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Northern Illinois From $800 (flat price)
Irish Grove Farms
Sells quarter, half and whole beef shares, per the farm's own website. Northern Illinois.
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Checked on farm's own site on Oct 29, 2026
Before you pay a deposit: confirm price, price basis (hanging vs. take-home weight), deposit refund terms, processor and pickup date directly with the farm. Ask whether your share is processed custom-exempt (household use only, marked "Not for Sale") or at an inspected plant (USDA or Illinois state inspection). Beef Share Finder is a directory and isn't part of your purchase. Terms
Share details
- Location
- IL
- Share sizes
- quarter, half, whole
- Prices posted
- Quarter $800 flat price (about 120 lb take-home), plus processing
- Half $1,500 flat price (about 240 lb take-home), plus processing
- Whole $2,800 flat price (about 480 lb take-home), plus processing
- Price basis
- flat price (approx. weight stated)
- Processing fee included?
- no (the farm says processing usually runs about $200 per quarter)
- Processor
- Harbach's (Freeport), Johnson's (Chadwick) or Eickman's (Seward), by date
- Deposit
- unknown (not stated on farm site)
- How the cattle are raised
- 100% grass-fed, grass-finished
- Availability note
- The farm says 2026 bulk orders are sold out and offers a waitlist
- Shares available?
- Sold out
- Pickup / delivery
- Pickup at the meat locker
- Good to know
- The farm's site places it in northern Illinois but doesn't name its town.
- Website
- https://www.irishgrovefarms.com/
- Last checked
- Oct 29, 2026
These details come from the farm's website as of Oct 29, 2026. Farms update prices and availability often, so check with the farm before you pay a deposit. You buy directly from the farm. Beef Share Finder doesn't sell beef or take payments. Is this your farm? Email us a correction.
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