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South Central Pennsylvania $11.00/lb take-home weight
JDS Family Farm
Sells quarter, half and whole beef shares, per the farm's own website. South Central Pennsylvania.
QuarterHalfWholeShares open
Checked on farm's own site on Oct 28, 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 USDA-inspected. Pennsylvania doesn't run its own meat inspection program. Beef sold by the cut in Pennsylvania must come from a USDA-inspected plant. Beef Share Finder is a directory and isn't part of your purchase. Terms
Share details
- Location
- PA
- Share sizes
- quarter, half, whole
- Prices posted
- $11/lb take-home weight, processing included (price subject to change)
- Farm's estimated totals: quarter about $1,485 (about 135 lb), half about $2,200-$2,750 (200-250 lb), whole about $5,500 (about 500 lb)
- Price basis
- take-home weight
- Processing fee included?
- yes (the farm takes care of processing costs)
- Processor
- unknown (not stated on farm site)
- Deposit
- $50 quarter, $100 half, $250 whole (deducted from the final cost)
- How the cattle are raised
- unknown (not stated on farm site)
- Availability note
- Deposits listed; now booking for December 2026
- Shares available?
- Shares open
- Pickup / delivery
- unknown (not stated on farm site)
- Good to know
- Its story page places the family's farm in Annville, in the Lebanon Valley. The farm's site doesn't give its current address.
- Website
- https://jdsfamilyfarm.com/
- Last checked
- Oct 28, 2026
These details come from the farm's website as of Oct 28, 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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Sources
- https://jdsfamilyfarm.com/collections/bulk
- https://jdsfamilyfarm.com/pages/ordering-bulk-beef
- https://jdsfamilyfarm.com/pages/our-story
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