The details:

At most grocery stores in Delaware right now, ground beef runs about $6–$8 per pound, and anything with a steak label on it (sirloin, ribeye, strip) usually floats in the $14–$20 per pound range.

That’s for mass-produced meat that was shipped, stored, treated for color, and priced by a chain that changes the sticker whenever it wants.

You stand in the store under bright fluorescent lights that are designed to make the meat look better than it actually is, trying to guess what’s fresh, what’s been repackaged, and whether you can trust what the label promises.

Buying a half cow directly from Heslep’s Coastal Cattle is different in every way that matters.

You reserve one of six half shares (only 1 share left as of Dec 8th!), we finish your animal locally, and your beef is processed at Sudlersville Meat Locker (USDA approved) in Sudlersville, Maryland.

You’ll fill out a cut sheet (we send it to you after your deposit) so your meat is packaged exactly the way you want it, how thick your steaks should be, how big your roasts should be, how you like your ground beef, whether you want brisket or ribs or both, whatever you want!

Then, when it’s ready, you pick up roughly 210–250 pounds (delivery optional) of frozen, labeled, vacuum-sealed beef that is yours for months, and you don’t have to stand under fluorescent lights ever again wondering about the dinner plan (or what's in it).