I purchased half a side of beef (466 lbs hanging weight) from a local rancher where the meat was processed at C Roy and Sons Packers. As part of their process, C Roys dry ages the meat fourteen days before processing it, which tenderizes the meat and then cuts/packages the meat per the customers personal desires which in my case was to have a steak heavy package. Aside from the numerous steaks I received, my package also included roasts, stewing meat, ground beef, Brisquet and soup bones where I am probably forgetting some of the other cuts. Each cut of meat was packaged individually with cut/date/weight info on the packaging where the ground beef was packaged in 1 lb tubes per my instructions.
Realtive to the custom nature of their processing, my order included the types of steak I was looking for, thickness of the cuts of meats, bone in bone out, which roasts I wanted, stewing meat over being included in ground beef, inclusion of soup bones in order, weight of the ground beef tubes and other assorted details. This custom processing was very important to me as my wife and I are empty nesters where we share steaks and eat smaller portions.
Overall I couldn't be more pleased with the process of dealing with C Roys and of buying my meat local and avoiding the crap the meat industry puts in store bought beef to include steroids and antibiotics. Total cost of the beef purchase and processing was roughly $6 lb based on the end amount of processed meat which is definately budget friendly way of getting your meat provided you have a big freezer. Considering the cost for steaks these days and the quality of the meat I received and custom nature of this business I highly recommend going this route where C Roys and Sons is a great processing option. Two thumbs up and a hearty five Stars where I will definately be returning to C Roys and Sons in the future! read more