Local beef near Traverse City, MI
3 ranches and farms sell beef direct within 60 miles of Traverse City. The closest is Gallagher's Centennial Farm in Traverse City, about 4 miles out.
Gallagher's Centennial Farm
4 miTraverse City, MI
Also pork
Angus cattle born and raised on this centennial farm west of Traverse City are sold as quarters and halves through an online order form, plus individual frozen cuts and beef-and-pork bundles. Buy at the farm store, at markets in Elk Rapids, Traverse City and Frankfort, or by delivery.
Lindgren Family Farms
27 miBenzonia, MI
Also chicken and eggs
grass-fed, hormone-free
Cattle on this Benzie County farm are 100% grass fed and finished on pasture and the farm's own non-GMO hay. A full list of cuts is sold by the pound, while quarter, half and whole orders open each January and are picked up from the processor.
Cook Family Farm
49 miGaylord, MI
Also pork, chicken, lamb, eggs and dairy
grass-fed, pasture-raised, hormone-free
Bulk grass-fed beef is sold by the quarter, half or whole, cut to your order at a USDA-certified processor and vacuum sealed. Orders are picked up at the farm near Gaylord, which also runs a farm store with pork, lamb, chicken and eggs.
A longer drive: 60–150 miles out
Apsey Farms
61 miReed City, MI
Also pork and chicken
Beef sorted into ground, steaks, roasts and organ cuts in an online shop, plus bulk eighths, quarters and halves. Pork and chicken are sold from the same store in Osceola County.
Waseda Farms
79 miBaileys Harbor, WIships
Also pork, chicken and eggs
grass-fed
Door County farm markets in Baileys Harbor, Sturgeon Bay and De Pere sell in person the same grass-fed beef that an online shop, shipping frozen nationwide, sells as ground, steaks, roasts and bulk packages.
Wernette Beef
84 miRemus, MI
grass-fed, grain-finished, dry-aged, hormone-free
Shares from an eighth up to a whole steer are reserved with a small deposit, and individual dry-aged cuts are sold through an online shop. Cattle are grass fed and grain finished; finished beef is picked up at the farm in Remus or at Byron Center Meats near Grand Rapids.
Old Pine Farm
85 miWhite Cloud, MI
Also pork, chicken and lamb
grass-fed, hormone-free
GMO-free grass-fed freezer beef by the quarter, half or whole, with variety packs and unconfined pork, chicken and lamb. Online account ordering, with a separate page for organic free-range pork.
Brey Family Beef
87 miSturgeon Bay, WI
Cattle are born and raised on this Door County farm south of Sturgeon Bay and sold as steaks, ground beef, bundles and boxed quarters picked up at the farm. Whole, half and quarter animals are also cut to order at Marchant's, with online ordering and pickup by appointment.
JNelson Farms
93 miHope, MI
Also eggs
grass-fed, pasture-raised
Producer of 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef and pastured eggs in mid-Michigan since 2010, using holistic management practices. Customers order online and pick up contact-free at the on-farm Market building, which features a meat vending machine.
Longcore Cattle
107 miCedar Springs, MI
A fourth-generation cattle farm north of Grand Rapids that takes custom orders for whole, half, quarter or eighth steers. Bulk ground beef in one-pound packages is also sold off the farm with a ten-pound minimum.
B&B Farms
107 miAlpena, MI
grass-fed
Quarters, halves and wholes of grass-fed and finished beef are sold out for 2026, but cuts are available from the online shop, pickup locations are listed on the site and an email list announces restocks.
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Elsewhere in Michigan
Showing 19 farms sorted by distance from Traverse City, MI
Gallagher's Centennial Farm
4 miTraverse City, MI
Also pork
Lindgren Family Farms
27 miBenzonia, MI
Also chicken and eggs
Cook Family Farm
49 miGaylord, MI
Also pork, chicken, lamb, eggs and dairy
Apsey Farms
61 miReed City, MI
Also pork and chicken
Waseda Farms
79 miBaileys Harbor, WI
Also pork, chicken and eggsships nationwide
Wernette Beef
84 miRemus, MI
Old Pine Farm
85 miWhite Cloud, MI
Also pork, chicken and lamb
Brey Family Beef
87 miSturgeon Bay, WI
JNelson Farms
93 miHope, MI
Also eggs
Longcore Cattle
107 miCedar Springs, MI
B&B Farms
107 miAlpena, MI
Creswick Farms
109 miRavenna, MI
Also pork, chicken and eggs
Goldenbear Farms
131 miKiel, WI
Also pork, chicken and eggs
Shamrock Acres Dexter Cattle
132 miHudsonville, MI
Livingston Farms
133 miSaint Johns, MI
Red Leg Farms
140 miMontrose, MI
Also lamb
Bossie Cow Farm
144 miRandom Lake, WI
Also eggs
John Henry's Meats
145 miMillington, MI
Also pork, chicken and dairyships nationwide
Angus Cattle Co
146 miLaingsburg, MI
Also pork