Rockin' h Farm
Alexandria, MN
Hay: 2025 Crop is for sale.
$25 for 5x4 round wrapped or dry, alfalfa (~650lb dwt) or grass (~600 lb dwt) bales.
Crops 1, 2 &3.
Beef: We raise a limited amount of beef on the Rockin'h.
We are currently taking waiting list requests for quarters that will be available for November 2026 (Charolais) and January 2027 (Chargyu).
We carry frozen, vacuum-packed beef cuts on the farm. As of February 2026 we will have both purebred Charolais and Chargyu (Charolais/Wagyu cross) beef available.
Call or text Laurie (651-343-0352) if you are interested in quality beef from cattle raised on pasture with no hormone implants, antibiotics or ionophores.
Produce: See you this summer!!
Hay - - 2025 Crop is for sale.
Round bales of dry hay are generally available throughout the summer and winter
and Baleage (in-line) is available during the winter
Call or text Laurie to order by phone (651-343-0352)
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Buying a side of beef can be confusing:
Literally, we are talking about a side: ½ of a whole carcass; left or right. All beef cuts come with each side. Suet, soup bones, and internal organs (liver, heart, tongue, kidney; about 27 lbs) are also available. A “mixed quarter”, containing all cuts found in a side, may also be purchased. Each cut or meal is cut and wrapped individually to fit your family’s appetite. Typically, fresh beef is packaged in waxy butcher-wrap paper. Wrapped beef should easily last for 9 -12 months in a good freezer. For a small extra charge our butcher will vacuum-pack your cuts (note: any nicks to the wrap may result in freezer-burn).
Generally, 2 adults who regularly eat beef will eat about 130 lbs of beef in a year – or about 1/4 of a carcass. Buy enough for you and some friends, but please don’t over buy. You can order more next year.
Typically, 30-40 lbs of cut wrapped beef will take up about 1 cubic foot (1 ft3) in a freezer. A standup freezer may hold between 8 and 22 ft3. Chest freezers typically hold more meat and are more efficient.
We are currently taking preorders for 2026 harvest. It is hard to get on our list for quarters, but we will take you name and contact you next fall if we have any openings. About a month before pickup we’ll ask you to fill out a form from the butcher with your preferences: roast size, steak thickness, cuts to be ground, special drying or processing…
Our beef is butchered by Schaefer Meats, a MDA inspected processor in Sauk Centre. Our beef is dry-aged for 10-14 days prior to being cut and wrapped. Aging increases the tenderness, and brings out the succulent flavors of high quality beef. During aging, the carcass loses weight as it dries. Fresh beef is priced by the carcass (hanging) weight. Hanging weight for our purebred Charolais cattle may run 900-1050 lbs; about 225-275 lbs/quarter. Our crossbred cattle are typically a little smaller. The final packaged weight you receive is about 50-60 % of the hanging weight due to dehydration and processing. Butchering costs, including cutting, grinding and wrapping are currently $1.32 /lb and Rockin'h beef is $3.92 /lb hanging weight. Following processing, the total average price of the meat is about $7.87 /lb cut and wrapped. Variety meats are not included in this calculation of price and, therefore, are free. (USDA All-fresh beef retail price in August 2025 was $9.183/lb - https://ers.usda.gov/sites/default/files/_laserfiche/DataFiles/110737/beef.xls?v=47240)
Currently, our price is $3.92 / lb hanging weight for a quarter, half or whole carcass, plus butchering and processing costs (which average $1.32 / lb). A $10 charge is added for delivery to the Twin Cities.
Call or text Laurie to order by phone (651-343-0352)