HOMEGROWN BEEF

HOMEGROWN BEEF. RAISED RIGHT HERE IN LEWES.

Know your farmer. Know your cattle. Know where your beef comes from.

At Heslep’s Coastal Cattle, we believe buying beef should feel a little more personal than grabbing a package from the grocery store.

Our cattle are raised right here on our farm in Lewes, Delaware, giving you something increasingly rare:

A real connection to where your food comes from.

No mystery. No guessing.

More Than a Farm. A Place to Learn, Experience & Grow.

From hands-on artificial insemination training to educational farm experiences and premium homegrown beef, Heslep's Coastal Cattle creates meaningful ways to connect with agriculture.

Coastal Breeding Academy

Hands-On AI Training

Build practical artificial insemination skills through hands-on agricultural training at Coastal Breeding Academy.

Agricultural Teacher Training

Virtual AI Training

A virtual artificial insemination training program designed specifically for agricultural educators.

Experience Farm Life Tours

Life on the Farm

Educational farm experiences created for schools, homeschool groups, organizations, and the general public.

Homegrown Beef

Our Farm to Your Table

Discover a more personal way to buy homegrown beef,with education, transparency, and a clear reservation process.

WHAT WE DO

More Than a Farm. A Place to Learn, Experience & Grow.

From hands-on artificial insemination training to educational farm experiences and premium homegrown beef, Heslep's Coastal Cattle creates meaningful ways to connect with agriculture.

Coastal Breeding Academy

Hands-On AI Training

Build practical artificial insemination skills through hands-on agricultural training at Coastal Breeding Academy.

Agricultural Teacher Training

Virtual AI Training

A virtual artificial insemination training program designed specifically for agricultural educators.

Experience Farm Life Tours

Life on the Farm

Educational farm experiences created for schools, homeschool groups, organizations, and the general public.

Homegrown Beef

Our Farm to Your Table

Discover a more personal way to buy homegrown beef,with education, transparency, and a clear reservation process.

Our farm. Our cattle. Your freezer.

❄️ NOW ACCEPTING WINTER BEEF RESERVATIONS

December Butcher Date • January Ready Date

Beef You Can Actually Know.

Buying HCC beef means knowing more than what's printed on a grocery-store label.

Our cattle are raised right here in Lewes, Delaware, with access to pasture, a large barn for shelter, fresh water and hay.

You can follow our farm, see our cattle, ask us questions and know the people responsible for raising the food you're putting on your family's table.

And when you reserve HCC beef, we invite you to the farm to experience it for yourself.

FROM OUR FARM → TO YOUR FREEZER

Locally Raised
Pasture Access
Transparently Raised
Processed Locally
Sold Directly From Our Farm

Half-Cow Beef Shares.

Fill your freezer with HCC Homegrown Beef.

A half-cow share is perfect for families who regularly cook beef at home, want to buy more of their food locally, or simply love the convenience of having a freezer stocked with a variety of beef cuts.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

Approximately 210–260 lbs of take-home beef
A variety of steaks, roasts, ground beef and other cuts
A custom cut sheet so you have a say in how your beef is processed
Beef raised by Heslep’s Coastal Cattle in Lewes, Delaware
A private beef-customer farm tour where you're invited to come meet the cattle and see firsthand where your food comes from

$5.25/lb hanging weight + processing

Your exact total will vary based on the animal's hanging weight and your processing selections.

Don't worry. We'll walk you through it.
Buying half a cow can sound a little intimidating if you've never done it before.

It really isn't.

One of our goals at HCC is to make buying directly from a farmer simple, transparent and easy to understand.

We'll walk you through the process, explain what you're paying for and help you navigate your processing choices.
Don't worry. We'll walk you through it.
After processing begins, the carcass is weighed before it is broken down into individual steaks, roasts and ground beef.

That number is called the hanging weight.

Your HCC beef price is calculated based on your portion of that hanging weight.

Your final take-home weight will be lower because bone, excess fat and other portions are removed during processing.
SO WHAT AM I ACTUALLY PAYING FOR?
There are two primary costs:

🥩 Your HCC Beef — $5.25/lb hanging weight

🔪 Processing — the cost of professionally cutting and packaging your beef

Every animal is different, so exact totals will vary.

We'll make sure you understand the process before it's time to fill your freezer.
This is the fun part.
Buying a half cow means getting a variety of cuts, not just a giant freezer full of ground beef.

Depending on your processing selections, your beef may include:

🥩 Steaks

🍔 Ground Beef

🥘 Roasts

🍖 Short Ribs

🔥 Brisket

🍲 Stew Meat

🥩 Specialty Cuts

🦴 Bones and other requested cuts

And one of the best parts?
YOU GET A SAY IN HOW YOUR BEEF IS CUT.
Before processing, you'll complete a custom cut sheet.

Depending on the processor's available options, you'll make choices about things like:

Steak thickness • Roast sizes • Ground beef packaging • Specialty cuts • Bones & more

Never filled out a cut sheet before?

That's completely fine. We'll help you.

🐄 YOUR BEEF JOURNEY

From Our Farm To Your Freezer

Reserve

Deposit

Updates

Cattle

Cut Sheet

Pickup

Enjoy

HOMEGROWN BEEF

How We Raise Our Cattle.

