Local beef in California
32 ranches and farms in California sell beef direct. 21 raise grass-fed cattle. 8 sell pork too. 3 will ship it to you. They're spread across 31 towns, including Caliente, Bakersfield and Bodega.
By city
- Near Los Angeles (1)
- Near San Diego (3)
- Near San Francisco (8)
- Near Sacramento (5)
- Near Fresno (2)
- Near San Jose (5)
- Near Santa Rosa (6)
- Near Bakersfield (3)
- Near Redding (2)
- Near San Luis Obispo (2)
Counts are farms within 60 miles, from any state.
Ranches and farms in California
Grisedale Ranch Beef
Bakersfield, CA
π Beef
Fourth-generation ranch north of Bakersfield selling eighth, quarter, half and whole beef on deposit, plus a ground beef sampler. Everything is ordered through the online store.
Salmon Creek Ranch
Bodega, CA
π Beef Β· π₯ Eggs Β· π§Ί Other
grass-fed, organic
Scottish Highland and British-breed beef dry-aged 14 to 21 days and sold as USDA-inspected cuts, with a fresh stock notice posted in September 2026. Organic duck eggs and goat meat are listed too, and visitors can tour the Sonoma coast ranch.
Rankin Ranch Beef
Caliente, CA
π Beef
hormone-free
Grain-finished mountain-pasture beef in individual cuts, boxes and subscriptions. Pickup is at the ranch, at a Thursday meet-up in Tehachapi and the Kern River Valley, or at Ridgecrest Market, with Tuesday evening delivery in Bakersfield.
Tollgate Partners
Caliente, CA
π Beef
grass-fed, grain-finished, hormone-free, dry-aged
Quarter, half and whole beef from cattle run in the mountains east of Bakersfield, dry-aged 12 to 18 days and cut to order at a local butcher. Orders by phone, email or the online store, with pickup or delivery around Bakersfield.
Flying B Beef
Catheys Valley, CA
π Beef
grass-fed, grain-finished
California-born Angus sold as bulk quarter, half and whole shares or as curated boxes of individually wrapped cuts. Pre-orders run by month through the online store, with grass- or grain-finished options.
Rockin H Ranch
Cottonwood, CA
π Beef
hormone-free
Shasta County cattle sold as quarters, halves and wholes through a shop page on the ranch site. No antibiotics or added hormones.
Bradley Grass Fed Beef
Durham, CA
π Beef
grass-fed, hormone-free
Black Angus raised on open pasture north of Chico and sold through an online shop with a find-us page for pickup points. The herd is verified non-hormone treated and run on rotational pasture.
Rancho Guejito Beef
Escondido, CA
π Beef
grass-fed, pasture-raised
Frozen steak, sampler and burger boxes from a 23,000-acre San Diego County ranch beside the Safari Park. Orders are collected at set pickup hours at the San Pasqual Valley Road address.
Bear River Valley Beef
Ferndale, CA
π Beef
grass-fed
Ranch packages, single cuts, ground beef in 9 and 18 pound boxes, sausages and organ meats, plus whole sides and quarters, all ordered through an online shop. Cattle graze coastal pasture near Ferndale in Humboldt County.
Five Marys Ranch
Fort Jones, CAπ¦ ships
π Beef Β· π Pork Β· π Lamb
pasture-raised, dry-aged
Family ranch in far northern California raising Black Angus cattle, Berkshire hogs, and Navajo-Churro sheep, with their own cut-and-wrap facility. Ships dry-aged beef, pastured pork, and lamb direct to all 50 states.
SonRise Ranch
Garden Valley, CA
π Beef Β· π Pork Β· π Chicken Β· π§Ί Other
grass-fed, pasture-raised
Grass-finished beef through a membership store and individual cuts, plus bulk packages and pastured pork and chicken. Its guest ranch in the Sierra foothills also hosts visitors.
BR Beef LLC
Gilroy, CA
π Beef
Family-raised beef ordered online for pickup at bay area points, including Mondays 5 to 6 pm at the Gilroy Tractor Supply lot and the Alameda and Hollister farmers markets. Steaks, roasts and a monthly subscription box that delivers the first Tuesday of each month.
