Firlands Ranch Free Range Grain Fed Beef

Lots of TLC goes into Firlands Ranch beef to provide a low stress environment. Our mother cows are fed the same custom milled grain along with our own farmed hay on the ranch for several weeks prior to calving for optimum health and to provide nutritional milk for our calves when they are born. Our mother cows through the winter months are provided with a custom mineral vitamin mix as well. The grain is custom milled from the award winning 4-H Maloff Millers.  Our handling facilities are state of the art. No irradiation or chemical processing is used in the custom-cutting and freezer-wrapping of your beef. Your meat is handled by human hands only once. From the pasture to your freezer with no middlemen, wholesalers, distributors, transporters, market-employees, or other hands.

Slaughter
Your beef is taken to a certified butcher where it is custom-cut to your order, government inspected, freezer-wrapped, and frozen for your freezer. They are a family run business, and have been in business for several generations.

Beef Age
 Firlands Ranch recommends beef at 14-18 months of age. It is more tender, leaner, and has less cholesterol. At 14-18 months old, each side of beef should yield approximately 250 to 300 lbs hanging weight. Hanging weight is after slaughter, and ready for the butcher to process into cuts for you.. Freezer space shall have to be considered. That is why many families 'share' such a beef and split the meat between two or more families.

Custom Cut/Wrap/Freezing
 Custom cutting affects the final cut and wrapped weights. The amount of boneless cuts and specialty cuts can reduce or increase the overall finished weight of your side. Depending on your custom cut list order, will determine your final weight for your freezer. Refer to the Guide that we have provided to aid in your decision on how you wish your cuts to be done.

Storage
 A “processed” side of beef between 12-18 months in age will yield between 250 and 300 pounds ready for the freezer. A minimum of 18 cubic feet of combined freezer space will be required to hold this much beef. Firlands Ranch beef is best if used within one-and-a-half years. CFIA advises that 250-300 pounds of beef is enough for an average family of four for less than one year; supplemented with other meats occasionally (such as chicken, fish, or pork).

Savings
The average mid income family of four consumes an average of 8 lbs of beef per week at home.At an average price of $10.00 per lb they will spend as much as $3848.00 this year on beef alone.Not including entertaining. As of March 16/08 the average cost of beef cuts retail at your local grocery store are as follows:

  • Sobeys, Safeway:  $10.00 lb
  • Firlands Ranch:     $4.99 lb

How do we do it? We cut out the middle, sell direct to you.
NOTE: Average price per pound is determined by the sum total of the price per pound for 20 different cuts of beef and dividing by 20.

Contact Us
Because Firlands Ranch is a small family ranch, we are very flexible. If you have special needs, please contact us to see if we may accommodate them.

Free Range Grain Fed Beef

Firlands Ranch Pride and Promise

  • Finished Product Government Inspected
  • No Added hormones
  • No Antibiotics
  • Cattle Are Fed An ALL VEGETARIAN Diet
  • No Animal By-Products
  • All Feed Tested To Be Free Of Chemical Residues
  • Grain And Pasture Fed From Birth To 15 Months
  • Grain Fed 120 Days Prior To Slaughter To Ensure Tender Beef
  • Animal Welfare Practices Are Followed To Ensure Low Stress
  • Friendly Animal Surroundings
  • Clean Water
  • Natural Feed
  • Environmental Practices Are Followed To Respect Land
  • Firlands Ranch Is Certified And Has Completed The BC
  • Environmental Farm Plan

Cost Estimate

Transaction Unit Price Weight Total
Price per pound hanging weight $4.99 250-300 $1247.50 - $1497.00
GST     $62.37 - $74.85
less Deposit     $500.00 - $500.00
Total     $809.87 - $1071.85
  1. A deposit of $500.00 is required to secure your purchase
    Orders are secured, based on first come first serve deposit received.
  2. Delivery to our customers within 25 km of Firlands Ranch in Radium Hot Springs is free. Beyond that radius a charge of $0.25 per km will be added to your invoice.
  3. To our Calgary customers within the city limits delivery is free. Customers outside the city limits a charge of $0.25 pr km will be added.

Payment Options
We have three payment options to choose from.

  1. Credit Card (Visa or MasterCard)
  2. Cash or
  3. Cheque

Firlands Ranch beef-buyers are always welcome on the ranch. Come by anytime to see your beef growing, enjoy the natural surroundings, or just to visit.