We carefully raise our Angus Beef cattle, specifically selected for the unique landscape of Southern California. Our animals are born on our land, nurtured by our own hands, and roam freely in these mountains, sipping from crystal-clear mountain springs. We have a personal connection with each animal from birth and prioritize their health and well-being, ensuring you know precisely where your food originates.

We offer local pickup services exclusively in East Ventura. When we announce the availability of our beef bundles, we will also provide information about the pickup dates and time slots, usually scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. If you are unable to make it during those times, we are happy to collaborate with you to find a more convenient option.

A cow/calf operation is a method of raising beef cattle where a rancher maintains a permanent herd of cows to produce calves for future sale. The herd mainly consists of adult cows, along with their calves and possibly some heifers (young female cattle) intended to replace older cows. In the U.S., most cow/calf operations are relatively small, typically housing fewer than 50 cows. At Sloan Ranch, we typically have around 250 cows, each living approximately 12 years. Our cows will spend their entire lives here, giving birth to approximately one calf each year.

We carefully choose our purebred Angus and Hereford bulls based on their exceptional genetic qualities. Their unique traits contribute to lower birth weights, facilitating a smooth and stress-free calving process, while also ensuring a high rate of gain and carcass weight. At Sloan Ranch, we rotate our bulls every 3 to 4 years to enhance our lineage and continually improve the quality of our meat.

In addition to our beef bundles, we also provide beef shares. This option is a cost-effective solution for families that consume large amounts of meat and have ample freezer space. Once you purchase a whole or half beef share from Sloan Ranch Beef, we will assist you in coordinating the transfer of the animal to a local butcher, where you can have the meat cut and wrapped according to your preferences. You will be responsible for paying Sloan Ranch the “live weight” of the animal, as well as the slaughter and processing fees directly to the butcher. An added advantage of buying a beef share is that you get to choose exactly which cuts of meat you want! For more details on pricing, feel free to reach out to us at sloanranchbeef@gmail.com.

All cattle primarily graze on grass throughout most of their lives, typically transitioning to a feedlot where they are grain-finished for the last 90-300 days. The average lifespan for a grain-finished steer ranges from 14 to 16 months, while grass-fed steers are processed between 18 to 36 months. Keeping cattle on grass for their entire lives leads to slower growth rates, which can be costly for ranchers and consumers, depending on the region and grass availability. Here at Sloan Ranch, our cattle graze on natural grass until they reach a certain weight, after which we introduce a high-quality custom mixed grain for “finishing” which is approximately for the last 60 to 90 days. This additional fat from the grain increases marbling, which is the & enhances the beef's rich, buttery flavor, making our quality meat highly appreciated.

There are no regulations for using the term “grass-fed” on product labels so if you are looking for beef that has solely been fed on grass their entire life, then it would be important to look for the term “grass-finished”. Grass-finished means the animal was brought to finish weight on a non-grain, forage-based diet. USDA’s former standards required that beef labeled as grass-fed had to be fed a forage diet at least 50% of their life. This means that the animal could have been fed grain at some point in its life, even possibility finished on grain and still be considered grass-fed (although not grass-finished).