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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
$7.35 full cost / lb
Comparable hanging-weight record for: half.
Best fit
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How you get it
Shipped UPS frozen and insulated (shipping included in price) or farm pickup at 1293 Park Hill Road, Benson, Vermont; local delivery 'across Vermont and the surrounding region' also mentioned separately from UPS shipping
Ordering details
Online ordering via account.vermontnaturalbeef.com; sells beef boxes (from $165, one-time or subscription), sides ($7.35/lb hanging weight), quarters ($7.50/lb hanging weight), and 50 lb bulk ground beef ($475); reservation-based system - 'no deposit required' currently, though this is stated in the context of a…
Price
$7.35 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 Breed, finishing, aging, processing, and share size all move the number, and we do not publish per-state medians — the largest state sample is 7 records.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
“$7.35 / lb Side of beef, hanging weight One animal Every pound of your ground beef 7 days Minimum hang before cutting Included Cutting, packaging, local delivery”
Published basis: hanging weight (explicitly stated)
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
- Certifications
- USDA inspected (processing only, explicitly NOT USDA graded)
- Harvest timing
- Animals on pasture April through the fall delivery window; hanging (minimum 7 days) before cutting
- What they sell
- Share of one animal
- Town
- Benson, VT
- Website
- Visit website
In their words
“A working beef farm in the lower Champlain Valley, where the land, the weather, and a long grazing season set the terms...”
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