What do our cattle eat?
Our cattle are all grass fed and spend the entire grazing season on well managed pastures living their best lives.
Standard finishing (recommended) will be on a non-GMO, no corn, no soy grain feed sourced locally.
If you want your beef finished on grass only we can accommodate this for $0.75/lb.
Why Highland beef? Is it worth the cost?
Highland beef was shown to be almost 23% more tender than commercial beef, scoring 83.27, well below the 100 which benchmarks meat as “very tender”. Compared with commercial meat, pure Highland meat contains almost 7% more protein and almost 17% more iron, averaging over 4% less cholesterol. Intramuscular fat, low in saturated fat and seen as marbling through the meat, gives Highland beef its tenderness, succulence and distinctive taste. An interesting finding was the lack of expected correlation between fat content and cholesterol levels.
Comparison of diets and the effect of more intensive rearing might explain this result. Charles is to be congratulated on this fascinating and informative work, which forms a foundation for possible future investigation. The full report may be obtained from the Highland Cattle Society.
Highlights of Health Benefits of Highland Beef
50% more omega-3 fatty acids
17% more iron
10% less fat
7% more protein Less intramuscular fat More antioxidants and vitamins More conjugated linoleum acid (CLA), a strong nutrient for fighting cancer and less cholesterol even less cholesterol than turkey.
If you have a heart condition talk to your doctor to see if Highland Beef is a healthier alternative for you.
Why American Aberdeen Angus?
Like all other direct to consumer cattle producers, we charge by the pound and so does the butcher. These charges are based off of the hanging weight of a carcass. With American Aberdeen Angus AKA Low line Angus, AA here on out. AA carcasses are significantly smaller while not producing significantly less meat this is achieved through selective breeding, AA achieve a useable cut percentage of around 75% of the hanging weight vs the typical 60% for commercial angus cattle. Why is this important? You’re spending less of your hard earned money on unusable wasted parts of the animal. Not even our Highlands achieve this level of carcass usability.
What best fits your family?
Only you can decide what is a better fit for you and your family. The all American beef flavor you know and love or the richer flavor and healthier beef from Highland Cattle. The downside of Highland Beef is they take longer to grow this healthier meat therefore an increased price on your end.