Home › Ranches by State › California
✓ 77 VERIFIED CALIFORNIA LISTINGSBuy Beef Direct from California Ranchers
California 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 by region, or search near your ZIP.
Search California by ZIP →First-time buyer? Start hereVerified, not inspected. We confirm each seller’s location, direct-to-consumer sales and buying options on their own website or Facebook page. We don’t visit farms or vouch for products, so confirm prices and availability with the seller. How we verify →
California City Guides
Northern California
Including Garden Valley, Grass Valley, Montague, Cottonwood · 21 listings
Rockin H Ranch
Cottonwood, CA
Quarters, halves, and whole
Bradley & Son Grass Fed Beef
Durham, CA, 95938
Grass-fed, grass-finished Black Angus from Durham, CA; Barn2Door online store; sides of beef available year-round; Where Food Comes From certified.
Crown H Cattle Company
Etna, CA, 96027
Whole, halves, quarters, and individual cuts via the website
Bear River Valley Beef
Ferndale, CA, 95536
Small family ranch in Humboldt County selling 100% all-natural grass-fed beef direct to the public through its online store; ranch box orders with individual cuts; delivers locally and ships to CA, NV, and OR.
Five Marys Farms
Fort Jones, CA, 96032
Beef
Mountain Lake Cattle Co. LLC
Garden Valley, CA, 95633
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole.
SonRise Ranch
Garden Valley, CA, 95633
Southern California regenerative family farm selling grass-fed and grass-finished beef (never grain) by the pound and as quarter beeves through its website store (son-riseranchstore.com), with biweekly drop-point delivery in southern Orange County and San Diego.
Family Friendly Farms
Grass Valley, CA, 95949
Northern California family farm selling pasture-raised beef (exclusive grass diet, no antibiotics, hormones, corn, soy, or GMOs) from individual cuts to whole shares via online store with shipping.
Rancho Machete
Grass Valley, CA
Beef sold by the quarter and half, plus bundles and individual cuts. Pickup and delivery available.
Diamond Mountain Ranch
Greenville, CA, 95947
Cooperative of family-owned Sierra Nevada ranches selling 100% grass-fed and finished meats via online meat boxes with direct-to-door shipping across the continental U.S., plus farmers markets in Irvine, Orange, Torrance, Mar Vista, Studio City, and Long Beach.
Show all 21 in Northern California (+11 more)Show fewer
TX BAR Grassfed
Los Molinos, CA
Beef
Prather Ranch
Macdoel, CA
Beef; ground beef, combo boxes and quarter shares
Pioneer Cattle Co.
Montague, CA
Halves, wholes, quarters & individual cuts
Tawanda Farms
Montague, CA
Beef
Nevada County Free Range Beef
Nevada City, CA, 95959
Grass-fed and finished beef in Nevada City, CA; no hormones or antibiotics; individual cuts at the ranch freezer plus 1/4, 1/2, and whole beef.
J and J Branded Beef
Nicolaus, CA
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole. Pickup available.
Richards Regenerative
Oregon House, CA, 95962
Foothill ranch selling 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef through an online shop (ground beef bundles, steaks, ribeyes); AGA-certified with EOV regenerative certification.
Rosa Ranch
Oroville, CA, 95966
Beef
Wheatland Natural Meats
Wheatland, CA
Beef
OutWest Beef
Willows, CA, 95988
Northern California beef company (Willows, CA) selling grass-fed, grass-finished beef from its own cattle; online ordering with Bay Area meat delivery.
Hungry Hollow Cattle Company
Woodland, CA, 95695
Whole, halves, quarters, and beef box bundles
Central California
Including Livermore, Tracy, Elk Grove, Martinez · 13 listings
JT Family Farms Natural Beef
Elk Grove, CA, 95624
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole. Pickup available.
Circle H Beef
Livermore, CA
Beef
Heart Bar Cattle Co.
Livermore, CA, 94551
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole. Pickup and delivery available.
