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For ranches and meat producers

Software for ranches and pasture-raised meat producers

Shares sold by the quarter, cuts by the pound, frozen shipping and a processor date that sets everything else. We set up share sales, a meat store, frozen shipping and delivery for ranches.

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Built for ranches and pasture-raised meat producers. Set up for you, on the tools you already use.

Beef share
Quarter beef shareProcessing Jan 14
Hanging weight, est.165 lb
Price per lb, hanging$7.25
Deposit paid$300
Cut sheetReceived
Balance at pickup$896
Cut sheet in
Built around your herd, your processor and the tools you run.

Where ranches start

  • Online store

    Sell by the cut and by the bundle

    A store with cuts priced by weight, bundles and boxes, and stock that follows each processing date.

    • Cuts, bundles and boxes
    • Stock by processing date
    • Pickup, delivery or shipping
    E-commerce store setup

  • Shares and subscriptions

    Quarter, half and whole shares

    Deposits at sign-up, cut sheets online, hanging weight pricing and a balance invoice when the animal is processed.

    • Deposits and waitlists
    • Online cut sheets
    • Balance invoices by hanging weight
    Clubs and subscriptions

  • Shipping and cold chain

    Frozen meat that arrives frozen

    Insulated boxes with dry ice, 1 or 2 day service, ship days early in the week, and the dry ice declaration on every label.

    • Dry ice amount per box size
    • Carrier declarations handled
    • Monday to Wednesday ship days
    Shipping and cold chain

  • Local delivery

    Drop points and delivery days

    Monthly drop points and home delivery planned as one route, with customers told when and where to meet the truck.

    • Drop points by town
    • Route from the orders
    • Pickup reminders by text
    Local delivery and routes

Works with what you already run

Already on one of these? We work with what you have before suggesting a switch.

  • GrazeCart
  • Barn2Door
  • Local Line
  • Shopify
  • Square
  • ShipStation
  • CattleMax
  • QuickBooks Online

See what this looks like for your business

Tell us what you make. We send back a short plan and a price.

Get a plan and a price

How it works

  1. Tell us what you make

    What you make and what you use now. A spreadsheet and a Square account is a fine answer.

  2. Get a short plan

    Keep this, replace that, connect these, and the cost.

  3. We set it up

    Setup and migration done for you. You approve before anything goes live.

  4. Run it or hand it off

    Take it from there yourself or keep us on for the upkeep.

A good fit if

  • You sell shares by text and track deposits in a notebook
  • You want to ship frozen meat beyond your county
  • Drop-point days take a week to organize

Questions

What software do ranches use to sell meat online?

GrazeCart and Barn2Door are built for farms selling meat by the cut and by the share. Shopify works well when you also sell other goods or want one store for everything.

Can I ship meat across state lines?

Meat sold by the cut generally has to be processed at a USDA-inspected facility to ship across state lines. Custom-exempt processing covers animals sold whole or by the share to the buyer before processing. Check with your processor and state.

How do I ship frozen meat?

Pack frozen cuts in an insulated box with enough dry ice for the transit time, ship Monday to Wednesday by 1 or 2 day service, and declare the dry ice on the label as the carrier requires.

How should I price and sell beef shares?

Most ranches take a deposit at sign-up, price by hanging weight, collect a cut sheet before processing and invoice the balance at pickup. Share software tracks all four.

Get a plan and a price

Tell us what you make and what you use today. A spreadsheet and a Square account is a fine answer. We reply by email with what we would keep, what we would change and what it costs.

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