Blessing Falls Family Farm
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A family farm near Thrall that has raised grass-fed cattle, pastured pigs, vegetables and laying hens since 2010, serving Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown, Hutto and nearby towns. Beef is sold as half or whole calves priced on hanging weight, processed in June or October at a local butcher and picked up in Hutto or near Temple. They also raise Red Wattle heritage pigs on pasture, sold by the half or whole.
Good to know
How to order
- Pay a deposit in the online store (or mail a check) to reserve
- They contact you as the calf nears processing size
- After slaughter they share the hanging weight and you pay the balance
- You give the butcher your cut instructions (or they relay a standard cut sheet)
- Beef hangs about 2 weeks; ready about 3 weeks after it reaches the butcher
- Pay the butcher's processing charge at pickup and bring ice chests
FAQ
- How is beef priced?
- $8.45 per pound of hanging weight for a half or whole calf, plus the butcher's processing costs paid separately.
- How long does it take after processing?
- About 3 weeks, including roughly 2 weeks of dry aging at the butcher.
- How much pork does a half hog yield?
- They estimate about 60 to 65 lb of packaged pork from a typical half, and a total around $625 with processing for an 85 lb hanging-weight half.
- Are the pigs fed grain?
- They graze pasture full time but also get conventional (non-organic) hog feed, since pigs cannot live on grass alone.
How you can buy
- half share (beef)
- whole share (beef)
- half hog
- whole hog
What they sell
Share sizes
Beef: half (170 to 200 lb hanging, sold out). Pork: half (70 to 105 lb hanging, sold out), whole (sold out)
Shares
Prices
| Item | Posted | Normalized | Basis | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground Beef 50 lbs Deposit - Fall 2026 | $167.50 deposit | not normalized | deposit only | blessingfalls.com | Oct 29, 2026 |
Pickup and delivery
pickup Hutto or near Temple
pickup: Butcher pickup in Hutto (convenience fee for pork), Hutto, TX
pickup: Butcher main shop in Westphalia (about 15 minutes east of Temple), Westphalia, TX
Availability
The online store lists both 2026 half calf beef deposits as sold out ("SOLD OUT Half Calf Beef Deposit" for Summer 2026 and Fall 2026), and the Fall 2026 half and whole hog deposits as sold out too (checked Oct 29, 2026). Beef is processed in June or October.