Transparency, from Pasture to Plate

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Transparency, from Pasture to Plate

pasture raised. corn finished.

ranch raised beef

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beef you can trust

custom
bulk beef

quarter, half & whole

Customize every cut! Choose your steak thickness and roast size, plus select specialty cuts like Brisket, Organ Cuts, Ribs, and more. Local butcher pick up, shipping, and pick up from the ranch available. butcher pick-up also available.

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beef
boxes

5lb & 8-10lb assortments

Get our naturally raised, naturally delicious, ranch raised beef delivered right to your door. Each of our beef boxes is filled with a variety of hand-trimmed, dry aged, cuts of beef for healthy and convenient dinner options.

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standard
beef shares

1/8th, 1/4th & 1/2 shares

Our standard beef shares include all the cuts you’d receive in a typical side of beef and they ship right to your door! The quantity of each cut differs for each share size. Cuts are vacuum-sealed and labeled.

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Colorado Beef - Pasture Raised - Single Source Ground Beef from Christensen Ranch

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Single Source Ground Beef – 5lbs

From: $80.00

Christensen Ranch Dry Aged Beef Patties - Pasture Raised Beef

Dry Aged Patties

From: $87.00

Premium Steak Collection - Best Online Steaks

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Premium Steak Box

From: $257.00

Why Choose Christensen Ranch Beef

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We believe in transparency, from pasture to plate™.

We believe you should be able to know where your beef was born, how it was raised, and where it was harvested. We’re stepping back to the days when beef came from the ranch next door and people were on a first-name basis with their local rancher and butcher. Our goal is to bring transparency to beef production by connecting you directly with your food.

Our cattle roam the expansive Northeastern Colorado plains for nearly one year after calving to ensure they have enough time to grow, naturally. We are committed to following humane handling practices for our herd every step of the way, from calving to processing.

By allowing our cattle to mature on nature’s schedule, we’re able to give you the perfect amount of marbling in each cut of ranch raised beef with the unmistakable flavor that corn finishing delivers.

Pasture Raised

Our cattle roam the expansive plains of Eastern Colorado so they grow, naturally, the way nature intended.

Corn Finished

Our cattle are finished on a corn-based diet here on the ranch for the unmistakable classic flavor and marbling corn delivers.

Fourth Generation Ranchers

Our family works hard on our fourth-generation ranch to care for our animals every day to bring you the best tasting beef.

Know Your Ranchers

By sharing our life on the ranch, we hope to help you know your ranchers and trust where your beef comes from.

Dry Aged Beef

All our ranch raised beef, including our single source ground beef, is dry-aged for robust flavor and melt-in-your-mouth tenderness.

Humanely Raised

We have the highest regard for every animal in our herd and are committed to raising them humanely, from calving to finishing.

Quarter, Half & Whole Custom Bulk Beef

slots available for our Spring 2025 harvests

mike's
meat market

Beef Available for Spring Harvest

Order by April 1, 2025

307
meat Company

Beef Available for Spring Harvest

Order by April 15, 2025

Stagecoach
meat company

Beef Available for Spring Harvest

Order by April 15, 2025

Shipping is available. Payment plans are available.
We sell our custom bulk beef on a first-come, first-served basis and encourage you to reserve your beef early so you don’t miss out. We require a small deposit to reserve your custom bulk beef.

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Current live weight price per pound only $2.65

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We received our first package yesterday and my wife made stuffed bell peppers with one of the ground beef packets. Delicious beyond belief!!!! Today she made us hamburger sandwiches with the patties that were another item in our package. Your beef is just what we have been craving for years! She wants me to grill the two ribeye steaks tomorrow evening and I just can't wait! So glad we came across your website as we were searching for a Colorado alternative to the other sources (which we will no longer be using) for our specialty cuts of beef. Thank you, Christensen Family, we will be ordering more soon. God Bless you!

F. B.

I only deal with Kathy there at Christensen Ranch, and she has been nothing but informative, kind, and just a pleasant lady to talk to. As far as the beef goes, I couldn't be more satisfied! From the steak to the hamburger, and all the other different cuts, you can tell from one blue collar working family to another like the Christensen family; they put time into their product. I will buy from this family for a long time. Five stars, hands down!

