Grass Fed Beef

WE ARE SOLD OUT FOR 2026!

Thank you to all of our wonderful customers! We’re sold out of Circle H Beef for the 2026 season. It’s clear that more and more people are looking for local, clean, responsibly raised beef—and they want to know their farmer and where their food comes from. We are so grateful for your support of our family ranch and local agriculture. Your purchases help keep family ranching alive and thriving here in the Livermore Valley.

Want to keep shopping local? Scroll down the page to discover other ranchers and farmers in Northern California who are raising and growing food for our communities.

Shop local. Eat local. Know your farmer. Support local agriculture! 

CIRCLE H BEEF

Our family has been farming and ranching for five generations here in the Livermore Valley. At the 3 Calhoun Sisters Ranch, we raise our cattle with a deep respect for both the land and our family ranching tradition. Through regenerative ranching and conservation practices, we work to restore soil health, support wildlife, and ensure a sustainable future—all while bringing you beef that’s as wholesome as it is delicious.

Here’s what sets Circle H Beef apart:
• Grassfed & Grass-finished – healthy, lean, and rich in flavor
• Audubon Certified bird-friendly land – protecting habitat and biodiversity
• Locally raised with care – from our pastures to your plate
• No hormones, no antibiotics – just clean, honest beef

Thank you for considering Circle H Beef. By choosing us, you’re not only filling your freezer with nutritious, flavorful beef—you’re also supporting land stewardship, conservation, and a ranching tradition five generations strong.

With gratitude,

Nancy Calhoun Mueller

CIRCLE H BEEF SHARES – SOLD OUT!

A Local, Humane, Transparent Way to Buy Beef

Circle H Beef offers customers the opportunity to purchase quarter, half, or whole shares of our grass-fed and grass-finished Angus beef directly from the ranch. Selling beef by the share allows us to harvest animals humanely on the ranch, avoid stressful transportation for livestock, and work with skilled local craft butchers. It gives customers direct access to their butcher and custom cuts, while supporting local agriculture and keeping food dollars in our community. We are processing cattle in November of 2026, reserve your share now!

Understanding Hanging Weight vs. Take‑Home Beef

When purchasing a beef share, pricing is based on hanging weight, not the final packaged weight.

Hanging weight is the weight of the animal after harvest when the hide, head, and internal organs have been removed. The carcass is then hung in a cooler where it dry ages to improve tenderness and flavor. Our grass‑fed Angus steers typically have a hanging weight of 900–1,000 pounds per animal.

After aging and butchering, some weight is naturally lost through moisture evaporation, bone removal, fat trimming, and cutting. Customers typically take home about 60–65% of the hanging weight as finished packaged beef.

For example, quarter share hanging weight is 235 pounds and take‑home packaged beef is 141 pounds. Final weight varies depending on animal size, fat trimming preferences, and whether cuts are bone-in or boneless. A beef share typically yields about 20% steaks, 30% roasts and 50% ground beef.

Example Cost of a QUARTER Share

Ranch cost for the half share of Circle H beef: 235 pounds × $7/pound = $1,645
On‑ranch harvest fee for ranch butcher: $75
Craft butcher cost for aging, cutting, wrapping, freezing: 235 pounds × $1.90/pound = $446

Estimated total: for approximately 141 pounds of finished beef = $2,166

Average price across all cuts is approximately $15.35 per pound. This includes premium steaks, roasts, ground beef, and more—often significantly less than purchasing equivalent cuts individually at retail prices.

How the Process Works

Reserve Your Beef
Place a $500 deposit to reserve your share of the live animal. This allows us to work with local custom exempt craft butchers, instead of USDA processers located over 2 hours away.

On‑Ranch Harvest
When the animal is ready, it is humanely harvested on the ranch by our local craft ranch butcher, Kyle Labrucherie of Labrucherie Ranch Butchering. This eliminates transportation stress on livestock and supports local agriculture.

Craft Butcher Processing
The carcass is transported to Coffland Craft Butchery where it dry ages for 2–4 weeks for improved flavor and tenderness. Once the animal is processed, we will notify you of the final hanging weight. At that time, the remaining balance (minus your $500 deposit) is due to Circle H Beef for the meat, before the beef is cut. Customers consult directly with the Ryan Coffland, the craft butcher, to choose their preferred cuts, he will walk you through each muscle, from nose to tail. The beef is then cut to your specifications, vacuum sealed, and flash frozen

Pick Up Your Beef
When processing is complete, bring coolers and pick up your finished beef from Coffland Craft Butchery in Galt. You pay the butcher directly for processing services at this time.

Why Customers Love Buying Beef This Way

• Know exactly where your beef comes from
• Support local ranchers and local craft butchers
• Customize how your beef is cut and packaged
• Fill your freezer with local high‑quality grass‑fed and grass-finished beef at a lower overall price

Important Notes

• Beef is sold by the live share of the animal prior to harvest
• Processing is custom‑exempt (a common and legal option for direct-to-consumer beef) meaning it is not USDA inspected
• Beef is for personal household use only (not for resale)
• Final take‑home weight will vary based on animal size and cutting preferences. 

