{
 "generated": "2026-10-27",
 "state": "MI",
 "note": "Every field comes from the farm's own website on the date shown. 'unknown' means the farm's site did not state it. shares_status is taken only from the farm's own site. Prices change; confirm with the farm.",
 "farms": [
  {
   "slug": "anavery-fine-foods",
   "name": "Anavery Fine Foods",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Traverse City",
   "county": "Grand Traverse",
   "region": "Northern Lower Peninsula",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "Quarter (~130 lb packaged): grain-finished ~$1,150-$1,200; 100% grass-fed ~$1,400-$1,450",
    "Half (~265 lb packaged): grain-finished ~$2,385; grass-fed ~$2,915",
    "Whole (~525 lb packaged): grain-finished ~$4,725; grass-fed ~$5,775",
    "Approx. $9/lb grain-finished, $11/lb grass-fed (packaged weight)"
   ],
   "price_basis": "packaged weight",
   "processing_included": "yes (farm says it covers all processing costs)",
   "processor": "'A regulated facility' (not named)",
   "deposit": "Deposit required (amount not stated)",
   "finish_stated": "grain-finished or 100% grass-fed (buyer choice)",
   "availability_note": "Farm says it processes every month; grain-finished available year-round, grass-fed processed seasonally; orders typically ready immediately or within 2-3 weeks",
   "shares_status": "open",
   "fulfillment": "Pickup at the farm store, 6211 Secor Road, Traverse City",
   "website": "https://anavery.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://anavery.com/buy-whole-half-quarter-animals/",
    "https://anavery.com/contact/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "bb-farms-michigan-grass-fed-beef",
   "name": "B&B Farms - Michigan Grass-Fed Beef",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Alpena",
   "county": "Alpena",
   "region": "Northern Lower Peninsula",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "Split quarter $4.50/lb hanging weight",
    "Half or whole $4.25/lb hanging weight"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no (processing about $75-$110 per animal plus $0.65-$0.71/lb hanging, per farm)",
   "processor": "Butchers near Alpena and Ebels (USDA) in Falmouth",
   "deposit": "$100 split quarter; $200-$400 half or whole",
   "finish_stated": "grass-fed and grass-finished (Red Angus)",
   "availability_note": "Call or email the farm for availability",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "Through the butcher (Alpena or Falmouth); cuts also sold at the farm store",
   "website": "https://www.thegoodnessofgrass.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.thegoodnessofgrass.com/purchasing-options"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": "Farm says take-home weight is about 65% of hanging weight and a quarter yields about 100 lb of beef. Its example: a half hanging at 300 lb costs $1,350 plus processing."
  },
  {
   "slug": "becker-farms-of-michigan",
   "name": "Becker Farms of Michigan",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Caro",
   "county": "Tuscola",
   "region": "Thumb",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "$3.40/lb hanging weight (quarters average 200 lb)",
    "Quarter typically $825-$975 total including processing (farm estimate)"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no (Coon Creek charges $12.50 per quarter + $0.99/lb hanging)",
   "processor": "Coon Creek Packing, Caro",
   "deposit": "$100 per quarter (non-refundable)",
   "finish_stated": "unknown",
   "availability_note": "November, January and February quarter pickups listed as out of stock on Oct 27, 2026",
   "shares_status": "sold out",
   "fulfillment": "Pickup at Coon Creek Packing in Caro (no farm pickup for beef)",
   "website": "https://beckerfarmsmi.eatfromfarms.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://beckerfarmsmi.eatfromfarms.com/product/becker-farms-of-michigan-custom-freezer-beef-local-near-mid-michigan-half-1-2-",
    "https://beckerfarmsmi.eatfromfarms.com/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": "A half is ordered as two quarters."
  },
  {
   "slug": "beckon-hill-farms",
   "name": "Beckon Hill Farms",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Harbor Springs",
   "county": "unknown",
   "region": "Northern Lower Peninsula",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "$6.50/lb hanging weight, plus Jurek's processing ($75 dispatch fee per animal plus $0.75/lb for a whole or half, $0.80/lb for a quarter)"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no (paid to Jurek's)",
   "processor": "Jurek's",
   "deposit": "$200 quarter / $300 half / $500 whole",
   "finish_stated": "100% grass-fed (Scottish Highland cattle)",
   "availability_note": "Farm says 1/4 of a Highland steer remains for its fall 2026 butcher date (September-November, exact date set by Jurek's)",
   "shares_status": "open",
   "fulfillment": "Pick up from the butcher",
   "website": "https://www.beckonhillfarms.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.beckonhillfarms.com/current-sales/grass-fed-beef",
    "https://www.beckonhillfarms.com/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": "Farm says take-home weight is about 55% of hanging weight and estimates about $11.48/lb packaged for a whole."
