Fill your freezer with premium, Indiana-raised beef from The Smoker Farm in Wanatah. Our beef shares—available as a whole, quarter or half share—give you the full tongue-to-tail experience: ribeyes, fillets, steaks, roasts, ground beef, and more, dry aged for 21 days then cut exactly the way you like it.
Here’s how it works:
Reserve Your Share – Pay your deposit now to secure your portion of a live beef animal, raised with no added hormones or antibiotic regimens.
Buy the Steer – On the day of harvest, you'll be invoiced for your share (quarter, half, or whole) of a steer at a price of $2.75/lb live weight. The typical beef steer weighs 1,450 lbs. Congratulations, you're now a farmer... on paper, of course, and only for a few minutes before the harvest.
Customize Your Cuts – Once the animal is harvested, you’ll speak directly with our trusted butcher to choose how you want your beef cut and packaged.
Pay the Balance – After cutting, you’ll receive an invoice from Defiance Beef for your share of the live beef plus the processing and packaging, which varies based on your instructions. Processing is $0.75 per live pound with additional charges for upgraded processings like making patties.
Our beef is grain-finished for rich flavor and exceptional quality. Whether you’re feeding a growing family or stocking up for the year, this is a cost-effective way to enjoy local, clean, nutrient-rich beef.
All totaled with processing, expect your final costs to be approximately $5000 for a whole beef and you'll receive over 500 lbs of meat. That's $2,500 for a half share, yielding over 225 lbs of meat. Or, only $1,250 for a quarter, yielding over 110 lbs of meat.
Your freezer will thank you.
Check out the cut sheets for a Quarter Beef Share and a Half Beef Share. This is what the butcher will walk you through before they cut the 21 day dry aged beef.
Have questions before you buy? Reach out—we’re happy to walk you through the process.