Alhambra Valley Beef
Martinez, CA, 94553
Beef sold by the quarter. Pickup and delivery available.
Shining B Cattle Co.
Pleasanton, CA, 94588
Beef sold as bundles and individual cuts. Pickup and delivery available.
R&W Livestock
Rio Vista, CA, 94571
Individual retail cuts, curated boxes, and half or whole beef
HH Beef
Sloughhouse, CA, 95829
Beef
Koopmann Family Beef
Sunol, CA, 94586
Individual cuts of beef/
Connolly Ranch
Tracy, CA, 95378
150-year-old family cattle ranch in the Diablo Range foothills selling all-natural, all grass-fed Black Angus beef direct; mixed quarter-sides (~60-80 lbs) of cuts and ground, ordered online and picked up boxed-frozen in Tracy.
Silva Ranch Direct Beef
Tracy, CA
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole. Pickup and delivery available.
Show all 13 in Central California (+3 more)Show fewer
Eastern California
Including Catheys Valley, Clovis, Hornitos, Mariposa · 6 listings
Flying B Beef
Catheys Valley, CA
100% USDA inspected Bulk Share (whole, half, and quarter), and curated Beef Boxes (with individually wrapped cuts)
Dot Seven Ranch
Clovis, CA
Beef
Hornitos Beef
Hornitos, CA, 95325
Halve, quarter, whole, per pound in store
Fouch Farms
Mariposa, CA
Beef
Arbuckle Cattle Co.
Mokelumne Hill, CA
Quarters, halves, wholes
Engler Beef
Sonora, CA, 95370
Fourth-generation Sonora ranch selling grass-fed, grass-finished beef through an online shop; offers 1/4, 1/2, and whole beefs cut, wrapped, and frozen, plus smaller boxes for less freezer space.
Western California
Including Petaluma, Tomales, Bodega, Half Moon Bay · 13 listings
Salmon Creek Ranch
Bodega, CA, 94922
Family-owned 400-acre Sonoma coast ranch raising 100% grass-fed beef (CCOF certified organic pastures) sold through the on-farm mercantile store, farmers markets, and nationwide shipping; new stock of grass-fed beef announced Sept 2026.
Markegard Family Grass-Fed
Half Moon Bay, CA, 94019
Sixth-generation cattle ranch in Half Moon Bay raising AGA-certified grass-fed and grass-finished beef, sold via online shop, meat CSA (split-half, half, whole shares) and 10-20 lb family packs, with pickup sites and Bay Area delivery.
Cow Track Ranch
Nicasio, CA
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole, plus bundles and individual cuts. Pickup available.
Muelrath Ranch
Penngrove, CA
Beef sold as bundles and individual cuts. Pickup and delivery available.
Chileno Valley Ranch
Petaluma, CA, 94952
Petaluma, CA ranch selling grass-fed beef direct to families for 17 years; whole, half, and quarter beef by direct order.
Full Circle Ranches
Petaluma, CA
Beef sold by the quarter and half, plus bundles and individual cuts. Pickup and delivery available.
Sonoma Mountain Beef Company
Petaluma, CA
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole. Pickup, delivery and shipping available.
Tara Firma Farms
Petaluma, CA, 94952
238-acre Petaluma farm delivering pasture-raised meats to doorsteps and operating an on-farm store open to the public, plus a meat CSA; grass fed and finished beef among the offerings.
Turner Grass Fed Beef
Petaluma, CA, 94952
Family-owned Bay Area ranch selling 100% grass fed, grass-finished beef by the whole, half, or 1/4 steer with finished-weight pricing published on its site.
Pomponio Ranch Meat
San Gregorio, CA, 94074
Beef sold by the quarter and half, plus bundles and individual cuts. Delivery available.
Show all 13 in Western California (+3 more)Show fewer
Marin Coast Ranch
Tomales, CA
Halves, quarters, eighths, individual cuts
Stemple Creek Ranch
Tomales, CA, 94971
Family-owned Marin County ranch selling 100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef online with nationwide shipping (free within California); offers whole and half animal shares through a custom cut-and-wrap program plus shop bestsellers.