  },
  {
   "slug": "beery-farms-of-michigan",
   "name": "Beery Farms of Michigan",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Mason",
   "county": "Ingham",
   "region": "Mid-Michigan",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "1/4, 1/2 or whole share $8.50/lb hanging weight (organ weight added)"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "yes (farm says Beery Farms pays the processing fee)",
   "processor": "Jones Country Farm Market, Saranac (since Apr 29, 2026)",
   "deposit": "$300 quarter / $600 half / $1,200 whole",
   "finish_stated": "unknown",
   "availability_note": "unknown",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "Pickup at the farm in Mason about 3 weeks after processing, or set meeting points for orders over $200",
   "website": "https://www.beeryfarmsmi.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.beeryfarmsmi.com/our-products"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "black-hide-beef",
   "name": "Black Hide Beef",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Martin",
   "county": "unknown",
   "region": "West Michigan",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "eighth",
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "$4.00/lb hanging weight to the farm, plus Byron Center Meats processing",
    "Farm estimates with processing: eighth ~$510, quarter ~$1,020, half ~$2,025, whole ~$4,050"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no (paid to Byron Center Meats at pickup)",
   "processor": "Byron Center Meats",
   "deposit": "No deposit required (per farm)",
   "finish_stated": "Angus-based cattle, fed on the farm",
   "availability_note": "unknown",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "Pickup; two payments at pickup (one to the farm, one to Byron Center Meats)",
   "website": "https://www.blackhidebeef.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.blackhidebeef.com/bulk",
    "https://www.blackhidebeef.com/contact"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "bp-farms",
   "name": "BP Farms",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Dundee",
   "county": "Monroe",
   "region": "Southeast & South Central",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half"
   ],
   "prices": [],
   "price_basis": "unknown",
   "processing_included": "unknown",
   "processor": "unknown",
   "deposit": "None (farm says no fee or deposit to join the reservation list)",
   "finish_stated": "100% grass-fed and grass-finished",
   "availability_note": "Farm says shares are available year-round, generally about 3-4 months out",
   "shares_status": "open",
   "fulfillment": "Pickup at the farm in Dundee",
   "website": "https://bpfarmsorganic.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://bpfarmsorganic.com/grass-fed-beef/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": "Farm lists shares as '1/4, 1/2, etc.'; share prices are not posted on the page checked."
  },
  {
   "slug": "bristol-haven-farm",
   "name": "Bristol Haven Farm",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Delton",
   "county": "Barry",
   "region": "Southwest Michigan",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "eighth",
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "Half (custom) $5.75/lb hanging weight (2026)",
    "Processing paid to processor; 2025 rate was $0.71/lb hanging + $0.20/lb ground beef + ~$85 slaughter fee for a half"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no (paid to processor at pickup)",
   "processor": "USDA or MDARD-licensed butcher (not named), within 1-2 hours of Kalamazoo",
   "deposit": "$100 eighth / $200 quarter / $400 half / $800 whole (non-refundable)",
   "finish_stated": "100% grass-fed and grass-finished",
   "availability_note": "All Nov/Dec 2026 share deposits marked sold out on Oct 27, 2026",
   "shares_status": "sold out",
   "fulfillment": "Pickup at the processor",
   "website": "https://bristolhavenfarm.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://bristolhavenfarm.com/collections/beef-shares",
    "https://bristolhavenfarm.com/products/half-beef-custom-share-deposit-2026",
    "https://bristolhavenfarm.com/pages/about-bristol-haven",
    "https://bristolhavenfarm.com/pages/pickuplocations"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "buiter-beef",
   "name": "Buiter Beef",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Dorr",
   "county": "Allegan",
   "region": "West Michigan",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "$4.50/lb hanging weight plus processing (as of 1/8/25)",
    "Quarter final cost $1,100-$1,400; half $2,200-$2,800; whole $4,400-$5,600 (farm estimates)"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no",
   "processor": "Caledonia Packing",
   "deposit": "$100 (non-refundable, credited to final cost)",
   "finish_stated": "unknown",
   "availability_note": "Farm says shares are available monthly; deposits listed as in stock on Oct 27, 2026",
   "shares_status": "open",
   "fulfillment": "unknown",
   "website": "https://buiterbeef.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://buiterbeef.com/products/1-2-beef",
    "https://buiterbeef.com/collections/meat-shares",
    "https://buiterbeef.com/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "buried-stone-farms",
   "name": "Buried Stone Farms",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Escanaba",
   "county": "Delta",
   "region": "Upper Peninsula",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "eighth",
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "Full share price not posted; deposit amounts are listed (see Deposit)"
   ],
   "price_basis": "unknown",
   "processing_included": "unknown",
   "processor": "unknown",
   "deposit": "Black Angus: 1/8 $414, 1/4 $931.50, 1/2 $1,242, whole $2,070. Wagyu: 1/8 $621, 1/4 $1,552.50, 1/2 $2,587.50, whole $5,175",
   "finish_stated": "grass-fed (Black Angus and Wagyu)",
   "availability_note": "unknown",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "unknown",
   "website": "https://buriedstonefarms.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://buriedstonefarms.com/bulk-beef-escanaba-mi",
    "https://buriedstonefarms.com/contact"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": "The page lists these amounts as deposits; it does not state the full share price or weight basis."
