In the 1950s, 70 percent of the food consumed by Montanans was locally grown. Today, just 15 percent of the $3 billion in food consumed in Montana is local. The rest is shipped in, usually frozen, and learning about the farm or ranch where it came from is all but impossible.

Our Mission is to bring natural, grass and grain finished, locally raised and processed beef directly to your home or restaurant. Natural beef is a hormone and drug free alternative to commodity beef. These cattle have never left the state of Montana. They come from Southwest Montana ranches and are processed in state certified plants. This beef is tastier and healthier, and it is ours. In the very truest sense of the word, this is Montana beef.

Montanans needed more options for healthy eating. Many Montanans also want to keep traditions alive while simultaneously preserving our environment and view sheds. Our ranchers are the best stewards of our land. By buying Montana Black beef, you will be supporting our Montana ranchers, the environment, and our view sheds while taking good care of your family’s health.

Montana Black prices are calculated using the Ranchers’ First pricing model. This is a formula that calculates local processing fees, sales and re-investment costs, and viable live weight prices paid directly to local ranchers. Through this not-for-profit program, you will be protecting our environment and supporting sustainable ranching in Montana.

The prices detailed below equate to a $1.05 fat cattle live weight price for our local ranchers. Ask your rancher friends how this price compares to the commodity beef market.

Montana Black Packages for the Household

 Montana Black Burger Box
For parents who might be in a hurry and need a healthy and tasty meal for their family.
Package includes: 36 Ground Beef patties (1/3 lb. each) — $45

 Thank You Package
A unique, healthy, and environmentally conscious way to thank an employee, colleague, or friend.
Package includes: Two inch-thick New York steaks, One Bottom Round roast (approx. 5 lbs.), & Five pounds of lean Ground Beef — $50

 Montana Black Barbecue Box
This is a family or gift package perfect for catering a party or for healthy home cooking.
Package includes: Four inch-thick New York steaks, Four inch-thick Rib Eye steaks, & 30 Ground Beef patties (1/3 lb each) — $100

 Family Package Nothing is more important than health and family. This package takes care of both of these gifts.
Package includes: Four inch-thick New York steaks, 12 Ground Beef patties (1/3 lb each), & Three pounds of lean Ground Beef — $50

Fill your freezer with a piece of Montana

Montana Quarters is all natural, grass-fed Montana beef. These steers have never left Montana and have never been fed growth hormones or antibiotics. They are as natural as the day they were born.

Your support and purchase of this beef product means buying in to the idea of supporting local ranchers and helping them maintain their livelihood while keeping Southwest Montana’s open spaces beautiful.

The package will be exactly one half of a half beef so you will get every cut available. The weight varies depending on the size and weight of the animals upon slaughter. The cattle are two years old and most of them weigh about 1,100 pounds.

The price of your Montana Quarter will be determined once the package is complete and ready for delivery.

Montana Black beef for restaurants and wholesalers

Prices per pound. These cuts can be packaged in paper, vacuum packaged, or kryovaked as needed.