Michael Meshishnek

Earlier in the year, I wanted to find a local ranch where I could get quality beef but not at an expensive price but also wanted grass fed. As we all know grass fed can get expensive! I came across this ranch and did some research and decided to order some steaks to see how their quality of beef was before placing an order for a quarter of a cow. One thing to note for all who read this is majority of the cows life, they are fed grass until towards the end of life and then they feed them corn. However, they do not use antibiotics or any of that harmful stuff to humans but also to their cows! This doesn’t impact the taste at all. In fact, if it were not mentioned on their website, a consumer really wouldn’t know unless they used a spy camera. This ranch is 100% completely transparent with their customers.

Not ur Average

My husband buys our beef from you and I wanted to thank you for it! I used one of your 3.4lb chuck roasts yesterday and made one of the best roasts EVER! Thank you for the care you take. I also expressly want to thank you for packing the meat in cardboard with shredded brown paper? Or is it shredded cardboard? I use the shredding as mulch in my yard and I use the cardboard underneath to stop weeds and/or grass from coming up. I appreciate that your boxes have no plastic on them. Nor much ink or tape, it makes it easier for me to break them down for my yard.

Melissa Willbanks

Four years ago, I suffered from a broken jaw and have altered my eating habits from steaks to ground beef. In September 2010, my husband and I purchased a quarter beef from Christensen Ranch and had it cut to our specifications. I had a lot of it ground into hamburger and have totally spoiled myself on the best tasting beef I have ever had. The steaks are truly tender, and everything tastes superior to anything around. I highly recommend Christensen Ranch beef.

Merry Jensen

We order a quarter cow every year from Christensen Ranch. From my research their pricing is great as you are getting family raised, natural, non-antibiotic, non-growth enhancing hormone, pasture raised Red Angus beef! The first time we purchased a cow, we couldn't believe the flavor difference from you get at the supermarket! I would highly recommend using Christensen Ranch!

Jason Harrington

We've been a customer for a couple of years now and always enjoy the fine quality of beef that we receive! On occasion we run out of ground beef and are forced to buy from brand x (super markets) while we await our next Christensen order and can only say "yuk" to the processed taste that comes from it. Every cut of beef that we have received is delicious and we will continue to order from you, so thank you Christensen and Wood families for continuing to supply great tasting beef!!

Bergamo Family

I've been doing business with Christensen Ranch for years. Their beef is excellent in flavor. I can purchase a special order of whole, half, or quarter - plus how thick or how many pounds you want with any other special instructions you need to let them know. I also know that they care for their cows and feed them natural ingredients no hormones that I am aware of. Great people to work with and buy my beef from.

Beverly Osborn

Our large order of ground beef was shipped inside a foam cooler with dry ice and shredded material for safe transit. The cooler is placed in a cardboard box and sent UPS 2nd Day Air. I live in Michigan, and both orders made it in 2 days time. My family has been able to make 6 different meals using ground beef including tacos, meatballs, homemade hamburger helper, burgers and more. No one in my house can have gluten, so making meals from scratch is the only way to be certain we are all safe. Their ground beef is definitely a cut above the rest. They take the time to grow safe, delicious meat and prepare it with care.

Andrew Bates

Being on the carnivore diet is hard, but not being able to personally pick up my own groceries is even harder. After days of scouring the web I stumbled upon Christensen Ranch online as a producer and distributor of family owned and operated beef ranch that has the capacity to ship from ranch to my doorstep. The hardest part is deciding what I want to eat when I restock my freezer. The beef is always delicious and I'm especially fond of their ground beef because it's always pre portioned into 1lb sealed packages. It's the best bang for your buck in these trying times for sure and I will definitely be ordering from them from now on.

Blake Ferguson

Purchased half a cow from them. The beef is absolutely amazing and flavorful. Communication was clear and the processor they use was friendly and professional as well. Highly recommend, you won't be disappointed. The only down side we've found so far is that it has ruined going out to a nice steak house for us. This beef is so much better than anything you can get in a restaurant. Grateful to have ranchers like this.