  },
  {
   "slug": "cook-family-farm",
   "name": "Cook Family Farm",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Gaylord",
   "county": "Otsego",
   "region": "Northern Lower Peninsula",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "$7.99/lb hanging weight plus processing paid to Ebel's (avg. $125 per quarter)",
    "Quarter $1,198.50-$1,278.40; half $2,556.80-$2,716.60; whole $4,953.80-$5,273.40 (farm estimates, before processing)"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no (paid directly to Ebel's)",
   "processor": "Ebel's (USDA plant)",
   "deposit": "$250 per quarter ($500 half / $750 whole)",
   "finish_stated": "grass-fed, pasture-raised",
   "availability_note": "unknown",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "Pickup at the farm",
   "website": "https://cookfamilyfarm.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://cookfamilyfarm.com/bulk-beef-for-sale/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "coon-creek-ranch",
   "name": "Coon Creek Ranch",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Ray",
   "county": "unknown",
   "region": "Southeast & South Central",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "$5.10/lb hanging weight; orders custom cut, extra fees may apply for specialty cuts"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "not stated (specialty cuts may cost extra)",
   "processor": "Coon Creek Packing, Caro (the farm's own USDA-inspected facility)",
   "deposit": "$500 to schedule processing; balance due at pickup",
   "finish_stated": "Angus; on pasture with their mothers for six months, then finished on corn silage, hay, cracked corn and soybean meal (about 25% non-GMO grain)",
   "availability_note": "Quarter, half and whole listed for April, July and September, while supplies last",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "Local pickup in Ray, MI",
   "website": "https://www.cooncreek.com/ranch",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.cooncreek.com/ranch",
    "https://www.cooncreek.com/shop"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "cowbells-and-horsetails",
   "name": "Cowbells & Horsetails (Block Family Farm)",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Fostoria",
   "county": "unknown",
   "region": "Thumb",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "Not posted: priced by hanging weight plus processing"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no (priced by hanging weight plus processing)",
   "processor": "USDA processor (not named)",
   "deposit": "Quarter deposit listed in the farm's online shop (amount not shown)",
   "finish_stated": "grass-fed, raised on organic hay",
   "availability_note": "Contact the farm for availability, or reserve in its shop",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "unknown",
   "website": "https://cowbells.farm/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://cowbells.farm/",
    "https://cowbells.farm/product-category/meat/beef/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "firefly-meadow-farms",
   "name": "Firefly Meadow Farms",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Chelsea",
   "county": "Washtenaw",
   "region": "Southeast & South Central",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "$3.00/lb + processing (farm invoices by hanging weight)"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no (paid to processor at pickup)",
   "processor": "unknown",
   "deposit": "$100",
   "finish_stated": "pasture grass and haylage",
   "availability_note": "Message the farm for availability",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "Pickup at the processor",
   "website": "https://www.ffmfarms.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.ffmfarms.com/freezer-beef"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": "Farm lists a quarter side as about 200 lb, a half about 400 lb and a whole about 800 lb."
  },
  {
   "slug": "gallaghers-centennial-farm",
   "name": "Gallagher's Centennial Farm",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Traverse City",
   "county": "Grand Traverse",
   "region": "Northern Lower Peninsula",
   "seller_type": "farm with farm store",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "1/4 or 1/2 Black Angus $5.50/lb hanging weight plus processing",
    "Quarter about $1,050-$1,350 including processing (farm average)"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no (customer pays processing, average $150-$225)",
   "processor": "'Our butcher' (not named)",
   "deposit": "$200 (non-refundable)",
   "finish_stated": "hay, some corn silage, non-GMO corn and pasture",
   "availability_note": "unknown",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "Farm picks up the beef from its butcher and stores it up to one week at no charge; balance due at pickup",
   "website": "https://gallagherfarms.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://gallagherfarms.com/beef-pricing-details-and-order-form/",
    "https://gallagherfarms.com/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "hornings-farm-shop",
   "name": "Horning's Farm Shop (Horning Farms)",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Manchester",
   "county": "Washtenaw",
   "region": "Southeast & South Central",
   "seller_type": "farm retail shop",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "$3.75/lb carcass (hanging) weight to the farm, plus processing paid to the processor"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no (flat fee + cut-and-wrap per lb, paid to processor)",
   "processor": "Dunbar or Hillsdale County Meats (by date)",
   "deposit": "$100 per quarter",
   "finish_stated": "unknown",
   "availability_note": "Nov 19, 2026 quarter sold out; quarter deposits for Jan 6, Feb 1, Apr 5, Jun 2, Aug 4, Oct 3 and Dec 1, 2027 listed as available on Oct 27, 2026",
   "shares_status": "open",
   "fulfillment": "unknown",
   "website": "https://www.horning-family-farms.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.horning-family-farms.com/collections/freezer-beef",
    "https://www.horning-family-farms.com/blogs/beef/beef-frequently-asked-questions",
    "https://www.horning-family-farms.com/pages/contact-us"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": "Farm sells beef quartered or halved. Some animals are half Wagyu, per the farm."