Family Friendly Farms
Grass Valley, CA
π Beef Β· π Pork Β· π Lamb Β· π Chicken Β· π§Ί Other
grass-fed, pasture-raised, hormone-free
Grass-finished beef in single cuts, combo packs and bulk meat shares, sold with lamb, pork and chicken. Orders go through a Shopify store with home delivery and local pickup options and a buyers club.
Markegard Family Grass-Fed
Half Moon Bay, CA
π Beef Β· π Lamb Β· π Pork Β· π Chicken Β· π§Ί Other
grass-fed, pasture-raised
Belted Galloway beef ordered by the cut and priced per pound, through an online shop tied to a yearly membership. Pickup and delivery points are listed for the Peninsula and Bay Area.
Casey Redtail Ranch
King City, CA
π Beef
grass-fed
Beef shares reserved with a deposit in eighth, quarter, half and whole sizes, alongside individual cuts in a Shopify store. Shares were showing sold out at the last check, so expect to join a list between harvests.
TX Bar Grassfed Cattle Company
Los Molinos, CA
π Beef
grass-fed, hormone-free
Half and whole grass-finished beef, harvested at 24 to 30 months and cut to your sheet by a local butcher. A deposit reserves it and you collect from the butcher shop; no shipping.
Alhambra Valley Beef
Martinez, CA
π Beef Β· π Pork Β· π Chicken Β· π§Ί Other
grass-fed
Retail cuts priced per pound on a posted list, from ground beef and stew meat to tri-tip and filet, with separate bulk pricing for shares. The ranch is in Contra Costa County, and pork and pears are sold as well.
Primal Pastures
Murrieta, CA
π Beef
grass-fed, pasture-raised, regenerative
Quarter, half and whole beef shares of grass-finished Hereford-Angus cattle raised near Paso Robles and packed in vacuum-sealed cuts. Collect at the Murrieta warehouse or choose local delivery within about 80 miles at a per-mile rate.
Richards Regenerative
Oregon House, CAπ¦ ships
π Beef Β· π Pork
grass-fed, regenerative, hormone-free
6,600-acre Sierra foothills ranch, American Grassfed certified and the first ranch west of the Mississippi with the Savory Institute's Land to Market verification. Sells 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef by the cut and in bulk shares online with nationwide delivery.
Paicines Ranch
Paicines, CA
π Beef Β· π Lamb Β· π Chicken Β· π§Ί Other
regenerative
Steaks, roasts and other beef cuts priced individually in an online ranch store, with lamb, chicken, packages and heat-and-serve meals in the same shop. The ranch sits near Pinnacles National Park in San Benito County.
Tara Firma Farms
Petaluma, CA
π Beef
pasture-raised, regenerative
Pasture-raised meats from a 238 acre Petaluma farm, sold at an on-site farm store open most weekdays and through an online store with home delivery. A CSA box and farm events run through the year.
Pomponio Ranch Meat
San Gregorio, CA
π Beef Β· π Lamb Β· π Pork
pasture-raised
Pasture-finished meat from the San Mateo County coast sold online, shipped Monday through Wednesday, and in person at the Half Moon Bay, Saratoga, Mountain View and Fort Mason farmers markets.
Morris Grassfed
San Juan Bautista, CA
π Beef
grass-fed, dry-aged
Dry-aged beef sold as quarter, half and whole animals, plus 45 pound ground beef boxes and specialty cuts, ordered on a Grazecart store. Pickup locations and home delivery are listed for the Central Coast and Bay Area.
Miller Moth Ranch
San Miguel, CA
π Beef
pasture-raised, grass-fed, grain-finished, hormone-free
Quarter, half and whole beef, either grass-finished or finished on ranch-grown barley and grain for 90 days. Reservations are open for 2027 and you pick up frozen boxes at Ranchita Meat Company in San Miguel; no shipping.
Dot Seven Ranch
Sanger, CA
π Beef
Fresno County ranch on its fourth generation selling steaks and beef boxes through an online shop and delivers them.