S. Nimz

This is my third year in a row getting a quarter cow from Christensen Ranch. It's quality tasty, beef!! Nice marbling on the steaks and probably some of the best tasting ground beef I have ever had. The corn finishing and aging really makes a difference. The butcher, Stagecoach Meat Company in Wiggins, has been improving their packaging process this last year. Now all my beef is vacuum sealed. The whole process is top notch. I will be back again next year. Thank you Christensen Ranch for the Colorado beef!

D AR

With rising prices all over the place I came across Christensen Ranch looking for a better quality and better price alternative. I was not disappointed! Their pricing is fair and their beef is amazing. They have a very straightforward order form, and friendly staff if you have questions and need to call. I just ordered my cow for the second year in a row. I can’t wait to receive it.

Holly K

Our beef box arrived yesterday. It came in an ice chest packed with dry ice and everything was still frozen solid. We have only had the one steak, but boy was it delicious. Besides that there is a lot to be said about buying meat straight from the rancher. It tastes better and is healthier than the meat you buy in the grocery store that is probably imported from China. We will definitely be ordering again.

Kat B

We got a call from the butcher (it’s a different company who works along with this ranch - they partner with several different butcher companies either here in CO or WY). The whole process was easy and hassle free! The people at Christensen Ranch are nice and wonderful people! I’m more than happy to support our local ranchers rather than big producing meat factory! When you order from Christensen Ranch, you get quality meat at not an expensive price tag, without all the harmful stuff, and you also get transparency from them! Please support your local ranches/farms.

Not ur Average

Christensen Ranch has the very cleanest beef I have ever tasted. I have had chemical free beef at relatives homes in Colorado who have their own cattle and Christensen’s is right there with them. The beef is pink not dark red. It is the color of veal. Fresh and clean to the palate. My family and friends all over New York and Rhode Island now love their beef as well. I am so grateful for the ability to send healthy food gifts all year long from Christensen Ranch to those I love! Thank you for all your hard work at Christensen Ranch!

Rich Shivers

Christensen Ranch is my ‘go-to’ for beef of any kind. All the things you want in your beef and nothing you don't! The taste can not be beat. They are by far, hands down the best! Compared to grocery store beef, there is no comparison and you are supporting local farmers. You know exactly where your beef is coming from! It’s a win-win!! Their steaks and roasts are also wonderful! I have nothing negative to say about them! Their family are always there to help, answer any questions, and are just really great people! Give them a try and I best you switch to them too!

Diana Sandoz

I ordered a gift for some dear friends and messed up the spelling of the city. I sent customer service an email and Kathy figured out that I had fat fingered the city name by the zip code. She got the order done and delivered the same day. Then she emailed me to make sure the recipients knew the package was there. This is the definition of customer service!! Nobody does it better! Thank you Christenson Ranch and Kathy!!!

Paul Adams

I've placed two orders so far and will continue to place more. This Ranch really cares about quality and customer service. They take time to answer questions by email and by phone. Their ground beef is absolutely top quality. They clearly care about producing high quality beef while keeping the prices as fair as possible. I have spoken with them on the phone and by email and both types of communication have been excellent. This is like buying from someone you would call a friend or family, way better than big box stores. They care about putting out good products and provide excellent service. The price is sure to be higher than big stores, but those stores don't sell beef like this.

Andrew Bates

I have been purchasing bulk beef from Christensen Ranch for several years. I have always been impressed by the product I receive. Communication between rancher, processor, and myself has always been top notch. These guys care about their customers, which leads me to believe they treat their animals the same way. I always buy beef boxes for friends and family during the holidays, and it's always a hit! Plus, I can count on the prime ribs for my Christmas eve dinners. Keep up the great work, and I look forward to our continued relationship!

Tyler Patterson

Definitely decided to order a quarter of a cow. While we were waiting for our meat to go to the butchers and for the butcher to call us, we decided to try their beef jerky. I’m a huge fan of beef jerky! It’s hard to find quality meat for a snack that isn’t dried up. This ranch has found the perfect recipe for their beef jerky! Omg it’s so delicious and tender. Not tough at all! Some companies get beef jerky either way to dehydrated to where it’s just chewy or still wet where your mouth is left wet (hard to explain if you’ve never come across it). My family is picky about beef jerky however, we’ve found a gold mine! We’ve shared with people that we know and immediately they ask where they can buy it.

Not ur Average