The noble choice for custom beef processing.
The noble choice for custom beef processing.
Thank you for visiting Noble Meat Company!
We are located in downtown Kaufman in the old Kaufman Meat locker. We would love to serve you with Custom Beef Processing. Please explore our website and feel free to book a processing appointment here or give us a call to book an appointment during business hours.
BEEF PROCESSING RATES
Seven days of dry aging is included with your processing. Additional aging times can be requested for $15/day for aging after 7 days.
Processing rates are as follows:
$75 Harvest and Disposal Fee
This fee will be paid as a deposit to hold your appointment time.
Then, choose from one of the following four cutting options with 4 different rates.
PROCESSING SCHEDULING AND DEPOSIT POLICY
To plan processing time slots more efficiently for our customers, we require deposits to secure appointments. The deposit is equal to the harvest and disposal fee of $75.
Deposits paid for appointments are non-refundable. If you are unable to make it to your designated appointment time, please call to notify us 48 hours before your appointment.
We will do our best to move you to an appointment time that better suits your needs, however, we cannot guarantee any sort of timeliness regarding the new appointment time. If you do not notify us 48 hours before your appointment time that you do not plan to utilize your appointment time, we will consider the deposit forfeited.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
I purchased a cow (steer, bull, heifer) for food. What now?
I have never done this before. Please outline the process.
The second step is to drop the livestock off on the appropriate date/time. A trained employee will assist in unloading your livestock at the animal pens. Appointments are typically between 8-9 am on the day of your appointment. At that time, we will go over your cutting instructions with you. Cutting options are lined out on the Home page of the website or cutting sheet for the Nobleman’s Cut Orders are available there if if you would like to review the cutting options and begin to complete your sheet before your drop-off. If need be, we can call another stakeholder in the meat to take an order after that time. Please have all necessary contact information ready at drop-off. Please be aware additional fees may be incurred for splitting or quartering.
For the final step, we will call/text/email you when your order is ready! All the meat will be frozen and boxed. Each cut of meat will be individually labeled with you name and what cut it is. We ask that you plan to pick up your order in its entirety as quickly as possible. After 35 days, we consider the meat abandoned. Payment is expected at or before pick-up. We ask that you call when you are on your way to pick up the order, giving us a 30-minute window. This will allow us to get the boxes pulled from the shelves and be ready to load you up quickly. You may want to bring coolers or blankets to cover the boxes, but that is usually not necessary to get your meat home frozen. We expect your order to be picked up within 15 days of the ready notification to avoid storage fees of $1/box per day.
How do I know I get my meat back?
Noble Meat Company utilizes a computerized tracking system. This tracking system starts with your appointment and continues through the entire butchering process. If you would like to receive more information about how we track meat through our system, please ask and we would be happy to walk you through the system in detail.
How is my meat packaged?
Do you sell retail meat?
How much meat should I expect to receive from my livestock?
Yield is an important aspect of butchering meat. It is quite a dramatic transformation to bring a large, live animal to the plant and take it home in small, brown boxes.
Noble Meat Company strives to return as much meat to our customers as possible. We pride ourselves in making each package of meat presentable and enjoyable to prepare and eat. We hope to strike the perfect balance of art and craft and economy that all butchers strive for.
There is quite a variation on yield, but we don’t want you to take our word for it. Please check out these awesome university-published resources:
Beef Yield: https://extension.psu.edu/understanding-beef-carcass-yields-and-losses-during-processing
General Yield: https://animalscience.psu.edu/outreach/programs/meat/pdf/the-butcher-stole-my-meat.gif
General Yield: https://www.asi.k-state.edu/research-and-extension/meat-science/Overall%20Cutout.pdf
How do you harvest the animal?
How long should I hang my beef?
We hang your beef for a minimum of 7 days (unless you request shorter). Seven days of dry aging is well above the beef industry’s standard time of hanging beef. The large packers hang beef only until it is cool. That is roughly 36-48 hours! Also, they are constantly spraying the carcasses with an antimicrobial water spray so that they do not have moisture loss in the cooler. A seven-day dry age is definitely a step-up from grocery store beef! Upon request we will hang your beef for longer, at the rate of $15/day after 7 days (the first 7 days are included in the fee). We would be happy to recommend an aging time if you would like a butcher’s opinion on your specific beef.
How long does this take?
Will this fit in my freezer?
Each freezer is sized by cubic feet – check the size of your freezer to see how much room you have available. A rule of thumb for meat volume is 30-35 lbs. of meat per cubic foot of freezer space. Please see the cut-out yield information in “How much meat should I expect to receive from my livestock?” to determine roughly what you will be taking home and need to store in your freezer.
Do I need an Inspected or Custom processing appointment?
Why do you have so much availability when every other processor is scheduling so far out? Why do I need to pay a deposit to make an appointment? What if I can’t make my appointment?
All local meat processing plants have been facing unprecedented demand for services since the beginning of the Covid Pandemic. The previous owner of Kaufman Meat Locker was not taking appointments into 2022. This has left us with the unique ability to schedule near-term appointments for beef processing!
Deposits are required so that we can accurately plan our schedule and avoid having appointment slots going un-used. We understand life and weather may impact your ability to make your appointment and we will work with you as we are able. Please see our deposit policy above.