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Considering buying local beef that is organic, antibiotic and hormone free, then this is your opportunity to purchase amazing Premium Black Angus and Sim Angus Beef

“Update”

12 Nov 2024

” We are now taking orders for February 1 side remaining “

 The “E&C Cattle Ranch” is featured on the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Website

 

         “Thank You for visiting our site, and a special thank you to all of our return customers, we are extremely proud of our product and all of our customer praise”

Primal Cuts

  • Chuck Roast
  • Shoulder Roast
  • Sirloin Tip Roast
  • Rump Roast
  • Rib steak
  • T-Bone
  • Round Steak
  • Sirloin Steak
  • Ground Beef
  • Beef Ribs
  • Brisket
  • Etc.

 Specialty Cuts

Specialty cuts are simply different than the normal cut selection and are available from our processor by request. 

 

They include Rib-eye, Filet, New York Strip, Standing Rib Roast, Chuck Eye Steak, Flank Steak, Skirt Steak, Stew Meat, Tenderized meat, Tips, Liver, Tongue, Heart, Oxtail, Beef Bones, Soup Bones, Tallow, Etc.

We require Non-Refundable deposits on all orders, total beef cost per selection is based on a 1100- 1250/lb. animal that will have an estimated 600-725 lb. Hot Hanging Weight priced at $7.50/lb. after initial processing (Slaughter). The processor fees of $0.76/Lb will be paid directly to the processor when your order is picked up.

Thank You. 

Final balance due, minus the deposit already paid is required after slaughter once the hot hanging weight has been determined. 

Once processing is complete, you will be able to pick up your order directly from the processor after notification.  

Deposits for portions:

Whole =     $1600.00

       1/2 =     $800.00

      

Total approximate cost based on 550 pound hanging weight animal       

Whole =     $4125 @ $7.50/lb.

1/2 =          $2062.5 @ $7.50/lb.

Processor fee’s are not included, and will be paid separately to the processor upon pickup.

The Initial deposits will be deducted from the Total cost of the portion ordered, we require our customers to have an interest in their animal portion prior to finishing.

What Does This All Mean?

Using $7.10/lb + $0.76 to the processor as an example, let’s say you are ordering a side of beef from an animal with a live weight of 1,000 lbs. and a hanging weight of 550 lbs. The hanging weight of the side you are receiving hung at 275 lbs. Your total cost, assuming a $7.86 (total with processing included) price per pound of hanging weight would be $2161.00, (275 lbs. x $7.86). Assuming a yield of 60% the actual weight of the beef you would receive should be around 165 lbs. (275 x .60). 

To complicate things more, let’s also say you are splitting the side among four friends (including yourself) giving each person an eighth. Everyone wants to know what they will have to pay and how much meat they will actually receive. What each 1/8 share will pay is easy, $2161.00 divided by 4 which equals $540.25. Then, to calculate the boxed weight of any of the eighths, just divide the 165 lbs. of take-home weight by 4 and each eighth share will receive about 41.25 lbs. of meat to put in their freezer. Cuts of beef aren’t widgets so the actual weight of each of the eighths will vary somewhat.

There are approximately 90-120 lbs. of cut and vacuum sealed beef per quarter. Roughly 25% of the meat is steaks, 25% roasts, and 50% ground beef. You need 8-10 cu. ft. of freezer space per half.

To compare this with what you are paying for retail cuts of grass-fed beef in the store, you can translate it to a price per pound of meat received by dividing the price per pound of hanging weight by the yield percentage. 

Since this includes everything from ground beef to the more expensive steaks, I think you will find it works out very favorably compared to most retailer’s prices for grass fed and grain finished beef, especially since we only sell Premium Registered Angus Beef, you will not find Beef like ours in any retail store. Also due to our superior genetics, our animals tend to yield higher than 60%, so you will usually get a higher beef yield which will reduce your overall finished price/pound.

These calculations are not exact, they are provided to help our customers with an estimate of cost and yield, it is impossible to estimate weight and cost’s accurately because each animal is different.