  },
  {
   "slug": "hubbell-farm",
   "name": "Hubbell Farm",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Cedar",
   "county": "Leelanau",
   "region": "Northern Lower Peninsula",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [],
   "price_basis": "unknown",
   "processing_included": "custom processed by a local butcher (cost not stated)",
   "processor": "Local butcher (not named); animals are killed on the farm",
   "deposit": "unknown",
   "finish_stated": "Holstein steers on pasture from spring through fall",
   "availability_note": "Farm says beef is available after October; it contracts animals with customers in the spring",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "unknown",
   "website": "https://www.hubbellfarm.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.hubbellfarm.com/beef/",
    "https://www.hubbellfarm.com/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": "The farm is north of the village of Cedar."
  },
  {
   "slug": "jdr-beef",
   "name": "JDR Beef (JDR Farms)",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Marlette",
   "county": "unknown",
   "region": "Thumb",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "2027: $5.50/lb hanging weight, buyer pays processing (average hanging weights: quarter 200 lb, half 400 lb, whole 800 lb)"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no",
   "processor": "C-Roy's Processing, Yale",
   "deposit": "unknown",
   "finish_stated": "grass, hay and grain (cow-calf herd, born and raised on the farm)",
   "availability_note": "2026 sold out; farm says to email or call to get on the 2027 list",
   "shares_status": "sold out",
   "fulfillment": "Farm says it can deliver or meet partway",
   "website": "https://www.jdrbeeffarms.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.jdrbeeffarms.com/",
    "https://www.jdrbeeffarms.com/get-in-touch"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "jere-farms",
   "name": "Jere Farms",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Brimley",
   "county": "unknown",
   "region": "Upper Peninsula",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half"
   ],
   "prices": [],
   "price_basis": "unknown",
   "processing_included": "unknown",
   "processor": "USDA-inspected (not named)",
   "deposit": "unknown",
   "finish_stated": "pasture and a grass-based diet",
   "availability_note": "Order forms for 1/4 or 1/2 beef on the farm's site",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "On-farm stand in Brimley, farmers markets in Sault Ste. Marie, St. Ignace, Newberry, Paradise and Hessel, and deliveries to Lower Michigan about every six weeks (stops include Newport, Monroe, Erie, Saline, Kalamazoo, South Haven, Grand Rapids and Zeeland)",
   "website": "https://www.jerefarms.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.jerefarms.com/",
    "https://www.jerefarms.com/meet-the-jeres"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "kaminski-farms",
   "name": "Kaminski Farms",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Three Oaks",
   "county": "Berrien",
   "region": "Southwest Michigan",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "$4.50/lb hanging weight",
    "About $850 quarter, $1,700 half, $3,400 whole before processing (farm estimate)",
    "Processing about $200 per quarter, paid to butcher"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no (paid to butcher at pickup)",
   "processor": "Gary's Custom Meats or Sims Meat Processing",
   "deposit": "unknown",
   "finish_stated": "unknown",
   "availability_note": "Next beef butcher date January 25, 2027 (pickup early February); farm says it has slots every month and is booking all of 2027",
   "shares_status": "open",
   "fulfillment": "Pickup at a partner butcher",
   "website": "https://www.kaminskifarms.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.kaminskifarms.com/beef-shares/",
    "https://www.kaminskifarms.com/contact/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": "Farm says you get back 55-70% of hanging weight as meat."
  },
  {
   "slug": "koebel-farm",
   "name": "Koebel Farm (J & A Koebel Farms)",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Three Oaks",
   "county": "Berrien",
   "region": "Southwest Michigan",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "$4.00/lb hanging weight; processing extra (estimated $200 per quarter, paid to processor)"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no",
   "processor": "Local USDA-licensed processors (not named)",
   "deposit": "unknown",
   "finish_stated": "unknown",
   "availability_note": "Farm says it currently has openings for whole, half or quarter beef",
   "shares_status": "open",
   "fulfillment": "unknown",
   "website": "https://www.koebelfarm.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.koebelfarm.com/beef-in-bulk"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "kruse-farms",
   "name": "Kruse Farms",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Lapeer",
   "county": "Lapeer",
   "region": "Thumb",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "eighth",
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no (paid to the butcher)",
   "processor": "'Outback' Custom Meat Processing, Snover",
   "deposit": "Deposit required (amount not stated)",
   "finish_stated": "pasture-raised, non-GMO grain grown on the farm",
   "availability_note": "Cattle available February through October; farm closes for deer season (November-January)",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "unknown",
   "website": "https://krusefamilyfarms.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://krusefamilyfarms.com/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": "Farm lists approximate packaged weights: 1/8 about 50 lb, 1/4 about 100 lb, 1/2 about 200 lb, whole about 400 lb. Share prices are not posted."
