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Purple Ribbon Beef

Purple Ribbon Beef Purple Ribbon Beef is a family owned operation located outside of Clarion, Iowa. We pride ourselves on raising premium beef that is corn fed.

We pay attention to the little details and it makes the difference.

Operating as usual

Who is making plans to join us tomorrow Healthy Harvest of North Iowa The Gathering in Mason City, Iowa. This is a great...
04/29/2022

Who is making plans to join us tomorrow Healthy Harvest of North Iowa The Gathering in Mason City, Iowa.
This is a great event with food, fun and more!
If you are joining us and want to stock up on beef 🥩 order ahead today using code: TheGathering and we will have it all ready for you!
Order here https://purpleribbonbeef.com/discount/TheGathering

Timeline photos
04/18/2022

Timeline photos

We've put our heads together and selected some of our favorite cuts that go with your favorite recipes to get you through the season! ✨🥩

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Who has brisket on the menu today?!?
04/17/2022

Who has brisket on the menu today?!?

You'll fall in love with brisket at first bite! Whether you're grilling or slow cooking, this is the perfect cut to satisfy your palate! ✨💖

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We have been having fun @  Purple Ribbon General Store this week with Easter Egg Hunts for deals. We didn’t want you all...
04/15/2022

We have been having fun @ Purple Ribbon General Store this week with Easter Egg Hunts for deals. We didn’t want you all to miss out on the fun! 😉❤️🥩🐣

Can you Guess Where this Egg is Hidden in the General Store?
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⬇️ Drop your comment below to play in our super fun Egg Hunt Game to snag SAVINGS!!

We love hearing from our customers and we received a text from  one of our Freezer Beef customers saying “was great toni...
04/06/2022

We love hearing from our customers and we received a text from one of our Freezer Beef customers saying “was great tonight” with these pictures! Certainly looks great and like we missed out on delicious meal!
Need on our list for Freezer Beef let us know so you always have a freezer full of delicious meals!

04/01/2022

Farm Views Friday takes a peek at snack time on the farm! Here is one of the yearling heifers enjoying their corn! They are fed corn twice a day and also have hay and water available to them 24/7.

What are you enjoying today?!?

Okay another topic we need help on ?👀🥩🔽
03/22/2022

Okay another topic we need help on ?👀🥩🔽

QUESTION OF THE WEEK! 🥩

Alright everyone, we know you have strong opinions on this one. Whether you stick with good ol' salt & pepper, or create your own from scratch, we want to know...

What's your favorite steak seasoning? Let us know in the comments below.

Today we are picking up Freezer Beef Orders for delivery to our customers and look at those Ribeyes customers will be re...
03/19/2022

Today we are picking up Freezer Beef Orders for delivery to our customers and look at those Ribeyes customers will be receiving! Who else is ready to fill up their freezer just in time for grilling season! We have openings so DM us and we will get you a spot!

We want to hear your thoughts on this debate?!?
03/18/2022

We want to hear your thoughts on this debate?!?

One of the great Iowa debates! Comment below ⬇️ with what you call this type of sandwich! While the name of the sandwich may be up for debate, we can guarantee it'll be good made with ground beef from Purple Ribbon Beef!

03/18/2022
Calf Bath Time

Farm Views Friday is a snap shot into a baby calf’s bath time with their mom! One of the ways the mother cows keep their calves clean and dry is to lick them. Don’t we all wish our kids were as willing to have bath time as this calf?!?

03/17/2022
🍔 Burgers on thr Blackstone

On this tasty Thursday we’re highlighting our 1/3 pound burgers that have made their way to our menu multiple times this week for being so quick and tasty. We put them on our Blackstone from frozen and they cook up in minutes. be sure to grab yours as they’ll become a staple in your house for sure on these busy spring and summer nights!

If you don’t have the room for a a lot of beef at once but never want to run out of our delicious beef and want make sur...
03/11/2022

If you don’t have the room for a a lot of beef at once but never want to run out of our delicious beef and want make sure you get first chance at cuts that go quickly check this out!

If you love beef, or maybe just a good meat pun (pardon the butcher on that one), our Gold Box Program is the perfect fit for you! 🙌 Get the premium cuts delivered straight to your front door! 🥩

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It’s time to start to fire up those smokers!
03/10/2022

It’s time to start to fire up those smokers!

Brisket is the quintessential cut for smoking thanks to its naturally marbled fat and rich flavor. And, you can't beat the convenience of having it delivered right to your door! A pick-up option is also available. 🥩✨

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We are in that time of year in Iowa when it can’t decide if it is still winter or if it wants to be spring. We had a lit...
03/07/2022

We are in that time of year in Iowa when it can’t decide if it is still winter or if it wants to be spring. We had a little snow, ice and mud all on the farm today while doing chores. The snow pants are no longer only important to keep warm but keep dry when you think it’s frozen and psych it’s not that frozen and it’s actually muddy and you sync in!
All that said we said many times we are very grateful today that’s all we are dealing with today and praying for our all our fellow Iowan’s who were affected by the storms.

