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Iowa 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 Iowa 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 →
Northern Iowa
Including Britt, Clarion, Clarksville, Hampton · 6 listings
Purple Ribbon Beef
Britt, IA, 50423
Sells corn-fed, dry-aged Angus Beef via on-farm store, online shop and farmers markets; offers individual cuts, bundles, and quarter, half and whole freezer beef with nationwide shipping.
Grand View Beef
Clarion, IA, 50525
Fifth-generation family farm in Clarion, Iowa raising 100% grass fed, grass finished beef verified by the American Grassfed Association; sells individual cuts, beef bundles, Ranch Club subscriptions, and beef shares (quarters, halves); ships nationwide every Tuesday.
New Day Dairy
Clarksville, IA, 50619
Beef: Beef
R Grassfed Beef
Hampton, IA, 50441
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole. Pickup available.
SkyView Beef
Nora Springs, IA
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Kollasch Family Farms
Whittemore, IA, 50598
Beef: Beef
Central Iowa
Including Bondurant, Milo, Ames, Ankeny · 13 listings
Farm Story Meats
Ames, IA
Sells Grass-Fed & Grass-Finished Black & Red Angus Beef (antibiotic-free, no added hormones) via online store; individual cuts, bundles, subscriptions and whole/half beef with local delivery and nationwide shipping.
Griffieon Family Farm
Ankeny, IA
Sells grain-finished Limousin Beef (no antibiotics, no added hormones) via farm-direct waiting list and retail cuts; offers whole, half and quarter freezer beef plus meat bundles.
Pine Grove Family Farms
Bondurant, IA, 50035
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Shivers Farms
Bondurant, IA, 50035
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole. Pickup and delivery available.
Brewer Family Farms, LLC
Dallas Center, IA
Beef
SJS Cattle Co
Lucas, IA, 50151
Beef: Beef
Doty Angus Cattle Company
Malcom, IA, 50157
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole, plus bundles and individual cuts. Pickup and delivery available.
Milo Locker Meats
Milo, IA, 50166
USDA-inspected butcher shop in Milo, Iowa (since 1952) selling dry aged, pasture raised Iowa beef in curated bundles (Steak Lovers, Family, Lean Protein, Ground Beef); ships free to the lower 48.
Ohnemus Farms
Milo, IA, 50166
Beef sold by the quarter and whole.
Wanders Farms LLC
Otley, IA, 50214
Sells corn-finished Black Angus Beef (free of hormones and antibiotics) direct from the family farm; farm owns its own locker in Otley, Iowa.
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Silver K Farms
Prole, IA, 50229
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole, plus bundles and individual cuts. Delivery available.
Main at Hart
State Center, IA
Beef sold by the half, plus bundles and individual cuts. Pickup and delivery available.
Bigelow Family Farm
Winterset, IA, 50273
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole, plus bundles and individual cuts. Pickup and delivery available.
Eastern Iowa
Including Amana, Anamosa, Blue Grass, Cascade · 19 listings
Amana Farms Beef
Amana, IA, 52203
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Dusheck Beef
Anamosa, IA
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Diamond P Ranch
Blue Grass, IA, 52726
Beef sold by the quarter and half. Pickup and delivery available.
Beringer Family Farms
Cascade, IA
Sells 21-Day Dry-Aged Angus Beef (pasture-raised, corn-fed finished) via website, on-farm store and weekly shipping; offers individual cuts, bundles, and eighth/half/quarter/whole shares.
Over the Moon Farm
Coggon, IA
Sells Grass-Fed Beef (pasture-raised, dry-aged Angus) via online store; quarter and half beef shares plus individual cuts and bundles.
Cinnamon Ridge Farms
Donahue, IA, 52746
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TNT Minicows
Dubuque, IA
Beef: Beef
O’Connell Organic Acres
Durango, IA
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Midwest Best Beef
Holy Cross, IA, 52053
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Johnston Creek Beef
Independence, IA, 50644
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Jiyu American Wagyu
Iowa City, IA, 52240
Wagyu beef sold by the quarter and half. Delivery available.