  },
  {
   "slug": "lindgren-family-farms",
   "name": "Lindgren Family Farms",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Benzonia",
   "county": "Benzie",
   "region": "Northern Lower Peninsula",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "2026: quarter $7.00/lb, half $6.25/lb, whole $6.00/lb hanging weight (processing extra)"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no",
   "processor": "unknown",
   "deposit": "$250 per quarter",
   "finish_stated": "100% grass-fed and grass-finished",
   "availability_note": "Sold out until 2027; 2027 orders open January 1, 2027",
   "shares_status": "sold out",
   "fulfillment": "Farm hauls to processor; pick up from the processor",
   "website": "https://www.lindgrengrassfedbeef.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.lindgrengrassfedbeef.com/100-grass-fed-beef"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "livingston-farms",
   "name": "Livingston Farms",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "St. Johns",
   "county": "Clinton",
   "region": "Mid-Michigan",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "Anticipated 2027: $5.00-$5.50/lb hanging weight; butcher charges extra",
    "Farm estimate: a standard quarter about $800-$900 total including butcher fees"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no (butcher fee about $40-$45 per quarter + ~$0.80-$1.00/lb hanging)",
   "processor": "Apex Custom Butchering / Bellingar Packing (per farm pages)",
   "deposit": "$100 per quarter (non-refundable)",
   "finish_stated": "100% grass-fed and grass-finished",
   "availability_note": "More requests than animals for 2026; 2027 order sheet available January 2027 (return customers first)",
   "shares_status": "sold out",
   "fulfillment": "unknown",
   "website": "https://www.livingstonfarmsmi.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.livingstonfarmsmi.com/grass-fed-beef",
    "https://www.livingstonfarmsmi.com/contact-us"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "longcore-cattle",
   "name": "Longcore Cattle",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Cedar Springs",
   "county": "unknown",
   "region": "West Michigan",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "eighth",
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [],
   "price_basis": "unknown",
   "processing_included": "unknown",
   "processor": "Byron Center Meats",
   "deposit": "$250 ($150 for an eighth), due within 2 weeks of scheduling",
   "finish_stated": "unknown",
   "availability_note": "unknown",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "unknown",
   "website": "https://www.longcorecattle.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.longcorecattle.com/orderingprocess",
    "https://www.longcorecattle.com/contact"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "maple-hill-beef-farms",
   "name": "Maple Hill Beef Farms",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Zeeland",
   "county": "unknown",
   "region": "West Michigan",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "Holstein $3.00/lb hanging weight; Byron Center Meats charges $0.68/lb to process plus kill and trucking fees",
    "Holstein approx. quarter $725, half $1,450, whole $2,900 (farm estimate)",
    "Angus 1/4, 1/2 or whole $3.15/lb (basis not stated)"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no",
   "processor": "Byron Center Meats",
   "deposit": "unknown",
   "finish_stated": "forage-fed Holstein and Angus; most feed grown on the farm",
   "availability_note": "unknown",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "Pickup (farm asks for your preferred time frame)",
   "website": "https://www.maplehillbeeffarm.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.maplehillbeeffarm.com/product-page/1-4-1-2-or-whole-holstein",
    "https://www.maplehillbeeffarm.com/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "mapleview-cattle-farm",
   "name": "Mapleview Cattle Farm",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Wayland",
   "county": "Allegan",
   "region": "West Michigan",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "$4.45/lb hanging weight + processing",
    "Farm example: a 175 lb (hanging) quarter comes to $778.75 before processing"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no (Byron Center Meats: $0.79/lb hanging + ~$60 kill fee per quarter)",
   "processor": "Byron Center Meats",
   "deposit": "$100 quarter / $200 half / $400 whole",
   "finish_stated": "unknown",
   "availability_note": "Sold out of custom beef for the year as of September 2026",
   "shares_status": "sold out",
   "fulfillment": "Pickup at Byron Center Meats",
   "website": "https://mapleviewcattlefarm.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://mapleviewcattlefarm.com/order-beef",
    "https://mapleviewcattlefarm.com/contact-us"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": "The Wayland address on the farm's site is also listed as Byron Center Meats' address."
  },
  {
   "slug": "mccollum-cattle-and-livestock",
   "name": "McCollum Cattle & Livestock Company",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "unknown",
   "county": "Lapeer",
   "region": "Thumb",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "$4.50/lb hanging weight (meat charge): quarter ~200 lb = $900; half ~400 lb = $1,800; whole ~800 lb = $3,600"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "unknown",
   "processor": "USDA-inspected butcher (not named)",
   "deposit": "unknown",
   "finish_stated": "pasture and hay, grain-finished for the last 90 days",
   "availability_note": "Call for availability",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "unknown",
   "website": "https://www.michiganbeefmcc.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.michiganbeefmcc.com/",
    "https://www.michiganbeefmcc.com/our-cattle"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": "Farm says it is in the southeast corner of Lapeer County. Farm lists packaged yields of about 107 lb (quarter), 215 lb (half) and 430 lb (whole)."
  },
  {
   "slug": "mcelroy-farms",
   "name": "McElroy Farms",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Hillsdale",
   "county": "Hillsdale",
   "region": "Southeast & South Central",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "Quarter beef deposit $250 (about 100 lb)"
   ],
   "price_basis": "unknown",
   "processing_included": "unknown",
   "processor": "unknown",
   "deposit": "$250 per quarter",
   "finish_stated": "100% grass-fed",
   "availability_note": "Quarter beef deposit listed as available on Oct 27, 2026",
   "shares_status": "open",
   "fulfillment": "Pickup locations chosen at checkout; serves Wayne, Oakland, Macomb and Washtenaw counties",
   "website": "https://mcelroyfarms.grazecart.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://mcelroyfarms.grazecart.com/",
    "https://mcelroyfarms.grazecart.com/store"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": "The store page lists a deposit, not a full quarter price."
