ABOUT OUR GRASSFED BEEF

yolo Land and cattle
Grass-fed beef
We take great pride in the natural grass-fed and grass-finished Angus beef we produce. 
We take extra effort to ensure our beef is tender, flavorful, nutritious and safe.
All of our grass-finished animals are raised to full maturity.
By allowing our animals to finish to their full growth potential, the marbling that is usually abundant in only certain cuts of beef is visible in all of our cuts. A typical grain fed (feedlot) animal will be finished and ready for harvest at approximately 16-18 months of age. Our Grass-fed animals will not be fully finished until approximately 22-28 months of age. The marbling is what makes the meat tender and flavorful. Our customers tell us that they have never tasted grass-fed beef so flavorful, lean, tender and juicy!

We never ever use antibiotics, hormones, artificial supplements of any kind on the animals in our Natural Grassfed Beef program. Any of our animals that become sick and are in need of antibiotics are treated and marked with a special ear tag and removed from our Grass Finishing Program. All of our cattle are rotationally grazed on our 7,500-acre hill ranch from November to May/June eating nothing but native grasses and clovers. In May and June, we take most of the cattle off the ranch to our local irrigated pasture ranches so they can continue to graze on nutritious green grass and clovers during the summer, thus giving our hill ranch a rest period during the hot dry summer months. 
All of our cattle are handled in a low-stress, humane manner. Our working and shipping facilities are based on a Temple Grandin designed system, which allows the cattle to be worked and shipped with a minimum amount of stress on the animals and the cowboys. The slower and easier we work the cattle the faster and smoother the job is done. 

When we wean our calves from their Mothers, we utilize Quiet Wean Tags which we put in the calves noses while they are getting their vaccinations. These tags allow the calves to stay with their mothers while weaning, they can drink water and eat grass but it is difficult for them to drink from their mother due to the design of the tag.  We have found this method to be very easy on the calves and cows, and the calves wean themselves naturally in five to six days.  The calves are 500-600 pounds at this time, they are already eating lots of grass so it is an easy transition from Mother’s milk to just grass. 

Our delicious, tender beef is a by-product of our true passion to raise healthy well cared for cattle. Our commitment to our cattle is paramount but our commitment to our land conservation is our way of life. 

Grassfed Beef Contact

Scott & Karen Stone

Email: ylccbeef@gmail.com


Grassfed beef Sales Manager

Luann (530) 204-3285


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