The beef
The qualities this producer documents, from genetics and finishing to aging.
- Breed
- Purebred Simmental Source
- Documented qualities
- Regenerative / rotational grazing
Each claim below includes the evidence carried in the register.
Practice
- Regenerative / rotational grazing
- Raised on pasture with rotational grazing, offered free-choice grain and hay to achieve marbling and tenderness (not exclusively grass-fed/finished -- grain supplementation is explicit and central to their stated approach). Source: feed program.
Buying record
Buy from this farm
A half or quarter of a single carcass, usually priced per pound of hanging weight. Confirm expected weight and included processing before ordering.
Published price
$5.25 full cost / lb
Comparable hanging-weight record for: half.
Best fit
- Freezer beef
- Wholesale inquiries
How you get it
Historical information; confirm current details with the farm. On-farm pickup/purchase; also a retail storefront called 'The Beef Shack' at 2010 State Rte 21, Canandaigua, NY 14424, open Friday & Saturday 10-3.
Ordering details
Order individual cuts, or by whole/half/quarter (wholesale). Contact via Facebook or phone to place an order. Wholesale whole/half/quarter beef priced at $5.25/lb hanging weight, price includes butcher fees and vacuum sealing; whole/half pig same $5.25/lb hanging weight, includes butcher and smoking fees.
Price
$5.25 full cost / lb hanging weight · half share size
Across the 25 Northeast farms that publish a comparable price, the median full cost is $7.35 per hanging pound; the published figures run from $5.25 to $9.50. That is one figure for 6 states, not a benchmark any single farm should be measured against. Breed, finishing, aging, processing, and share size all move the number, and we do not publish per-state medians — the largest state sample is 7 records. A higher or lower price here is not a verdict on this farm. See all 25 comparable records
“When purchasing beef from the whole, half or quarter you pay $5.25/lb based on the hanging weight ... The price includes the butcher fees and to have your product vacuum sealed.”
Published basis: hanging weight
Hanging, packaged, and live weight explained
Processing included.
What supports this number
- farm states processing is included
Price checked against the published source.
Buying details
- Breed detail
- Purebred Simmental cattle; the breeding program uses artificial insemination with Simmental bulls selected for EPDs.
- What they sell
- Animal shares · Wholesale inquiries
- Town
- Canandaigua, NY
- Location precision
- Town center, not the farm address
- Website
- Visit website
In their words
“Rugenstein Family Farm started in 1994 when Randy and Karen Rugenstein bought their daughters Becky and Amy purebred Simmental heifers. ...”
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