  },
  {
   "slug": "murray-farms",
   "name": "Murray Farms",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Eaton Rapids",
   "county": "Eaton",
   "region": "Mid-Michigan",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [],
   "price_basis": "unknown",
   "processing_included": "unknown",
   "processor": "unknown",
   "deposit": "$750 half / $1,500 whole",
   "finish_stated": "pasture grass/grain fed",
   "availability_note": "Contact the farm for pricing and availability; quarters by request",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "unknown",
   "website": "https://www.murrayfarmstoo.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.murrayfarmstoo.com/beef"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "north-branch-ranch",
   "name": "North Branch Ranch",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Linwood",
   "county": "Bay",
   "region": "Mid-Michigan",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "Quarter (100-130 lb) $1,200",
    "Half (200-260 lb) $2,400",
    "Whole (400-520 lb) $4,400",
    "Butcher's fees extra, typically about $0.90/lb hanging weight"
   ],
   "price_basis": "flat price (approx. weight stated)",
   "processing_included": "no",
   "processor": "Local USDA-inspected butcher (not named)",
   "deposit": "$200 quarter / $400 half / $800 whole",
   "finish_stated": "grass-fed and grass-finished on pasture (Scottish Highland and Galloway)",
   "availability_note": "Farm says it is only selling quarters for now; page headline refers to 2025 summer and fall pre-orders",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "unknown",
   "website": "https://www.northbranchranch.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.northbranchranch.com/grassfedbeef",
    "https://www.northbranchranch.com/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "old-pine-farm",
   "name": "Old Pine Farm",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "unknown",
   "county": "unknown",
   "region": "unknown",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [],
   "price_basis": "unknown",
   "processing_included": "unknown",
   "processor": "unknown",
   "deposit": "unknown",
   "finish_stated": "100% grass-fed, rotationally grazed",
   "availability_note": "unknown",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "Farm says it serves the Ann Arbor, Detroit, Jackson and Lansing areas",
   "website": "https://www.oldpinefarm.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.oldpinefarm.com/",
    "https://www.oldpinefarm.com/about-us/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": "The farm's pages checked did not state its city. Farm says it works with other local farms that meet its grass-fed standards."
  },
  {
   "slug": "pickhead-cattle",
   "name": "Pickhead Cattle",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Lakeview",
   "county": "unknown",
   "region": "Mid-Michigan",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "Angus $4.75/lb hanging weight",
    "Organically fed $4.75/lb hanging weight",
    "Grass-finished $5.50/lb hanging weight",
    "Piedmontese $5.75/lb hanging weight",
    "10 cents/lb off for a whole"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "unknown",
   "processor": "unknown",
   "deposit": "Non-refundable deposit (amount not shown)",
   "finish_stated": "pasture raised, mostly grass-fed, finished with a little grain (grass-finished option priced separately)",
   "availability_note": "Farm says to order grain-finished 1/4, 1/2 or whole now for beef available throughout the year",
   "shares_status": "open",
   "fulfillment": "Pickup from the processor",
   "website": "https://pickheadcattle.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://pickheadcattle.com/page/prices",
    "https://pickheadcattle.com/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "providence-farm",
   "name": "Providence Farm & CSA",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Central Lake",
   "county": "Antrim",
   "region": "Northern Lower Peninsula",
   "seller_type": "farm with on-farm market",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "$5.60/lb hanging weight + standard processing fee"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no",
   "processor": "unknown",
   "deposit": "unknown",
   "finish_stated": "grass-fed and grass-finished on certified organic pasture (Belted Galloway)",
   "availability_note": "Sold out of beef quarters for this year",
   "shares_status": "sold out",
   "fulfillment": "unknown",
   "website": "https://providenceorganicfarm.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://providenceorganicfarm.com/grass-fed-meats/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": "Farm says average quarter hanging weight is about 100 lb and packaged meat is about 65% of that."