We are excited for this partnership! This is great for all our customers who use to order through North Iowa Fresh, LLC ...
03/03/2022

We are excited for this partnership! This is great for all our customers who use to order through North Iowa Fresh, LLC as Prudent Produce took over their delivery locations and also great for those that live in the Des Moines/Ankeny/Ames area as you can get our beef and other goodies delivered to your door!

03/02/2022
Calves on the Farm

As we are getting close to the end of calving season it seemed like a good time to reshare this video about calves on the farm!

007 and her calf were enjoying the beautiful sunshine today on the farm! Everyone got a fresh set of sheets, I mean bedd...
02/28/2022

007 and her calf were enjoying the beautiful sunshine today on the farm! Everyone got a fresh set of sheets, I mean bedding and lots of sunshine 🌞!
How did you enjoy the day!?!

The very popular Beef Summer Sausage is back in stock after selling out during the holidays! Grab yours today with the l...
02/26/2022

The very popular Beef Summer Sausage is back in stock after selling out during the holidays! Grab yours today with the link in our bio!

02/19/2022

Set up and ready to see everyone today from 9-1! There are many great local vendors to check out! We can’t wait to see you !

If you can’t make it in shop online to have meat delivered to your door! Link in Bio!

Ashley loves being able to share about agricultural and our story with many other amazing people! Thanks for the shout o...
02/18/2022

Ashley loves being able to share about agricultural and our story with many other amazing people! Thanks for the shout out.

02/18/2022

A view from the skid loader while feeding ground hay to the cattle. The cows that have not yet calved, the cattle that are on full feed and will go to be processed soon all get ground hay as a part of their diet. We see less waste feeding the hay ground.

Happy Valentine’s Day! We certainly love our time in the barn! Tell us how you are spending your day!
02/14/2022

Happy Valentine’s Day! We certainly love our time in the barn! Tell us how you are spending your day!

Ashley, has been honored to be apart of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Leadership Program. Today the group was meeting with many e...
02/11/2022

Ashley, has been honored to be apart of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Leadership Program. Today the group was meeting with many elected officials. We want to thank all of them for their time and support of the cattle industry and small businesses.

02/10/2022

Is there anything better than the sound of your steak 🥩 being seared?!?

This time of year we are cooking our steaks indoors and sear them and then let them finish cooking in the oven!

Grab your steaks 🥩 with link in bio


Check out all these goodies for Valentine’s Day and order today to be shipped to your doorstep this week!
02/07/2022
Purple Ribbon General Store

Check out all these goodies for Valentine’s Day and order today to be shipped to your doorstep this week!

Happy Birthday to the one who ensures every day all the cattle are fed and cared for! He is also known as Grandpa, Dad o...
02/02/2022

Happy Birthday to the one who ensures every day all the cattle are fed and cared for! He is also known as Grandpa, Dad or Pete! We really couldn’t do all this with out him and so thankful for all he does! Also, thanks for always sharing your ice cream with us!

Grab this Valentine’s Dinner for two to enjoy at home this year! We maybe partial but it includes some delicious steaks ...
02/01/2022

Grab this Valentine’s Dinner for two to enjoy at home this year! We maybe partial but it includes some delicious steaks 🥩 😊

Yum!!
01/31/2022

Yum!!

If you are apart of our VIP Group you already saw this great deal of a Purple Ribbon Beef Winter Bundles which many of our VIP's took advantage of. However, we have just a few left and wanted to give everyone a chance to order and have it shipped to you tomorrow!
You will receive New York Strips, Roasts, Ground Beef and Stew Meat. Certainly staples in our house.

Order now- https://purpleribbonbeef.com/collections/gift-boxes/products/winter-bundle

Address

1788 200th Street
Clarion, IA
50525

Opening Hours

Thursday 4pm - 6pm
Friday 12pm - 6pm
Saturday 8am - 2pm

Telephone

+15155712758

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Purple Ribbon Beef is family owned business located in Clarion, Iowa that has been in the beef industry for 4 generations. Pete and Cindy Hunter along with their daughters and son-in-law are owners. Both Pete and Cindy grew up on family farms with cattle and developed a lifelong passion for showing and raising cattle. As they raised their two daughters, Sara and Ashley, they passed their passion and love for the farm on to them. Their daughters grew up active in 4-H and FFA and showing cattle all across the nation. The girls worked hard, became very competitive and showed many state and national champions. Therefore, Purple Ribbon Beef was created to bring high quality award winning genetics directly to the customers.