Thankful Harvest
Laporte City, IA, 50651
Sells 100% Grass-Fed & Grass-Finished Beef (plus lamb, pork, eggs) via online store and home delivery routes; organically managed family farm.
Baetke Custom Cuts
Long Grove, IA
USDA-inspected custom processing facility in Long Grove, Iowa (3rd generation, Quad Cities family) selling bulk beef shares; 1/8 beef share (~50 lbs, $600) shown online with four share sizes offered.
Moncks Homegrown
Monticello, IA
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Miller Family Homestead
Riverside, IA, 52327
Beef: Beef
Route 6 Farms
Stockton, IA, 52769
Beef sold by the quarter and half.
BJK Farms
Vinton, IA, 52349
Beef: Beef
Iowa Farm Fresh Meats
West Branch, IA, 52358
Beef sold by the half and whole, plus bundles and individual cuts. Pickup and delivery available.
West Fork Farmstead
West Chester, IA, 52359
Sells Grass-Fed Beef (no grain, rotationally grazed, no synthetic chemicals) via online store; individual cuts and quarter/half beef shares with farm pickup or local home delivery.
Western Iowa
Including Griswold, Larchwood, Adair, Akron · 17 listings
BC Angus
Adair, IA
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Broken Kettle Beef
Akron, IA
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Crossroads Beef
Carroll, IA, 51401
Sells 100% Grass-Fed & Grass-Finished Beef (dry-aged) via online store; individual cuts and bulk ground-beef boxes, flash-frozen and shipped, from a 130-year-old Iowa family farm.
Vintage Beef (Gress Farms)
Charter Oak, IA, 51439
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole, plus bundles and individual cuts. Pickup and delivery available.
Garrett Land & Cattle
Dow City, IA, 51528
Garrett family farm raising beef in Dow City, Iowa, selling farm-raised beef bundles (ribeye, filet, T-bone, brisket, ground beef); some bundles note free local delivery or included shipping.
American Barzona
Greenfield, IA, 50849
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole.
Five Oaks Farm Wagyu
Griswold, IA
Wagyu beef sold by the quarter, half and whole, plus bundles and individual cuts. Delivery available.
Noble Provisions, LLC
Griswold, IA
Beef
Rehder Premium Cuts
Hawarden, IA
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole, plus bundles and individual cuts. Delivery available.
Pleasant Pastures Beef
Hull, IA, 51239
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole, plus bundles and individual cuts. Pickup and delivery available.
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Sunlight and Rain Grassfed Beef
Larchwood, IA
Beef
Windy Ridge Grassfed Beef
Larchwood, IA
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole. Pickup and delivery available.
West Fork Beef
Moville, IA
Beef sold direct from the farm.
Seven W Farm
Paullina, IA, 51046
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole, plus bundles and individual cuts. Pickup and delivery available.
Circle 6 Farm and Ranch
Peterson, IA
Beef sold direct from the farm. Delivery available.
Mundorf Heritage Beef
Red Oak, IA
Beef
Klein Beef Direct
Sanborn, IA, 51248
Beef sold by the quarter and half, plus bundles and individual cuts. Pickup, delivery and shipping available.
Southern Iowa
Including Albia, Blockton, Kellerton, Leon · 5 listings
Herd 77
Albia, IA, 52531
Beef: Beef
Highland Farms Meat Co.
Blockton, IA, 50836
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole.
Ebersole Cattle Co
Kellerton, IA, 50133
Family ranch near Kellerton, Iowa selling 100% grass-fed and grass-finished Maine-Anjou beef boxes (Family Freezer bundles) with free home delivery; regeneratively grazed, no hormones or antibiotics.
Durell Family Farmstead
Leon, IA, 50144
Beef: Beef
Whippoorwill Creek Farm
Lovilia, IA, 50150
Beef sold by the quarter, half and whole, plus bundles and individual cuts.
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Buying beef direct in Iowa: common questions
How much does a quarter or half cow cost in Iowa?
There’s no single Iowa 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 Iowa farms sell quarter, half or whole beef?
Of the 60 Iowa listings on this page, 35 document quarter beef, 38 half beef and 30 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 Iowa ranch that sells beef direct? List it free.