HOMEGROWN BEEF
HOMEGROWN BEEF. RAISED RIGHT HERE IN LEWES.
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.
HOMEGROWN BEEF
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:
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A real connection to where your food comes from.
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No mystery. No guessing.
Our farm. Our cattle. Your freezer.
❄️ NOW ACCEPTING WINTER BEEF RESERVATIONS — ONLY 6 HALF-COW SHARES AVAILABLE
December Butcher Date • January Ready Date
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🌾 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:
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🥩 Approximately 210–260 lbs of take-home beef
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🥩 A variety of steaks, roasts, ground beef and other cuts
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📋 A custom cut sheet so you have a say in how your beef is processed
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🐄 Beef raised by Heslep’s Coastal Cattle in Lewes, Delaware
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🌾 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:
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🥩 Your HCC Beef — $5.25/lb hanging weight
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🔪 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.
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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:
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🥩 Steaks
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🍔 Ground Beef
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🥘 Roasts
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🍖 Short Ribs
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🔥 Brisket
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🍲 Stew Meat
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🥩 Specialty Cuts
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🦴 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.
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🐄 YOUR BEEF JOURNEY
FROM OUR FARM TO YOUR FREEZER
Reserve
Deposit
Updates
Cattle
Cut Sheet
Pickup
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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.
NEW TO BULK BEEF?
❄️ WINTER BEEF RESERVATIONS.
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
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🥩 6 Half-Cow Beef Shares Available
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📅 December Butcher Date
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❄️ January Ready Date
Reservations are limited and available first come, first served.
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.”
REAL EXPERIENCES
Hear From the People Who’ve Experienced HCC
From hands-on AI training to farm experiences and homegrown beef, hear directly from the people who have experienced HCC.
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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.
Ready to Bring HCC Home?
Reserve your homegrown beef, learn more about the process, or join the waitlist for future availability.
LEARN FROM HCC
Resources From the Farm
Explore helpful information from HCC, from agricultural education and AI training to understanding homegrown beef.
AI Training FAQ
Have questions about Coastal Breeding Academy and AI training?
First Time Buying a Half Cow?
Learn about bulk beef, hanging weight, take-home weight, freezer space, cut sheets, and estimated costs.
Recipes & Farm Stories
This can eventually lead to the planned:
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Recipe Blog
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HCC Family Recipe Book
SHOP HCC
Bring a Little HCC Home With You
Explore the HCC merchandise collection and show your connection to the farm wherever you go.