and whole portions. Please call with any requests.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Walter Enterprises
Darren Walter
Grand Ridge, IL
Comments:Beef is available for purchase in quarters and half portions.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Lee
Livingston
JB Land & Livestock
Tasha Bunting
Emington, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, and whole portions.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Logan
54 Farms
Shaun Tyson
Chesnut, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in individual cuts, bundles, quarters, halves and whole. Custom grown beef is also available.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Graff Champion Beef
Judi Graff
Middletown, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in individual cuts, steer-in-a-box, beef bundles, quarters and halves.
BQA Certified
Grass Fed
Grain Finished
Macon
ES Meats
Katie Sellmeyer
Maroa, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in individual cuts, quarters, halves, or whole portions. We have a physical storefront available with hours of operation Monday to Saturday and local deliveries on Tuesday and Thursday. Order online by Facebook, email, text or call.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Macoupin
Johnson Family Farms
Andrew Johnson
Carlinville, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters and half portions. All beef is Purebred Black Angus. Cattle are also for sale if the buyer would like to purchase a live animal.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Rhodes Angus
Larry Rhodes
Carlinville, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, and whole portions. Our primary working relationship is with Magro's Processing. Magro's Processing is federally inspected and located in Springfield, IL.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Madison
Ernst Family farms
David Ernst
New Douglas, IL
website
Comments: Text "Beefalo" to 646-00 for EZ card web based app
BQA Certified
Grass Fed
Grain Finished
Homeland Farms
Brad and Beth Dorsey
Moro, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, whole portions, and ground beef.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Massac
Bremer Bros
David Bremer
Metropolis, IL
Comments: Our beef is grass raised and grain red to harvest. Beef is available for purchase in quarter, half, and whole amounts.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Bucher Farms
Josh Bucher
Metropolis, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, or whole portions.
McLean
Funk Farms Trust
Brian Bangert
Shirley, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, and whole portions. Individual cuts will be available for purchase soon.
BQA Certified
Grass Fed
Morgan
Hadden Farms
Gary Hadden
Jacksonville, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, and whole portions. The majority of our beef cattle are Angus based with some Simmental. All beef is raised and feef on our farm.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Ogle
Gehrke Family Farms
Jason and Kathi Gehrke
Byron, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, and whole portions.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Nelson Cattle Co.
David Nelson
Mount Morris, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, and whole portions.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Wilmarth Farm
Dan Wilmarth
Oregon, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters halves, and whole portions.
BQA Certified
Grass Fed
Grain Finished
Piatt
cresap farms
Liz Cresap
White Heath, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, and whole portions.
BQA Certified
Gallagher Farms
Kayla Gallagher
Mansfield, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in individual cuts, quarters, halves, and whole portions.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Peoria
Christ Orchard
Karl Christ
Elmwood, IL
Comments:Beef is available for purchase in individual cuts, quarters, and half amounts. A physical storefront is available from August to November, Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Open year-round by appointment only.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Willow Lane Farm
Jack and Curt Stevens
Trivoli, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, and whole portions.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Randolph
elder Family Farms
Cole Elder
Coulterville, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in individual cuts, quarters, and half amounts.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
v-y farms custom fed beef
Lauren Van De Mark
Chester, IL
Comments: We sell grass fed and finished antibiotic and hormone free beef by the pound from a farm store. Beef is also available for purchase by quarters, halves, and whole portions.
Grass Fed
Saline
Slykhuis Farms
Todd and Angela Slykhuis
Raleigh, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, and whole portions. We start taking pre-orders October through December for our harvest window of February through April. Please feel free to call, text, email, or Facebook message us.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Sangamon
Cantrall Creek Cattle
Austin Ruzic
Springfield, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves and whole portions.
Grain Finished
Heissinger Creekside Herefords
Matt Heissinger
10200 Buckhart Rd
Rochester, IL
Comments:Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, and whole amounts. We raise pasture raised, corn-fed, purebred cattle.
K & K Family MEats
Katie King
New Berlin, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in individual cuts, quarters, halves, and whole amounts. Custom cuts can be available upon request.
Scott
Lashmett's Meat Market
Jackson Lashmett
Winchester, IL
Comments: Beef isavailable for purchase in individual cuts. Please visit our physical storefront at the address provided above.
Shelby
Graized
Luke Frantz
Moweaqua, IL
Comments:Beef is available for purchase in individual cuts, halves, and whole portions. Our beef is vacuum sealed to ensure the highest quality products. Customers can contact via cell, website, or Facebook to order. Delivery is included.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grass Fed
St. Clair
Justin Schaeffer
Justin Schaeffer
Lebanon, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, and whole portions.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Stark
Justin and janette gillespie
Justin Gillespie
Toulon, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, and whole portions. We use Reason's Meat Locker in Buffalo Prairie, IL and Bittners Meat Company in Eureka, IL for processing.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Stephenson
Foley farms
Pat Foley
Pearl City, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in ground beef, quarters, and half portions.
BQA Certified
Tazewell
Wyss Beef
Fred Wyss
Washington, IL
Comments: Grain fed, Prime Angus beef available for purchase in quarters, halves, and whole amounts.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Warren
Sumner Point Beef Company
Krystal Jungmann
Little York, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in individual cuts, quarters, halves, and whole portions.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Tharp Land and Livestock
Thaddeus Tharp
Monmouth, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in individual cuts, quarters, halves, and whole portions.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Whiteside
County Line Cattle Co.
Jake Perino
Deer Grove, IL
Comments: Beef is available for purchase in quarter and half portions.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Jakobs Bros. Farms
Nik Jakobs
Sterling, IL
Comments:Jakobs Bros. Farms produces the highest quality of Angus beef while establishing a comfortable, healthy environment for all animals. Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, and whole amounts.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Woodford
Knapp Farms
Joe and Heather Knapp
Eureka, IL
Comments: Beef bundles will be available for purchase the first part of June. We are an Angus cow/calf farm. We raise our steers to finish and take pride in providing some of the best Angus beef around.
Scattered Acres Farm
Gary Grebner
Washburn, IL
Comments: Beef is available in split sides, halves, and whole portions. All animals are home-raised, Charolais/Angus crossbred cattle. All processing is done at Bittner's Meat Company in Eureka, IL. We are taking orders for April through June of 2021. 2020 orders are already filled for the year.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished