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Illinois farms and ranches that sell beef straight to households: by the cut, in boxes, or by the quarter, half or whole. Every listing below was checked against the seller’s own website or Facebook page before it went live. Browse the list, or search near your ZIP.
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Twelve Oaks Farm
Barrington, IL, 60010
Beef sold by the quarter. Delivery available.
Mint Creek Farm
Cabery, IL, 60919
Beef sold by the quarter and half, plus bundles and individual cuts. Pickup and delivery available.
Kinnikinnick Farm
Caledonia, IL, 61011
Beef; Chicken
Grateful Graze
Cambridge, IL, 61238
Beef sold by the quarter and half, plus bundles and individual cuts. Pickup and delivery available.
Fifty Four Farms
Chestnut, IL, 62518
Family-owned farm in Chestnut, Illinois selling custom-cut quarter, half, and whole beef shares of pasture-raised, grain-finished beef dry-aged 14-21 days; consultation-based cut sheets; pickup in Peoria or delivery for $1.50/mile.
Broad Branch Farm
Chillicothe, IL, 61523
Sells 100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef by the cut through its farm store with year-round home delivery around Peoria and the western Chicago suburbs plus ground shipping to Illinois zip codes.
Pasture Grazed
Clare, IL, 60111
Beef sold by the quarter and half. Pickup available.
Gehrke Family Farms
DeKalb, IL, 60115
Beef sold by the quarter and half. Pickup available.
Leeper Family Farms LLC
Decatur, IL, 62526
Quarter, half, and whole quantities available!
All Grass Farms
Dundee, IL, 60118
Sells 100% grass-fed beef by the cut and in sampler packs from its farm store in Dundee, IL; online ordering with curbside pickup or UPS/FedEx home delivery across most Midwest states.
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Hanson Family Meats
Gilman, IL, 60938
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole.
Nature's Choice Farm
Grant Park, IL, 60940
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole, plus bundles and individual cuts.
Wanda Farms
Harvard, IL, 60033
Sells 100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef by the cut and in bundle boxes and bulk beef shares through its online store; farm stand and pickup in Harvard, IL plus home delivery.
Hephzibah Farms
Hebron, IL, 60034
Sells 100% grass-fed and finished beef in bulk (quarter, half, whole) processed at local USDA-inspected facilities, plus individual cuts in its on-farm retail store in Hebron, IL.
Toohill Seed & Beef Service LLC
Heyworth, IL, 61727
Individual cuts, bundles, whole, sides, half sides, and quarters are available at our store front. We are open Thursday-Friday 9-5 and Saturday 9-3 or by appointment.
Family Farm Meats
Hinckley, IL, 60520
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole. Pickup and delivery available.
Squaw Grove Farms
Hinckley, IL, 60520
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole, plus bundles and individual cuts. Pickup and delivery available.
The Log Cabin Ranch
Ina, IL, 62846
Sells 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef by the cut and in bulk quarter and half beef through its online store and on-farm store in Ina, IL, with local delivery and delivery points.
Sumner Point Beef Company
Little York, IL
Beef is available for purchase in individual cuts, quarters, halves, and whole portions.
Gallagher Farms
Mansfield, IL, 61854
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole, plus bundles and individual cuts. Pickup and delivery available.
Hasselmann Family Farm
Marengo, IL, 60152
Sells 100% grass-fed beef from birth through finishing in quarters and halves, plus individual cuts and beef packages; online ordering, farm store in Marengo, and weekly home delivery to Chicago and suburbs.
Bremer Bros
Metropolis, IL, 62960
Our beef is grass raised and grain fed to harvest. Beef is available for purchase in quarter, half, and whole amounts.
Graff Champion Beef
Middletown, IL, 62666
Beef sold by the quarter and half, plus bundles and individual cuts. Pickup available.
Homeland Farms
Moro, IL
Beef is available for purchase in quarters, halves, whole portions, and ground beef.
Little Blue’s Farm
Morton, IL, 61550
Beef
Flying S
Palestine, IL, 62451
Beef sold direct from the farm. Pickup available.
Plum River Farm
Pearl City, IL, 61062
Beef
Irish Grove Farms
Pecatonica, IL, 61063
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole. Pickup available.
Sonrise Farms
Penfield, IL, 61862
Sells grass-finished beef by the quarter, half, whole and in sample packs, plus individual cuts in its on-farm store; family farm near Penfield, Illinois serving central Illinois for over 20 years.
mash-c-farms
Ridge Farm, IL
Quarter, half and whole amounts available!
Meadow Haven Farm
Sheffield, IL, 61361
Sells 100% grass-fed and finished beef from an online shop with individual cuts; certified organic farm in Sheffield, IL with delivery routes into the Chicagoland area, central Illinois and the Quad Cities.
CaddyShack Meats
Sheldon, IL, 60966
Beef sold by the quarter and half. Delivery available.
Brass Family Farm
Stillman Valley, IL, 61084
Sells 100% grass-fed & grass-finished beef in quarter, half, and whole beef shares plus smaller beef boxes for farm pickup; fourth-generation family farm in northern Illinois.
Nadig Farms
Stockton, IL
Family farm in Stockton, Northern Illinois (since 1870) selling USDA-inspected quarter, half, and whole beef plus beef bundles and beef boxes online with delivery; pasture-raised, grain-finished Angus comparable to USDA Prime.
Sorrels Beef Company
Streator, IL, 61364
Sells 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef wholesale by the half or whole (picked up at the butcher) plus individual cuts in its on-site honor-system farm store; small regenerative farm in Streator, IL.
Beech Hollow Grass Fed Beef
Tamms, IL
Beef
Dierks Farms
West Point Road Ava, IL, 62907
Sells grass-fed beef with no grain ever fed in whole, half and quarter orders, delivered within 400 miles of the farm; fifth-generation family farm in Ava, Illinois.
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Buying beef direct in Illinois: common questions
How much does a quarter or half cow cost in Illinois?
There’s no single Illinois price. It depends on the farm, the animal’s hanging weight, processing fees and your cut choices. As a national benchmark, USDA’s March 27, 2026 grass-fed beef report put direct-to-consumer quarter-beef offers at an average of $6.23/lb hanging weight without processing and $7.69/lb with processing included. Always ask whether a price is per pound of hanging weight or packaged weight. See our quarter cow cost guide.
Which Illinois farms sell quarter, half or whole beef?
Of the 37 Illinois listings on this page, 28 document quarter beef, 30 half beef and 24 whole beef on their own websites or Facebook pages. Use the buying-option filters in the directory search to narrow the list, then confirm availability with the seller, since shares often sell out by season.
How much freezer space do I need for a quarter of beef?
Plan on at least 4.5 cubic feet in a chest freezer or 5.5 cubic feet in an upright, for a quarter of about 130 pounds of packaged beef. Ask your seller for their expected packaged weight. Freezer space guide.
What does “verified” mean on American Beef Finder?
It means the listing matched the seller’s own published information when we checked: that they sell beef directly to consumers, where they’re located, how you can buy, and how to contact them. We’re not inspectors and don’t visit farms. How we verify.
Listings reflect each seller’s published information at the time we checked. Prices, products and availability change, so confirm details directly with the seller. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we’ll re-check it. Own a Illinois ranch that sells beef direct? List it free.