Freestone Ranch
Valley Ford, CA
Beef
Southern California
Including Santa Ysabel, Campo, Corona, Descanso · 24 listings
Campo Creek Cattle Company
Campo, CA
Beef sold by the quarter and half, plus bundles and individual cuts. Pickup and delivery available.
Camery Cattle Company
Corona, CA
Beef sold by the quarter and half. Delivery available.
Merigan Ranch Cattle Co.
Descanso, CA
Beef sold by the half.
Rancho Guejito Beef
Escondido, CA, 92027
Beef sold by the quarter and half, plus bundles and individual cuts. Pickup and delivery available.
BR Beef, LLC.
Gilroy, CA, 95020
Beef
Reed Valley Ranch
Hemet, CA
Beef
Casey Redtail Ranch
King City, CA, 93930
Family-owned central coast ranch offering antibiotic- and hormone-free grass-fed and grass-finished Angus-cross beef (never fed grain), with online ordering for beef samplers, quarter and half shares, cut and wrapped at USDA-inspected facilities.
CG Cattle Company
Lancaster, CA
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole, plus bundles and individual cuts.
Big Sur Bovine
Monterey, CA, 93940
Family ranch since 1891 specializing in grass-fed Black Angus, free of antibiotics and hormones, sold as butchered whole, half, or quarter sides delivered farm-to-table.
Primal Pastures
Murrieta, CA
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole, plus bundles and individual cuts. Pickup, delivery and shipping available.
Show all 24 in Southern California (+14 more)Show fewer
Bryan and Sons
Ontario, CA
Beef
Paicines Ranch
Paicines, CA
Beef
Marble Mountain Meats
Salinas, CA
Beef sold by the quarter and half, plus bundles and individual cuts. Pickup and delivery available.
Da-Le Ranch
San Diego, CA, 92121
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole, plus bundles and individual cuts. Pickup and delivery available. Ranch in Lake Elsinore; showroom in San Diego.
T.O. Cattle Company
San Juan Bautista, CA, 95045
T.O. Cattle Company (Morris Grassfed Beef) direct-marketing 100% grass-finished beef since 1991; sells split halves delivered monthly from Monterey to Sacramento, May-November.
Hearst Ranch Beef
San Simeon, CA, 93452
Historic central coast ranch (since 1865) producing 100% grass-fed, hormone- and antibiotic-free beef from free-ranging cattle on native grasslands; beef can be ordered from the producer's website.
Avenales Ranch
Santa Margarita, CA, 93453
Sixth-generation central coast ranch selling certified organic, grassfed-and-finished beef in whole, half, and quarter sizes, dry-aged 27 days; ships statewide in California.
Sloan Ranch Beef
Santa Paula, CA
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole, plus bundles and individual cuts. Pickup and delivery available.
Carrisito Ranch
Santa Ysabel, CA, 92070
Beef
Flying F Ranch
Santa Ysabel, CA, 92065
Beef
Novy Ranches
Simi Valley, CA
Beef sold as bundles and individual cuts. Delivery available.
Templeton Hills Beef
Templeton, CA, 93465
Beef
5 Bar Beef
Trabuco Canyon, CA, 92676
Beef sold by the half, plus bundles and individual cuts. Delivery available.
Ells Cattle Ranch
Watsonville, CA
Beef sold by the half. Pickup and delivery available.
Looking for beef near you?
Search by ZIP, set a radius, and filter for pickup, delivery, or quarter, half or whole beef.
Nearby states
Buying beef direct in California: common questions
How much does a quarter or half cow cost in California?
There’s no single California 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 California farms sell quarter, half or whole beef?
Of the 77 California listings on this page, 45 document quarter beef, 49 half beef and 37 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 California ranch that sells beef direct? List it free.