How to Order

Just call or text me at 925 – 216 – 0468 or email nancyjm1960 @ yahoo . com. Quantities are limited, so this is the perfect time to reserve beef you can trust for your family.

Be sure to follow along on Instagram and Facebook to stay in the loop @hillbillynancy and @3CalhounSistersRanch. Or put down a deposit to hold your share now. 

SOLD OUT! – CIRCLE H BEEF HOT DOGS, SAUSAGE, JERKY!

We are partnering with Adam’s Sausage Factory and Traditions Meat Co. for sweet & spicy sausage, all-beef mortadella and new in 2026 jerky, hot dogs and tallow!

• All Beef Hot Dogs, 6” long, 1 lb. – $17

• Jalapeno Pepper Jack Hot Dogs, 1 lb. – $17

• Wild-Kiki Smoked Sausage, Sweet & Spicy, 1 lb. – $15

• Jerky, 2.5 ounces – $10

• Beef Tallow, 12 ounces – $28

We will deliver orders of $100 or more, and for individual packages, please visit Traditions Meat Co. at the Livermore Downtown Farmers Market on Sunday mornings, 9:00am to 1:00pm. Traditions Meat Co. also offers regenerative chicken and pork, and will deliver locally on orders of $50 and up, and ship anywhere in the United States! 

Our Circle H Beef Mortadella is seasonally available at The Press in downtown Livermore and Pleasanton in their “Bourdadella” and Muffaletta sandwiches, and at The Cheese Parlor by the pound and in their “Sammie of the Week” in downtown Livermore. Our beef can be found seasonally on the menu at Sabio on Main.and at Sons of Liberty Alehouse.

Sampler Packs – SOLD OUT! 

We’ve boxed up the very last of our winter Circle H Beef into sampler packs, each weighing 11–14 pounds. SOLD OUT!

Each pack includes a great mix of cuts, such as: Chuck eye or chuck roast, arrachera, New York steak, ribeye steak, hanging tender, shank oyster or velvet steak, cross rib roast, sirloin tip, and flat iron.

Price: $18.50 per pound

Offal – SOLD OUT!

• Nutrient-rich Offal (liver, kidney, heart, spleen, bones, suet): $5–11/lb – SOLD OUT!  

Ranch Pickup

Our first Ranch Pickup Day took place on October 25, 2025 at the 3 Calhoun Sisters Ranch in the Livermore hills. It gave our customers a chance to meet the ranchers, the 3 Calhoun Sisters, Nancy, Merry, Susie and Cousin Wendy. They learned about our regenerative ranching and conservation efforts, and everyone enjoyed a day in the great outdoors, even with a rainy drizzle. Stay tuned for the next Ranch Pickup and deliver,

 

SUPPORT LOCAL AGRICULTURE!
We encourage you to support the restaurants that support your local farmers and ranchers, Sabio on Main, The Press, Sons of Liberty Alehouse, The Cheese Parlor, Wingen Bakery & Restaurant and Range Life.

When we are sold out of beef, or don’t have the cut you are looking for, we highly recommend these local family ranches that sell beef direct to consumer. We encourage you to continue to know your ranchers, shop small and shop local! That includes your local Farmers Market.

Birdhouse Ranch
Connolly Ranch
Hanson Family Farm
Heart Bar Cattle Co.
Koopmann Family Beef
Mariposa Ranch
Shining B Cattle Co.
Silva Ranch
Traditions Meat Co. 

Go from consumer to conservationist when you purchase beef and bison raised on Audubon Certified bird friendly land! We were certified by Audubon Conservation Ranching as Beef Grazed on Bird Friendly Land! Below are three Northern California ranches that are also Audubon Certified. You can help Audubon protect birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. Learn more about our Audubon Certification here.

Morris Grassfed
Markegard Family Grass-fed
Stemple Creek Ranch

California Regenerative Meat Portal – Connecting regional and regenerative meat producers, processors, and buyers across California

 

WHY CIRCLE H GRASSFED GRASS-FINISHED BEEF?

Our Angus cattle were born and raised on pastures in Livermore, California, carrying on our rural farming heritage for five generations. Our family has been farming in the Livermore Valley since the 1850’s, and ranching on Mines Road in the Livermore hills since 1900. Our stocker steers come from Steve, Sandy and Russ Sanders who have been ranching on Mines Road for three generations.

We work hard to implement regenerative agricultural land management practices, focusing on a well-managed grazing system that can regenerate grassland, build soil, sequester carbon, protect our watersheds and our natural resources. Our animals are food shed sourced—born, raised, processed, sold and distributed locally, supporting local businesses and maximizing the direct relationship between our farm and our consumer. The livestock are treated humanely, grass fed, pasture raised with no synthetic hormones and antibiotic free.