Buy Beef Direct from Ranchers Near Brainerd

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Quarter, Half and Whole Beef Near Brainerd

9 farms and ranches, nearest first

Farm Stores and Butcher Shops

3 places to buy by the cut or box, nearest first

Crow Wing County and the Brainerd Lakes

What Farms Near Brainerd Charge

Prices these sellers post on their own websites, checked Oct. 25, 2026

• Righteous Oaks Farm (Aitkin, MN, about 28 mi): Highland beef $3.50/lb hanging weight; butcher about $375–$450 a quarter
• StoneBridge Beef (Long Prairie, MN, about 41 mi): quarter about $895, half about $1,785, whole about $3,570, plus processing
• Ardent Acres Farm (Palisade, MN, about 42 mi): quarter share down payment $468
• Hay Creek Stock Farm (Sebeka, MN, about 43 mi): dry-aged grass-fed quarters $10.39/lb and halves $10.29/lb net weight; $200 deposit per quarter
• Pettit Pastures (Milaca, MN, about 47 mi): grass-fed split quarter $1,500, half $2,700, whole $4,300; free delivery over $100 to the Twin Cities and central Minnesota
• Pleasurewoods Farm Meats (Ogilvie, MN, about 51 mi): $100 deposit to reserve a butcher date

Always ask if a price is per pound hanging or packaged, and whether processing is included. See our Minnesota half-cow price guide →

Good to Know Near Brainerd

• Closest share seller: JJ Legacy Cattle Company, about 24 miles out. 1 share seller within 25 miles.
• Typical drive: half of the share farms are 41–47 miles out, in towns like Pierz, Aitkin, Rice, Long Prairie, Palisade.
• Price range nearby: $3.50/lb hanging weight from the one farm that posts it.
• Plan ahead: Farms up here are spread out, so expect a 25–45 mile drive or ask about delivery, and reserve early with a deposit.

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