Sleepy Hollow Farms

08/31/2026

The mommas got new grub too!

08/31/2026

Cows on fresh grass! As one gopher tells another, Im diggin it!

08/27/2026

Makin Hay Pickles!

08/25/2026

Hey guys! Sorry we been MIA here lately! Things are busy here on the farm and when its late and everyone is done we reach for something fast and easy to eat! Hoagie Steak! Thinly sliced roast or steak that fries fast and is filling! Season with a little Kinders-the blend, throw in some mushrooms and brown gravy and your set! If you got homeade bread to put it over thats really the cats meow! We have a few pound left if your looking for a quick night meal.....we can even help ya with the bread!

08/06/2026

Great insite about your take home beef!

Where is the beef?????
I had a LOT of comments yesterday and many good questions about all the things that go into buying beef, direct. And while I try to go through my educational posts with a fine tooth comb, it’s inevitable that I confuse some, anger others, or even be accused of being misleading. That would not ever be my intent.

So let me state what I thought was obvious.
1. He weighs 1530 lbs but you don’t get that many pounds of beef for your freezer.
2. He isn’t all “steaks and roasts.”

Once he is slaughtered his head, legs,
tail, and hide comes off. His entrails are removed and blood drained. He goes up on a hook and is weighed as a “hot carcass.” He just went from 1530 to 900 pounds. His other parts become rendered as recyclable or beef by products. I am currently waiting on a hide removed last year, that is being cured and will become a rug for our home!

Then he will hang and chill. He will lose additional moisture as he chills, maybe another 2%~5%. This process is important for taste and texture.

Then, it’s time to cut! There is fat to trim, bones to remove, and selections to make. If you don’t love Tbones, they have to be cut to different steak selections. You may want really lean ground beef. Overall, you can expect to get about 60% of what he was, on the hook.

So while the living, breathing, animal weighed 1500 lbs, what actually is wrapped and placed in your freezer is closer to 550 lbs, give or take.

Let me repeat, again, that this is not all black and white. For instance, some breeds of cattle have a heavier hide than others, or bigger legs. This impacts your “weight.”

And yes, that is still a lot of beef, and it will require a big freezer!!!!

This will include steaks, roasts, ground beef, and more. Again, this will look like meals for a family of 5, eating beef several times a week.

Now your investment looks more like $9-$10 a pound. Sounds expensive, right?

But that includes your ribeye, chuck, sirloin, ground beef, short ribs, Soup bones, New York strip, fajita meat, and more.

Only you can decide how to spend your hard earned funds. Only you can decide how to save your money and write a really big check, or buy a freezer.

My job is to help educate you about your choices, and also know….this beef was born on the Nebraska prairie, raised by people like me, butchered by leading industry professionals, packed into your freezer, and added to your family food security.

07/30/2026

Still have this guy. Reduced the rehoming fee

07/27/2026

Update!

07/24/2026

**BEEF Update: Once again you guys have showed up!**

TBones - 1 left
Porterhouses - gone
Strips - gone
Burger - gone
Ribeyes - maybe 6 left
Fillets - 4 packs
Cube steak - 6 packs left
Roast - 12 or so left

We also still have briskets, flank and hoagie meat left

If your ridin the fence, nows a good time to reach out!

Good morning! We stocked back up this week with your locally raised and processed BEEF! Please reach out if we can help you with steaks for dinner with that special someone or maybe a roast for Sunday after church or maybe just some good ol hamburger! As always its first come first serve and we already have more on the slate for January 2027! You know you could also get on our list to buy a half or a whole in January!

07/20/2026

Looking to see if there would be any interest in this handsome guy! Pure bred Angus. Makes great calves, good disposition and respects one wire electric. Hes a 5 year old that i hate to see go to the sale barn. I have saved too many of his heifers. We have had several of these Pratt Farms bulls and they are always solid bulls! Seen here in his work clothes. Ran across the scales and weighed 2050. 🖐,000

07/15/2026

Those 5 are bred