Organic quarter-beef

A quarter of organic beef, ProCert certified, pasture-raised here and cut for your freezer. Roughly 45 kg of meat at $39.99/kg — about $1,800 for something like six months of organic beef. It is the entry point to buying in bulk: half the commitment of a half beef, the same price per kilo across every cut.

Quarter, half, natural or organic — which one?

Four formats, and the difference is two lines:

• Organic quarter beef — this one. ~45 kg, $39.99/kg, ProCert certified, pasture-raised. About six months for a family of four.
• Natural half beef — ~90 kg, $30.49/kg, no hormones or antibiotics, not organic certified. The best price per kilo of the four.
• Organic 100% grass-fed half and quarter — $50.95 and $54.25/kg. The animal ate nothing but organic grass and hay its whole life.

A quarter is half a side: the same cuts as a half beef, in half as many packages.

Certified organic, pasture-raised

ProCert organic certification is not only about feed. It covers water, pasture, space and barn hygiene, standard of care, transport and slaughter — a third-party audited standard, not a word a farm awards itself. Our cattle are raised here in Montérégie, which puts the short supply chain and the certification in the same purchase.

What you get in a quarter beef

A typical quarter, by number of packages:

• Rib steak or ribeye (1 in) — 6
• T-bone or striploin (1 in) — 6
• Filet mignon (1 in) — 5 to 6
• Tournedos (2 per 220 g pack) — 5 to 7
• French steak — 7
• Boston steak (½ in) — 4 to 6
• Flank steak — 1
• Chinese fondue or sandwich steak — 5 to 6
• Shoulder roast or French roast — 2
• Blade roast — 2
• Shanks (1 in) — 4
• Beef cubes, 450 g — 20
• Beef strips, 450 g — 4
• Ground beef, 350 g — 42
• Soup bones, 800 g pack — 4

Freezer space and how long it keeps

Forty-five kilos needs about 3 cu ft (85 L) of free freezer — one large drawer emptied out, where a half beef wants a chest. At −18 °C beef keeps 6 to 12 months: roasts and steaks longest, ground beef best inside 4 months. Thaw in the fridge, never on the counter.

What it actually costs

At $39.99/kg the filet mignon costs the same as the ground beef. That is the whole logic of buying in bulk: at retail an organic filet sells for several times that, and you get five or six packs of it. The sum that matters is not the total, which is real, but what those same cuts would have cost you one at a time.

Cutting, wrapping and collection

It arrives cut, wrapped and frozen, labelled by cut — no butchery to do at home. For an order this size, call or write before ordering online and we will confirm the exact weight, the timing and how you will receive it. [TO CONFIRM: custom cutting, deposit, lead time from order to collection.]

Where to buy a quarter beef: price and ordering

• Regular price: $39.99/kg — about $1,800 for a 45 kg quarter
• Quarter beef weight: approximately 45 kg of wrapped meat
• Sold by weight: the final price reflects your quarter's actual weight
• Product number: 8114395
• Sold frozen, cut and wrapped by cut
• ProCert certified organic, pasture-raised in Huntingdon, Québec
• Rated ★★★★★ by our customers
• Where to buy: home delivery across Québec and Montréal by refrigerated truck, free delivery from $225. Farm pickup at 62 York Street, Huntingdon.