  },
  {
   "slug": "rc-organic-farms",
   "name": "RC Organic Farms",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Macomb",
   "county": "Macomb",
   "region": "Southeast & South Central",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [],
   "price_basis": "unknown",
   "processing_included": "unknown",
   "processor": "unknown",
   "deposit": "Deposit required to pre-order (amount not stated)",
   "finish_stated": "grass-fed; grass hay and baleage in winter",
   "availability_note": "unknown",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "unknown",
   "website": "https://rcorganicfarms.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://rcorganicfarms.com/market/beef/",
    "https://rcorganicfarms.com/contact/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "roseland-organic-farms",
   "name": "Roseland Organic Farms",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Dowagiac",
   "county": "Cass",
   "region": "Southwest Michigan",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [],
   "price_basis": "unknown",
   "processing_included": "unknown",
   "processor": "A small processor near the farm (not named)",
   "deposit": "unknown",
   "finish_stated": "100% grass-fed, certified organic",
   "availability_note": "Farm says it takes reservations throughout the year for various availability dates",
   "shares_status": "open",
   "fulfillment": "Pickup at the processor or the farm, or delivery",
   "website": "https://roselandorganicfarms.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://roselandorganicfarms.com/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "seeds-and-spores-family-farm",
   "name": "Seeds & Spores Family Farm",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Marquette",
   "county": "Marquette",
   "region": "Upper Peninsula",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [],
   "price_basis": "unknown",
   "processing_included": "unknown",
   "processor": "unknown",
   "deposit": "unknown",
   "finish_stated": "grass-fed",
   "availability_note": "Farm says half and whole beef are available in limited quantities throughout the year; contact the farm",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "unknown",
   "website": "https://seedsandspores.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://seedsandspores.com/index.php/naturally-raised-pork-and-beef/",
    "https://seedsandspores.com/index.php/contact-us/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "serendipity-farms",
   "name": "Serendipity Farms",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Wolverine",
   "county": "unknown",
   "region": "Northern Lower Peninsula",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "Quarter $6.50/lb (avg. 175 lb), sale price",
    "Half $6.25/lb (avg. 400 lb), sale price",
    "Whole $6.25/lb (avg. 800 lb), sale price",
    "Regular price $8.39/lb"
   ],
   "price_basis": "per lb on an average weight (basis not stated)",
   "processing_included": "unknown",
   "processor": "unknown",
   "deposit": "unknown",
   "finish_stated": "grass-fed",
   "availability_note": "Quarter and whole listed for sale in the farm's online store on Oct 27, 2026; half marked sold out",
   "shares_status": "open",
   "fulfillment": "Farm store at its restaurant, The Farmers Table, Wolverine",
   "website": "https://serendipity-farms.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://serendipity-farms.com/store/grass-fed-beef",
    "https://serendipity-farms.com/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "shamrock-acres-dexter-cattle",
   "name": "Shamrock Acres Dexter Cattle",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Hudsonville",
   "county": "unknown",
   "region": "West Michigan",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "$4.50/lb hot hanging weight; processing paid separately"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no",
   "processor": "Caledonia Packing (USDA-inspected)",
   "deposit": "unknown",
   "finish_stated": "Dexter cattle",
   "availability_note": "unknown",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "unknown",
   "website": "https://www.shamrockacresdextercattle.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.shamrockacresdextercattle.com/beef",
    "https://www.shamrockacresdextercattle.com/contact-us"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": "Farm says processors are booking months ahead."
  },
  {
   "slug": "starlight-farms",
   "name": "Starlight Farms, Inc.",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Lake Odessa",
   "county": "Ionia",
   "region": "West Michigan",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "Quarter, half or whole $6.50/lb hang weight plus processing"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no",
   "processor": "Byron Center Meats",
   "deposit": "unknown",
   "finish_stated": "USDA certified organic",
   "availability_note": "Call to check availability",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "Free delivery (distance based) or pickup on the farm",
   "website": "https://www.starlightfarmsinc.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.starlightfarmsinc.com/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "steinhauser-farms",
   "name": "Steinhauser Farms",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Ann Arbor",
   "county": "Washtenaw",
   "region": "Southeast & South Central",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half"
   ],
   "prices": [],
   "price_basis": "unknown",
   "processing_included": "unknown",
   "processor": "unknown",
   "deposit": "unknown",
   "finish_stated": "pasture-raised year round",
   "availability_note": "Site says 'We currently have a half or a quarter beef for sale. Available November 2025.'",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "Pickup at the farm",
   "website": "https://steinhauserfarms.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://steinhauserfarms.com/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": "The availability note on the farm's site is dated 2025; confirm current availability with the farm."
  },
  {
   "slug": "strieter-hay-farms",
   "name": "Strieter Hay Farms",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Bay Port",
   "county": "Huron",
   "region": "Thumb",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "$4.99/lb hanging weight (a quarter typically 200-230 lb)",
    "Processing $0.90/lb paid separately to the processor"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no",
   "processor": "Maurer's Meat Processors, Ubly",
   "deposit": "$500 per quarter (refundable until the processing date)",
   "finish_stated": "Angus",
   "availability_note": "Quarters sold out for 2026; processing again in summer 2027; waitlist via contact form",
   "shares_status": "sold out",
   "fulfillment": "Pickup at Maurer's in Ubly; paid meet-up option 60-100 miles away",
   "website": "https://www.strieterhayfarms.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.strieterhayfarms.com/product-page/1-4-angus-beef-share-deposit"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": "A half is ordered as two quarter shares."
