Our story · Est. Texas
American tradition. American meat.
Backyard Butchers was built to bring the American ranching tradition to more families, bringing quality Texas beef from the ranch to family tables and backyards across America.
A word from our founders
You deserve to know where your meat comes from.
Cutting out the middleman to get families better meat for less.
We started Backyard Butchers because we were tired of paying restaurant prices for grocery-store beef nobody could vouch for. No name on the ranch, no idea how long it sat in a case, no one to call if it let you down at dinner.
So we did it the hard way instead. We shook hands with the ranches. We hired the butchers. We put our name on the truck. More than a million families have let us handle dinner since, and that trust is the only thing we're really selling.
Why does this taste better than grocery store meat?
The answer is not a secret. The animals are raised slower, cut locally, and frozen once at their peak. This process is just harder to do at scale, so most of the industry quietly stopped doing it. We decided it’s the only way to maintain the quality of the beef.
We buy from ranches we can drive to. If we can’t visit it, we don’t sell it.
Quality Worth Protecting.
Every animal we buy is processed by our own butchers, portioned, vacuum-sealed, and flash-frozen within hours. That single freeze is key to preserving quality, and is why our meat is better than the grocery store and our competitors.
Meat that thaws in transit and refreezes on a shelf can lose moisture and texture with each cycle. Our meat goes from the cutting room to a hard freeze, then to a cooler at your door, still frozen solid.
The truth about grocery store meat
The Backyard Difference
The honest truth about where your meat comes from.
Sourcing
Typical grocery store
Commodity auction lots from feedlots nobody names.
Backyard Butchers
Whole animals from a short list of family ranches we visit in person.
Freezing
Typical grocery store
Often chilled, trucked, then frozen, or thawed and refrozen.
Backyard Butchers
Flash-frozen once, within hours of cutting, and never thawed again.
Cutting
Typical grocery store
Case-ready portions cut and sealed at a central plant weeks ago.
Backyard Butchers
Cut and portioned by our own butchers for the box you ordered.
What sets the price
Typical grocery store
Retail markup applied cut by cut, plus middlemen.
Backyard Butchers
Whole-animal economics. We buy everything, so we can price fairly.
| Aspect | Typical grocery store | Backyard Butchers |
|---|---|---|
| Sourcing | Commodity auction lots from feedlots nobody names. | Whole animals from a short list of family ranches we visit in person. |
| Freezing | Often chilled, trucked, then frozen, or thawed and refrozen. | Flash-frozen once, within hours of cutting, and never thawed again. |
| Cutting | Case-ready portions cut and sealed at a central plant weeks ago. | Cut and portioned by our own butchers for the box you ordered. |
| What sets the price | Retail markup applied cut by cut, plus middlemen. | Whole-animal economics. We buy everything, so we can price fairly. |
What we stand for
Raised right. Shared right.
Good meat starts with the people who raise it and ends with the people you share it with. These are the standards we believe in, from the ranch to your family's table.
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Quality You Can Trust.
100% American-raised beef, USDA graded Select, Choice and Prime. Carefully cut by hand. Flash-frozen and vacuum-sealed to preserve quality. We believe families deserve to know where their food comes from and feel confident about what they serve.
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American Ranchers. American Tradition.
We partner with Texas ranching families who take pride in what they raise. Supporting American ranchers means carrying forward a tradition of hard work, care, and quality. If we can’t stand behind how an animal was raised, it doesn’t go in a box.
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Quality Meat. For Every Backyard.
Our direct-to-consumer model helps bring quality beef to more families, at prices near wholesale. And as we grow, we’re proud to give back to the communities we serve, including Texas Children’s Hospital.
Over 2,000 five-star reviews
Five stars. From families like yours.
Good meat brings people back.
Verified purchase“For the price of what we got, it was a good deal, and the boyfriend is very picky about prices. We’ll be ordering more in the future!”
L. Crawford (San Antonio, TX)
Verified purchase“Backyard Butchers is an amazing company and the meat is amazing. I love buying from them, just do it and you won’t regret it.”
Eddie T. (Jupiter, FL)
Verified purchase“Arrives fast, delicious meat, and priced well. Company policies are very consumer oriented.”
R. West (Lexington, KY)
Verified purchase“Customer service was great. My son, who is a very picky eater, loves the burgers.”
Kenetta B. (Newnan, GA)
Taste the difference yourself.
Build your box and get your favorite cuts delivered to your door, or find the big red truck coming to your neighborhood.