Beef Shares (Coming Soon - Fall 2028) | Stow Ranch

Beef Share Interest List

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Coming Soon - Fall 2028 Own a share of a live steer, or join the interest list

How it works: You buy an ownership interest in a specific live steer, identified by ear tag/ID assigned before harvest. A Quarter is 25%, a Half is 50% and a Whole is 100% ownership, and your share entitles you to that same percentage of all products from the animal. 100% of each steer is assigned to owners before harvest, and a bill of sale for the identified steer is completed before slaughter. The animal is processed under the custom-exempt rules (Texas Health & Safety Code §433.0065; 25 TAC §221.14(d)).

Boarding & processing

As owner, you authorize Stow Ranch, as your agent, to board your animal until harvest. Stow Ranch will deliver it to a named custom-exempt processor (Clay County Meat Processing or Windthorst Custom Meat to be confirmed) and arrange delivery of your meat to you. Processing fees are paid by the owner directly to the processor.

Pricing & payment

Coming Soon - Fall 2028. No payment is taken now.

Share prices (Quarter, Half, Whole): Coming Soon - Fall 2028. Processing fees are separate and paid to the processor.
No payment is taken now. Joining this list does not commit you to buy. Payment terms will be shared in writing, with the bill of sale, before anything is collected.
Estimated take-home weights are estimates only; actual yield varies by animal.
Harvest dates are approximate.

About beef shares (Coming Soon - Fall 2028): Stow Ranch beef shares are sold as a share of a live steer. When ordering opens, buying a share will require a bill of sale for your share of the live animal, a boarding agreement covering its care until processing, and an agreement that the beef is for your household's use only and will not be resold. That's how custom-exempt processing works under Texas Health & Safety Code § 433.0065 (processing at Clay County Meat Processing or Windthorst Custom Meat). This interest form is not a purchase, and it doesn't create any of those agreements.

Important notices

This meat is processed under custom exempt rules and is NOT inspected by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).
For the owner's household and nonpaying guests only. It may not be sold, donated, or redistributed; penalties apply.
Packages are labeled "Not for Sale" with the owner's name and safe-handling instructions.
Meat goes directly from the processor to the owner, either delivered by Stow Ranch or picked up at the processor. No shipping.
A written herd-health and processing standards statement will be provided to each owner: link/text __

When ordering opens (Coming Soon - Fall 2028)

Each owner will choose a share (Quarter 25%, only when paired with other owners; Half 50%; Whole 100%) and a harvest window (2 steers per batch, so at most 8 quarters per window). Estimated take-home weights are estimates only. Plan on freezer space of about about 4–5 cu ft per quarter, 8–10 per half. Meat is delivered by Stow Ranch or picked up at the processor.

Stow Ranch standard cut sheet (the default, which you adopt or edit as your own instructions):

Steaks 1" thick, 2 per pack
Roasts 3–4 lb
Ground beef in 1 lb packs
Stew meat and brisket included

Owners will confirm:

I am buying an ownership interest (the percentage selected) in a specific identified live steer, and I authorize Stow Ranch as my agent to board it, deliver it to the processor, and arrange delivery of my meat.
The meat is for my household and nonpaying guests only. I will not sell, donate, or redistribute it.
I understand no payment is taken now and payment terms will be provided in writing before anything is collected.
I understand this meat is processed under custom exempt rules and is NOT inspected by DSHS.
I adopt this cut sheet (with any changes noted) as my instructions to the processor.

No payment is taken now. Join the interest list and we'll follow up with the bill of sale and payment terms when shares are available.

Join the beef share interest list