Transparency matters to us.

Our cattle are never confined to a feedlot.

They have access to pasture along with a large barn for shelter, multiple water sources and hay as needed.

But transparency at HCC means more than putting a paragraph on our website telling you everything is great.

We actually show you.

We share Farm Life.

We share the cattle.

We share the good days, the work, the funny moments and what raising cattle actually looks like.

And our beef customers get the opportunity to come to the farm and see it firsthand.

Meet the cattle.
See where they live.
Ask questions.
Get up close.
Learn about how they're raised.

We believe that when you buy food directly from a farmer, you should be able to know your farmer, see the farm and understand where your food came from.

HOMEGROWN BEEF

Meet Your Farm. Meet Your Cattle.

These aren't stock photos. This is where your beef comes from.

Oh. I actually KNOW where this beef came from.

Winter Beef Resevations.

ONLY 6 HALF-COW BEEF SHARES AVAILABLE

Our next group of HCC beef heads to the butcher in December and will be ready to fill your freezer in January.

WINTER RESERVATION DETAILS

🥩 6 Half-Cow Beef Shares Available
📅 December Butcher Date
❄️ January Ready Date

Reservations are limited and available first come, first served.

Once these six shares are reserved, this round is closed.

RESERVE MY HALF-COW BEEF

🐄 NOT READY YET?

Join The HCC Beef Waitlist.

Maybe you don't have the freezer space yet.

Maybe January isn't the right timing.

Maybe you want to learn a little more first.

Or maybe you're just not quite ready to commit to half a cow.

That's okay.

Join our HCC Beef Waitlist and be the first to know when upcoming beef reservations become available.

JOIN THE BEEF WAITLIST

COMING SOON — More Than a Waitlist!

We're working on even more ways to keep our beef community connected to the cattle, the farm and the food in their freezer.

COMING SOON:

Weekly Herd Updates: See what's happening with the cattle right here at HCC.
Beef Education: Learn about cuts, cooking, bulk beef, cattle and the food in your freezer.
Beef Around the World: Explore cattle, beef traditions, recipes and agriculture from around the world.
Behind-the-Scenes Farm Life: See more of what actually goes into raising cattle.
Upcoming Beef Availability: Be among the first to know when our next beef reservations open.

📱 WANT TO FOLLOW THE HERD RIGHT NOW?

COME FIND US ON FACEBOOK.

We're big believers in transparency, and we share a LOT of Farm Life.

You'll see the cattle, what's happening around the farm, everyday work, new calves,

funny moments and the real life behind Heslep's Coastal Cattle.

Because when we say know where your food comes from, we mean it.

FOLLOW HCC ON FACEBOOK

Follow the herd. Learn about your food. Know your farmer. 🐄🌾

Homegrown Beef FAQ

Every animal is different, but a half cow typically provides approximately 210–260 lbs of take-home beef.

Your final amount depends on the animal itself and the processing selections you make.
Hanging weight is the weight of the carcass before it is broken down into individual cuts.

Your HCC beef price is based on your share of the hanging weight, not the final number of pounds that go into your freezer.
During processing, bone, excess fat and other portions are removed.

Your cut selections also affect your final take-home weight.
Yes!

You'll complete a custom cut sheet before processing.

And if you've never filled one out before, we'll help you through it.
Our cattle are professionally processed at Sudlersville Meat Locker in Sudlersville, Maryland.
A half cow is a substantial amount of beef, so you'll want dedicated freezer space available before pickup.

We'll help you understand what to expect ahead of time so you can be prepared.
YES!

And this is one of our favorite parts of the HCC beef experience.

Customers who reserve HCC beef are invited to the farm for a private beef-customer tour before butcher day.

You'll have the opportunity to get up close with the cattle, see where they're raised, learn about their care, ask questions and experience the farm behind your food.

You don't just have to take our word for it.

Come see for yourself.

❤️ FROM OUR FARM TO YOUR FAMILY

Buying HCC beef does more than fill your freezer.

You're supporting a local farm, local agriculture and a family working to keep people connected to where their food comes from.

And in return, you get something pretty valuable:

You know exactly where your beef came from.

Raised in Lewes. Raised by HCC. Headed to your freezer.

JOIN THE BEEF WAITLIST

Follow the herd. Learn about your food. Know your farmer.

Heslep’s Coastal Cattle • Lewes, Delaware

FARM LIFE TOURS

Experience Agriculture Up Close

Step onto the farm and experience agriculture beyond the classroom. Farm Life Tours give schools, groups, families, and visitors an opportunity to connect with farm life through educational, hands-on experiences.

FOR SCHOOLS

Educational farm experiences designed for student groups.

FOR GROUPS

Farm experiences for homeschool groups and organizations.

FOR THE PUBLIC

Come experience life on the farm with family and friends.

“Experience agriculture. Connect with the farm. Take something home with you.”

More Than a Farm. A Place to Learn, Experience & Grow.

From hands-on artificial insemination training to educational farm experiences and premium homegrown beef, Heslep's Coastal Cattle creates meaningful ways to connect with agriculture.