  },
  {
   "slug": "trinkle-farms",
   "name": "Trinkle Farms",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Ann Arbor",
   "county": "unknown",
   "region": "Southeast & South Central",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "Whole, half or quarter $5.50/lb"
   ],
   "price_basis": "unknown",
   "processing_included": "unknown",
   "processor": "Hillsdale County Meats (Waldron) or Pease Packing (Scotts), USDA",
   "deposit": "unknown",
   "finish_stated": "grass, hay and locally grown grain",
   "availability_note": "Bulk beef page lists a next butcher date of Jan 25, 2026 (not updated); contact the farm",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "Pickup at the farm",
   "website": "https://www.trinklefarms.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.trinklefarms.com/bulk-beef",
    "https://www.trinklefarms.com/order-beefcontact-us"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "voogt-farms",
   "name": "Voogt Farms",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Marne",
   "county": "Ottawa",
   "region": "West Michigan",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half"
   ],
   "prices": [],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no (paid to Byron Center Meats)",
   "processor": "West Michigan Beef (slaughter) and Byron Center Meats (cutting)",
   "deposit": "unknown",
   "finish_stated": "grass pasture and hay, supplemented with locally raised corn (purebred Angus)",
   "availability_note": "Call or email for a cost estimate",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "Pickup at Byron Center Meats",
   "website": "https://www.voogtfarms.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.voogtfarms.com/freezer-beef/",
    "https://www.voogtfarms.com/contact-us/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "wernette-beef",
   "name": "Wernette Beef",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Remus",
   "county": "Mecosta",
   "region": "West Michigan",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "eighth",
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "$4.25/lb hanging weight (pricing as of 9-1-25)",
    "Example: 1/4 (200 lb hanging) $850 + ~$175 processing = ~$1,025",
    "Example: 1/2 (400 lb hanging) $1,700 + ~$335 processing = ~$2,035"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no",
   "processor": "Byron Center Meats",
   "deposit": "$25 eighth / $50 quarter / $100 half / $200 whole",
   "finish_stated": "grass-fed, grain-finished",
   "availability_note": "Form to get on the reservation list",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "Pickup at Byron Center Meats or the farm in Remus",
   "website": "https://www.wernettebeef.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.wernettebeef.com/share-of-beef-prices",
    "https://www.wernettebeef.com/order-shares-of-beef"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": "3% surcharge for card payments, per the farm."
  },
  {
   "slug": "whispering-pines-ranch",
   "name": "Whispering Pines Ranch",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Laingsburg",
   "county": "Shiawassee",
   "region": "Mid-Michigan",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "Full-blood Wagyu 1/4: $10.00/lb, average 125-200 lb (balance by hanging weight and cuts)"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "unknown",
   "processor": "USDA processor (not named)",
   "deposit": "$120 quarter / $200 half / $400 whole (non-refundable)",
   "finish_stated": "raised and finished on open pasture (full-blood Wagyu; Angus and Wagyu/Angus also listed)",
   "availability_note": "Quarter Wagyu deposit page says 'This deposit is for a delivery in 2025'",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "Free delivery within 50 miles of Laingsburg, or pickup",
   "website": "https://whisperingpinesranchllc.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://whisperingpinesranchllc.com/products/1-4-wagyu-beef",
    "https://whisperingpinesranchllc.com/products/1-2-wagyu-beef"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": "The page checked dates its deposit to 2025; confirm current availability with the ranch."
  },
  {
   "slug": "yankee-livestock",
   "name": "Yankee Livestock",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Shelbyville",
   "county": "unknown",
   "region": "West Michigan",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half",
    "whole"
   ],
   "prices": [],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no (Byron Center Meats: $0.71/lb hanging for a half, $0.74/lb for a quarter)",
   "processor": "Byron Center Meats",
   "deposit": "unknown",
   "finish_stated": "pasture-raised, grain-fed Angus (75% corn, 5% oats, 20% protein pellets)",
   "availability_note": "Farm says availability varies and to reach out early",
   "shares_status": "unknown",
   "fulfillment": "By appointment (farm is just west of Gun Lake)",
   "website": "https://www.yankeelivestock.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.yankeelivestock.com/beef",
    "https://www.yankeelivestock.com/contact-us"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "slug": "yooper-beef-shimp-ranch",
   "name": "Yooper Beef (Shimp Ranch)",
   "state": "MI",
   "city": "Bruce Crossing",
   "county": "Ontonagon",
   "region": "Upper Peninsula",
   "seller_type": "farm/ranch",
   "share_sizes": [
    "quarter",
    "half"
   ],
   "prices": [
    "$4.50/lb hanging weight to the farm; processing $0.80-$0.85/lb hanging paid to butcher"
   ],
   "price_basis": "hanging weight",
   "processing_included": "no",
   "processor": "Rainbow Packing, Escanaba (USDA)",
   "deposit": "$100 quarter / $200 half (non-refundable)",
   "finish_stated": "pasture, hay, haylage and silage",
   "availability_note": "Sold out for summer 2026; whole animals not currently available",
   "shares_status": "sold out",
   "fulfillment": "Pickup date and location assigned by the farm",
   "website": "https://yooperbeef.com/",
   "source_urls": [
    "https://yooperbeef.com/finished-beef/buying-your-beef/",
    "https://yooperbeef.com/"
   ],
   "price_seen": "2026-10-27",
   "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
   "notes": "Farm aims for about 700-750 lb hanging weight and 450-500 lb of meat per steer."
  }
 ]
}