Meyer Beefalo & Buffalo Farm

We sell our meat products locally throughout the south central portion of Minnesota.  Our meat is processed at a state-equal-to-federal butchering facility in New Prague, MN.  Because we do not use a USDA facility, we are not able to ship our meat across state lines.  All meat purchased in the state of MN must be picked up at our farm store (or at our butcher if buying by the quarter or half animal).

Purchasing by individual meat package: You can purchase our buffalo and beefalo meat in individually wrapped packages from our farm store located in Elysian, MN. You can get the following: roasts, steaks (ribeye, t-bone, and sirloin), burger, pre-made patties, summer sausage, and jerky.  You can purchase our Red Wattle pork meat in individually wrapped packages from our farm store located in Elysian, MN. You can get the following: burger, pre-made patties, pork chops, pork steaks, pork roasts, and bacon. We also sell whole roasting chickens and heritage breed turkeys during the fall months through early winter.  These animals are free range and receive no antibiotics.  If interested in ordering, please contact us for details. Please see our farm store page for hours and directions. Some items sell out quickly, so you may want to call ahead to check availability. Purchasing by quarter or half: You can purchase our buffalo and beefalo by the quarter, half, or whole animal (all quarters sold as split side). Our Red Wattle pork is also available by the half or whole animal. Here’s how it works: You place an order by phone and mail us a non-refundable deposit (check only) for $75. per quarter buffalo or beefalo (or $75. per half of Red Wattle hog) to hold your order. Once we have your deposit and we have an entire animal sold, we will make an appointment with our butcher. One week prior to the appointment date, we will send you a notice giving you the appointment date, and a range of dates for you to contact the butcher to let them know how you want your meat cut up. The day after the animal goes into the butcher, we will obtain the hanging weight and send you an invoice for the meat. Payment must be made within 7 days of the invoice date. When the meat is ready for pickup (generally 2 – 3 weeks depending on the processing) we will contact you to let you know that you can pick it up. When you pick up your meat at the butcher shop, you will need to pay the butcher for his processing fees. You will not be allowed to pick up your meat unless it is completely paid for (our fee and the butcher’s fee). In 2010, we hope to have some beefalo available in the spring and summer but the majority of them will be available in the fall.  Our buffalo will be available only in the fall from October - December.    We will continue to butcher our Red Wattle pigs year round as they are available.

Pricing:   Our current pricing as of 8/1/10 is as follows:  Buffalo (Steak animal) Our buffalo for 2010 is priced at $2.75 per lb. HW. We are sold out for 2010. Beefalo (Steak animal) We will have 4 beefalo available for late summer and fall 2010. The price is $2.25/lb. hanging weight.  A $75 deposit is required for each quarter ordered.   If you think our pricing is too high, think again.  We did a survey and compared our price for a quarter of beefalo (steak animal) against regular beef found in the grocery store and by buying a quarter of our beefalo, you save $172.55!  AND, you get clean, lean, healthy meat that is antibiotic-free, growth hormone-free, pasture raised locally.  Our meat is an incredible bargain in more than one way! Beefalo (Burger animal) We are sold out for 2010 at a price of $2.00/lb. hanging weight.  Red Wattle Pigs Our next pigs will be available to butcher in December 2010 - March 2011 at a price of $1.50/lb. hanging weight.  A $75 deposit is required for each half ordered. Order early as they sell our fast! Free-range Chickens  We can still take a few orders for our roasting chickens at $2.90/lb. finished weight.  (Avg. weight 4.5 lbs.)  These chickens will be available through the farm store from August - October a few at a time.  Please print out the order form and mail with your deposit of $3.00 per chicken. Heritage breed Turkeys   We have 2 turkeys left that will be ready for November at $2.90/lb. finished weight. (Avg. weight 10 lbs.) .  Place your order soon.   A $5.00 deposit is required for each bird.  Please print out the order form and mail with deposit.   (No processing fee charged.)  Roasting Ducks  We have about 20 ducks that will be ready in November-December at $4.95/lb. finished weight.  (Avg. weight 4 lbs.)  Place your order soon.  These won't last long.  A $5.00 deposit is required for each bird.  Please print out the order form and mail to us with your deposit. (no processing fee charged.) Processing fees (paid to butcher) are currently approximately $0.55 - $0.68 per lb. hanging weight, and may be higher depending on the type of processing you have done.  (Example: extra charges apply for having sausage or jerky made.) Approximate hanging weights are: Buffalo quarter – 110-130 lbs. Beefalo (steak animal) quarter – 130 - 150 lbs. Beefalo (burger animal) quarter -- 150 - 230 lbs. Pig half – 80 - 90 lbs. Please note: Hanging weights vary depending on the age, sex and natural variability of each animal. Please note that the finished weight (that which you bring home) is approximately 50 – 65% of the hanging weight depending on how you have your meat processed.  Things like stew meat and jerky will greatly decrease the amount of finished weight you will receive from the animal.

Definitions: Steak animal – you can get burger, steaks and roasts from this type of animal.Burger animal – you can only get burger from this type of animal. Split side – you get some of the meat from the front half of the animal and some of the meat from the back half of the animal. Ordering: To place a quarters/halves order, please go to our Order Form page, print it out, complete it and mail it to us along with your deposit check.  Please note we do not accept phone orders.  We will need your full name, mailing address, physical address if using a P.O. box, and a phone number where you can be reached.  We will also need to know what type and quantity of animal you wish to order.  Then, on the day that your place your order, you will need to mail us a non-refundable deposit check to hold your order.  Please mail your check made payable to:  Meyer Buffalo Farm,  47742 – 241st Avenue,  Elysian, MN  56028.   If you have any questions, please feel free to call us.  We will be glad to answer any and all questions. Interested in being placed on our annual Newsletter and order form mailing list?  Please call us at (507) 931-1889 or email your request to meyerbuffalofarm@msn.com.  Include your full name, address and telephone number and specify "Newsletter/Order Form Request" on the subject line of your email.