 

We realize this may be a lot of information to digest not to mention a little confusing, but honestly the process is very simple, and we will answer all of your questions.

So please, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us directly at the Ranch (850) 830-8556 if you get our voicemail, please leave a message, we will return your call !!   

Please leave a message or send us a text. We would prefer to speak over the phone about orders and information, just due to the vast amount of information.

We will be happy to help answer any of your questions and take your Beef orders TODAY!

Selection

Our Process

1st:   We raise all of our animals naturally on grass. We supplement the last 90 days with grain to finish. We will finish completely on grass only during the growing season for an additional charge of $2.50 per pound.

2nd:  When our stock is within the 90-day window for processing we accept our deposits for the beef, Whole and 1/2 interests. Once the deposit has been received, your reservation will be secured and the agreement emailed to the customer for their signature.  

3rd:  Once the animal has reached their optimum weight and condition, it’s then transported to our Custom Beef Processing Facility. The animal will be processed and the sides hung and aged for approximately 14 days. After the aging process is complete the side will be processed into vacuum sealed packages and frozen for delivery.

When the order is complete, customers will be contacted by the processor for pick-up.

About

Our Ranch

After Retiring from the U.S. Navy after a career in EOD. 

My wife and I wanted to enjoy doing something together, we decided to purchase a Ranch and raise and care for animals.

I had been raised around animals as a kid in the Midwest and loved that way of life. I wanted my lovely wife Elsa, which is where the “E” for E&C Cattle Ranch came from, She deserves top billing just because and to experience this way of life and just how enjoyable it is.

We slowly built up our herd and eventually started delivering our cattle to local sale barns, like many others do in our area.

But the prices we were getting for our cattle, did not even cover what we were investing to raise them.

We were not trying to make a living by any means, but we did not like the feeling that we were basically giving our animals away. 

We had been delivering amazing cattle, and decided we needed to stop that process, and figure out a better way to do things.

My Wife and I sat down and discussed what we could do to keep our Cattle Ranch relevant. 

After discussing many different options, we decided to change from a Cow/Calf Operation to a Finished Beef Operation.

We would keep our Premium Registered Angus and Sim Angus calves and raise and finish them.

For our operation it was simple since we would not have to change our day-to-day operations, we would simply keep them on the Ranch, and  allow them access to grain the last 90-120 days.

Once the Cattle were in finished condition, we simply deliver them to our local processor. Our customers are able to pick up their fully customized beef orders directly from the processor.

With this simple change we would remove the Local Sale Barns completely from the equation, and our customers LOVE our Beef, so problem solved.

Our small 125-acre Cattle Ranch located in Northwest Florida, that now raises Cattle specifically for the consumer.

We do not use Hormones, Steroids, anything MNRA on our Cattle, there is no regular exposure to Antibiotics or Chemicals either. Our Beef is 100% Organic and that’s the way it has always been since we started.

The E&C Cattle Ranch raises Premium Registered Black Angus and Registered Sim Angus Cattle.

They are the highest quality Beef in the country, our genetics are the finest available in the World, and we pull samples and send them for analysis every calving season.

We are able to compare our cattle against the largest Angus database, in the world. If we feel that there are areas, like tenderness, ribeye area, docility, etc. We simply enhance the herd with our Bull selection via A.I. for the next season, “Smarter not harder“.

Give our Beef a try and see just what you have been missing. 

“Call us today for your reservation.” 

Thank you for your interest, and look we forward to hearing from you soon.

(Located in Okaloosa County, Close to Crestview, Baker, Ft. Walton Beach, Laurel Hill, Destin, Navarre, Gulf Breeze, Defuniak Springs, Milton, Brewton, Pensacola, Andalusia AL, Opp AL all areas near NW Florida)

Contact

E&C Cattle Ranch and Custom Beef

Hwy C-180

Escambia Farms, Fl 32531

Ranch Phone:

(850) 830-8556 


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