Their goal is simple, produce the best beef you’ve ever had, using the highest quality standards and sustainable farming practices. All the cattle are raised and fed on their family farm, making them age and source verified. Additionally, all animals are fed corn, some of which has been raised from the farm site. None of the cattle are given hormones, however every animal does naturally produce hormones so the animals are not hormone free . Quality of care is important, therefore the cattle are not continuously fed antibiotics but if an animal is sick they are treated with antibiotics at the time, just as we go to the doctor and receive medicine when we are sick. All the meat is processed locally and dry ages for 14 days at the locker to ensure the freshest quality meat to the consumer's’ table. As a result of paying extra attention to all the details throughout the entire process from when the animal is born until it reaches the consumer’s plate, customers are saying “this is the best beef I have ever had!”

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After attending a Charcuterie Class and then visiting Purple Ribbon General Store last weekend, I was inspired to make this Taste of Iowa Charcuterie Board featuring Purple Ribbon Beef, WW Homestead Dairy, DeMoss PUMPKIN FARM and molly&you.

Make it for your Easter dinner or party this weekend: https://www.cornbeanspigskids.com/2022/04/taste-of-iowa-charcuterie-board.html
Yesterday I made a trip over to Clarion, Iowa to check out the new frozen beef vending machine at Purple Ribbon General Store! How cool is this?!

You can purchase everything from Purple Ribbon Beef's sticks and summer sausage, to steaks, to hamburger, to roasts, 24-7 through this vending machine located at their store! What would you purchase?
Let's get to know one of our new north Iowa farmer's Purple Ribbon Beef! Based in Clarion, this family-owned farm raises corn-fed beef. They are BQA (Beef Quality Assurance) certified ensuring the highest standard of practices on the farm. They are also focused on sustainability, aiming for their family farm to be around for the next generations with numerous practices to help ensure the land and cattle are well cared for.

Their meats are available for pre-order starting tomorrow, March 4th!
https://www.prudentproduce.net/shop/beef-preorder
If you are apart of our VIP Group you already saw this great deal of a Purple Ribbon Beef Winter Bundles which many of our VIP's took advantage of. However, we have just a few left and wanted to give everyone a chance to order and have it shipped to you tomorrow!
You will receive New York Strips, Roasts, Ground Beef and Stew Meat. Certainly staples in our house.

Order now- https://purpleribbonbeef.com/collections/gift-boxes/products/winter-bundle

Honored to be recognized by Iowa Farm Bureau. Check the article out to learn a little bit about how we got started with Purple Ribbon Beef and what has grown into Purple Ribbon General Store and so much more!

Shop in person with us -1119 Central Ave E—Clarion, Iowa
Thursday 4-6
Friday 12-6
Saturday 8-2

Shop Online with us!

https://purpleribbonbeef.com

Purple Ribbon Beef has some mouth-watering fat-popping video footage of burgers cooking with and that’s that! If anyone knows burgers, it’s the lovely folks at Purple Ribbon!
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Hey, Purple Ribbon: what do you put in your chili?
Hi happy new years to u hopefully u r having a good new years weekend ❤️
You can't beat a roast from Purple Ribbon!
Purple Ribbon Beef
It's times like these that I'm thankful for innovative producers and organizations who put on markets outside of the normal season to satisfy their impatient customers like me. :) Visited the Easter drive-thru market and the winter market over the last 2 weekends and got some great local products:

🥖Bageutte, rolls, and bundt cakes - Sweets and Sourdough Co.
🐂 Beef sticks - Harvest Barn Marketplace and Purple Ribbon Beef
🍯 Honey - Rinehart's Family Farm
🍶 Ranch - Farmers Bootleg Salsa
🍪 Cookies - Hidden Acres Christian Center
🍞 Wheat Oat bread - Baked by Beth Ames, IA
🍄 Mushrooms - Joygrow
🍧 Yogurt - Country View Dairy
🥤 Yogurt drinks - Grazing Goat Dairy

Anyone else dying for Farmer's Market season to start? 🤩
Shop local and show your appreciation for Mom!

We've partnered with several Iowa farms and small businesses to create the ultimate gift box for Mother's Day.

In the bundle, you get:
- 2 mini cheese boards from The Chicish Chick
- 2 Iowa cheeses from Old Station Craft Meats
- Iowa beef jerky and summer sausage from Brewer Family Farms, LLC.
- Iowa beef sticks from Purple Ribbon Beef

Add on the "Wine Box" and get:
- 3 Iowa wines (choose dry or sweet) from Backcountry Winery
- a handy cork screw from Kitchen Collage of Des Moines

https://choplocal.com/gifts/mothers-day-charcuterie-box/
We had a last minute change in plans for Easter Dinner and decided to have Ribeye Steaks. We had previously purchased some from Purple Ribbon Beef and they were delicious. We wanted these for Easter and weren't sure we had enough time to get them....never fear Purple Ribbon delivered!! Visiting their store would have been my first choice but that just wasn't possible this time so I ordered with Ashley online. They arrived quickly and were packaged perfectly and safely. I would highly recommend using their online service to get the best beef around!! Can't wait for Easter Dinner!!! Thanks so much Ashley and Purple Ribbon Beef for the fantastic customer service and product you deliver!!!
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