South Dakota Local Beef Directory
There are so many choices of beef and we want to help you find the best option for you and connect you with local purveyors. Find independent farmers, ranchers and butcher shops below that sell beef directly to the public in your county.
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BQA Certified - Beef Quality Assurance is a program that trains farmers and ranchers on best practice cattle management techniques to ensure their animals and the environment are cared for within a standard set of guidelines and regulations across the U.S. beef industry.
Natural - A product containing no artificial ingredient or added color and is only minimally processed.
USDA Organic
Grass Fed - Animals spend their whole lives eating grass or forage.
Grain Finished - Animals spend the majority of their lives eating grass or forage and then are finished on grain.
Direct Marketing - Business sells products or services directly to the public, e.g. by mail order or telephone selling, rather than through retailers.
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Beadle
B2Z Ranch
38756 214th St
Virgil, SD 57379
218-280-6924
Beef can be purchased by: Half.
Charles Mix
Platte Locker
209 W 4th St
Platte, SD 57369
605-337-3801
How to order beef: Physical location/storefront.
Beef can be purchased by: Whole, half, quarter, and cuts.
Codington
Jungers Farms Butchery
17678 459th Ave
Watertown, SD 57201
605-880-2594
How to order beef: Physical location/storefront.
Beef can be purchased by: Whole, half, and quarter.
Beef can be purchased by: Quarter and cuts.
Comments: Jungers Farms Butchery and Marketplace offers processing services for custom and state inspected beef. They have a wide variety of cuts and products available at the store along with other South Dakota sourced goods. All the meat for sale at the retail store comes from local producers within 50 miles of their processing facility, each package is vacuum sealed and labeled with the farm/city that it came from.
Jungers Farms Butchery and Marketplace
502 Jenson Ave
Watertown, SD 57201
605-880-2594
How to order beef: Physical location/storefront.
Beef can be purchased by: Quarter and cuts.
Comments: Jungers Farms Butchery and Marketplace offers processing services for custom and state inspected beef. They have a wide variety of cuts and products available at the store along with other South Dakota sourced goods. All the meat for sale at the retail store comes from local producers within 50 miles of their processing facility, each package is vacuum sealed and labeled with the farm/city that it came from.
Custer
Ballard Beef
14360 Williams Pl
Buffalo Gap, SD 57722
605-673-1901
How to order beef: By appointment.
Beef can be purchased by: Whole (March/April), half, quarter, and cuts.
Comments: Locally raised beef for Custer County South Dakota.
Grass Fed
Davison
TW Angus
24532 408th Ave
Letcher, SD 57359
605-695-1990
Comments: TW Angus has beef shares available on an annual basis in addition to our retail cuts that are available year round!
BQA Certified
Day
The Meathouse
41599 US Hwy 12
Andover, SD 57422
605-298-6328
How to order beef: Physical location/storefront and online sales.
Beef can be purchased by: Whole, half, quarter, cuts and sausages.
Comments: We are a USDA inspected butcher shop that does it all from custom processing to retail sausages. Wide selection of fresh and frozen steak in showcases at all times. Specializing in our home-raised wagyu beef.
Faulk
Hadrick Ranch
16264 349th Ave
Faulkton, SD 57438
605-347-1182
How to order beef: By appointment and online sales.
Beef can be purchased by: Whole, half, quarter, and cuts.
Comments: Hadrick Ranch is the first ranch in South Dakota to be approved by Certified Angus Beef to carry their logo in the Ranch to Table program. You get the same great quality that Certified Angus Beef is known for but now you get ranch of origin as well. Hadrick Ranch has beef available year round and offers free shipping across the USA or enjoy a discount if you pick up your beef at the ranch.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Rausch Ranching Service
15247 336th Ave
Onaka, SD 57466
605-380-0784
How to order beef: By appointment.
Beef can be purchased by: Whole, half, and quarters.
Comments: Rausch Ranching Service produces grass fed meat. Cattle are not fed grain ever or housed in a feedlot. Rausch Ranching Service keeps their cattle on the pasture year around and feed hay in the heart of winter. Forage is the healthiest feed to produce the healthiest cattle. Rausch Ranching Service offers meat year around and will find a butcher for you or deliver to your butcher. Pricing is based on the live cattle market.
Natural
Grass Fed
Hand
Haun Ranch Beef
501 E 3rd St
Miller, SD 57362
402-340-5395
How to order beef: Physical location/storefront, by appointment, and online sales.
Beef can be purchased by: Whole, half, quarter, and cuts.
Comments: We offer purchases in person at the address listed, which is my wife's flower shop, Blevior Floral. We also ship beef orders anywhere in the Continental U.S. For more info about our ranch or beef business, visit our website or give me a call.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Hughes
Hutchinson
Wagner American Blues, LLC
27817 405th Ave
Parkson, SD 57366
605-505-0454
How to order beef: Online sales.
Beef can be purchased by: Whole, half, quarter, and cuts.
Comments: We are the only farm/ranch that offer American Belgian Blue meat in South Dakota. 90% higher lean, still have good marbling with meat, flavor, and tenderness.
BQA Certified
Natural
Grain Finished
Lake
Schaefer Land & Cattle
23962 464th Ave
Chester, SD 57016
308-636-8944
How to order beef: By appointment.
Beef can be purchased by: Whole, half, and quarters.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Lawrence
Redwater Meats
11483 Fogelsong Rd
Saint Onge, SD 57779
605-645-0280
How to order beef: Physical location/storefront and online sales.
Beef can be purchased by: Whole, half, quarter, and cuts.
Natural
Grain Finished
McPherson
Higgins Cattle Co.
523 Herried St
Leola, SD 57456
605-380-1331
How to order beef: Online sales.
Beef can be purchased by: Half, quarter, and cuts.
BQA Certified
Grain Finished
Minnehaha
Haneke Ranch, LLC
46328 257th St
Hartford, SD 57033
605-661-6121
How to order beef: By appointment.
Beef can be purchased by: Whole, half, quarter, and bulk burger.
Comments: USDA inspected meat. No hormones/implants.
Grain Finished
Sully
How Much Beef Do I Get?
Buying beef directly from a local farmer or rancher often involves purchasing a 1/4, 1/2 or whole animal. Understanding roughly how much beef you will receive is a key to having a great experience and getting the value you seek.
Disclaimer
Inclusion in the directory does not imply South Dakota Beef Industry Council affiliation or endorsement of services or products. The South Dakota Beef Industry Council claims no responsibility for customer experience should you purchase beef from a farm, ranch or butcher shop included in this listing. If you are a farmer, rancher or butcher shop that offers beef to consumers and you would like to be included or removed from this listing, please contact us.