Local beef near Tuscaloosa, AL

Chelsea, AL

Also pork, chicken and eggs

grass-fed, pasture-raised

Cattle on this Shelby County farm are 100% grass finished and rotationally grazed with free-choice minerals and no feedlot time. The online shop lists beef alongside heritage pork, pastured chicken, turkey and eggs, and the farm also offers tours.

Caledonia, MS

Also pork

pasture-raised, grain-finished, hormone-free

Beef here is born and raised on the farm's own Lowndes County pastures, grazed on diverse forages and finished with a little grain. Orders placed online are picked up by appointment, delivered around Columbus, Caledonia and Steens, or shipped to a dozen nearby states.

Clanton, AL

Chilton County cattle from this long-running family herd are sold as quarters, halves and wholes reserved with a deposit, and the half yields roughly 220-250 lb of meat. Smaller beef bundles rotate through as available; call the farm on Co. Rd. 77 to check.

Warrior, AL

Also pork and chicken

North of Birmingham, this small family farm runs Market on Main, a store on Main St in Warrior that sells its own farm-raised ground beef, steaks and roasts alongside pork and house seasoning blends. Online ordering is paused, so pickup orders are taken by phone.

Bremen, AL

grass-fed, pasture-raised, hormone-free

Registered Scottish Highland cattle are raised on open pasture and finished on grass. Ground beef, roasts, cube steak, stew meat and soup bones are sold from a farm stand by appointment, with ground-beef bundles offered for local delivery or pickup.

Columbus, MS

grass-fed, grain-finished, hormone-free

Third-generation cattle from a cow-calf herd near West Point graze native pasture and finish on grain, with no added hormones or antibiotics. Cuts, bundle boxes and quarter, half or whole beef sell online, with delivery to Columbus, Starkville, West Point and Tupelo.