Avenales Ranch
Santa Margarita, CA
π Beef
grass-fed, organic, dry-aged
Organic grass-finished beef sold as quarters, halves and wholes, dry-aged 27 days, with a waiting list for the several releases each year. Orders in California ship for a flat $50, or smaller boxes go through a partner butcher in Paso Robles.
Sloan Ranch Beef
Santa Paula, CA
π Beef
hormone-free
Angus raised on a 4,300-acre Ventura County ranch and sold as shares and ground beef bundles through an online store. Sales open in pre-order rounds, so the email list is how you hear when beef is available.
Flying F Ranch
Santa Ysabel, CA
π Beef
pasture-raised, grain-finished
Bundles, steaks, ground beef and sausage from San Diego County mountain cattle, with whole and half shares offered seasonally. Buy at the Rancho Santa Fe and Ramona Grange farmers markets, the Ramona farm stand, or a Del Mar or Poway pickup.
Engler Beef
Sonora, CA
π Beef Β· π Chicken Β· π§Ί Other
grass-fed
Grass-finished beef in individual cuts, variety boxes and eighth, quarter and half shares, plus pastured chicken. A $100 deposit holds an eighth; the ranch is in the Sierra foothills and runs a monthly CSA box.
Stemple Creek Ranch
Tomales, CAπ¦ ships
π Beef Β· π Lamb Β· π Pork
grass-fed, pasture-raised, regenerative
Fourth-generation Marin County ranch producing 100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef and lamb plus pasture-raised pork under a carbon farm plan. Sells online with nationwide shipping, at Bay Area farmers markets, and via local pickup in Tomales.
Summerfield Cattle Co.
Vacaville, CA
π Beef
grass-fed, grain-finished, hormone-free
Whole, half and quarter beef reserved with a deposit online, plus smaller eighth and sixteenth shares and cuts. Cattle graze 250 acres in the Pleasants Valley hills and are grain-finished; buyers collect through regional pickup or delivery.
Freestone Ranch
Valley Ford, CA
π Beef
grass-fed
Frozen beef boxes for pickup at Bill's Farm Basket in Sebastopol or delivery in the Santa Rosa area, plus quarters and sides for pickup in Santa Rosa. Boxes sell out in waves and the 2026 quarters are on a waitlist.
Grisedale Ranch Beef
Bakersfield, CA
π
Salmon Creek Ranch
Bodega, CA
π π₯ π§Ί
Rankin Ranch Beef
Caliente, CA
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Tollgate Partners
Caliente, CA
π
Flying B Beef
Catheys Valley, CA
π
Rockin H Ranch
Cottonwood, CA
π
Bradley Grass Fed Beef
Durham, CA
π
Rancho Guejito Beef
Escondido, CA
π
Bear River Valley Beef
Ferndale, CA
π
Five Marys Ranch
Fort Jones, CA
π π ππ¦ ships nationwide
SonRise Ranch
Garden Valley, CA
π π π π§Ί
BR Beef LLC
Gilroy, CA
π
Family Friendly Farms
Grass Valley, CA
π π π π π§Ί
Markegard Family Grass-Fed
Half Moon Bay, CA
π π π π π§Ί
Casey Redtail Ranch
King City, CA
π
TX Bar Grassfed Cattle Company
Los Molinos, CA
π
Alhambra Valley Beef
Martinez, CA
π π π π§Ί
Primal Pastures
Murrieta, CA
π
Richards Regenerative
Oregon House, CA
π ππ¦ ships nationwide
Paicines Ranch
Paicines, CA
π π π π§Ί
Tara Firma Farms
Petaluma, CA
π
Pomponio Ranch Meat
San Gregorio, CA
π π π
Morris Grassfed
San Juan Bautista, CA
π
Miller Moth Ranch
San Miguel, CA
π
Dot Seven Ranch
Sanger, CA
π
Avenales Ranch
Santa Margarita, CA
π
Sloan Ranch Beef
Santa Paula, CA
π
Flying F Ranch
Santa Ysabel, CA
π
Engler Beef
Sonora, CA
π π π§Ί
Stemple Creek Ranch
Tomales, CA
π π ππ¦ ships nationwide
Summerfield Cattle Co.
Vacaville, CA
π
Freestone Ranch
Valley Ford, CA
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