Three generations
of raising beef.
Hormone-free, antibiotic-free Iowa beef, raised under roof on our family's farm in Prole and cut exactly the way you ask for it.
- $7.49/lb hanging weight
- Processing included
- Pickup or delivery
- 1994
- Dan Brownlee running his own operation in Prole
- 2015
- Iowa Environmental Stewardship Award
- 300
- acres in Warren County, Iowa
- 0
- added growth hormones. Ever.
Prole Pastures
B & D Ag Enterprises, LLC
Three Generations of Raising Beef · Prole, Iowa
Whole, half, quarter, eighth.
Pick the size that matches your freezer and your family. Transparent pricing, no surprises — a 60% holding fee locks your share, the balance splits into two easy payments, and the final invoice settles at actual hanging weight.
You're buying from a family, not a brand manager. We stand behind every animal that leaves our farm.
$7.49/lb hanging weight × actual lbs, with processing included. 60% holds your share; balance in two easy payments — or split it with Klarna & Afterpay. Totals shown are estimates.
Each harvest window fills first come, first served. Not ready yet? Get notified when the next one opens.
How much freezer space do you have?
Tell us the cubic feet of empty freezer space, and we'll recommend the largest share that fits comfortably — with a little buffer for the inevitable add-on bundle.
- Steaks — ribeye, strip, sirloin, tenderloin, T-bone
- Roasts — chuck, rump, sirloin tip, brisket
- Ground beef — 80/20, 1-lb packs
- Short ribs & stew — shank, brisket, plate
- Soup bones — marrow + knuckle, free
- Organ meats — liver, heart, oxtail (optional)
Every size gets every cut. Bigger share, more of each.
A half fits comfortably with room left over for ground beef bundles, holiday roasts, or seasonal pork.
Reserve a HalfHanging-weight ranges reflect normal variation in finished animal size. Take-home is typically about two-thirds of hanging weight once bone and trim come off. Exact hanging weight is confirmed at the locker — your final invoice reflects actual pounds.
- Hormone-free
- Antibiotic-free
- Raised under roof
- Bred from our own genetics
- Processing included
- Your cut sheet, your way
- Prole, Iowa
Raised under roof. Bred from our own genetics. Cut the way you ask for it.Reserve Yours
Everything you'd want from a family beef farm. Nothing you wouldn't.
Raised Under Roof
- Dry, comfortable, low-stress cattle in every Iowa season
- We control the feed — every animal, every day
- Finished under roof in our own hoop buildings
Clean & Traceable
- No growth hormones, period
- Antibiotics only for a sick animal — then it leaves the beef program
- Bred from our own genetics, start to finish
Local, Start to Finish
- Born and raised in Warren County
- Processed at Maxwell Custom Beef in Des Moines
- Picked up at the locker, or delivered to your door
Dan Brownlee has farmed this ground his whole life.
Dan grew up helping his dad on the farm and has run his own operation since 1994 — corn, soybeans, hay, and a cow-calf herd he finishes himself. Your share comes from that herd.
In 2015 the farm received the Iowa Environmental Stewardship Award for its conservation work: cover crops, manure management and pasture management. Dan has also served on boards and committees for 4-H, FFA and conservation.
- Owner & operatorsince 1994
- Crops & cattlecorn, soybeans, hay, cow-calf
- Community4-H, FFA & conservation boards
Pay for the beef.
Not the middle.
Every layer between the farm and your freezer — packers, distributors, retail cases, subscription warehouses — adds cost without adding beef. A share removes the layers: one animal, one locker, one transparent price per pound.
$7.49/lb hanging weight, a 60% holding fee that counts toward your total with the balance in two easy payments, and processing included. That's the whole math.
See Full Pricing| Compared on | Prole Pastures | Grocery counter | Delivery boxes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Know who raised it | Our family, by name | No | No |
| Hormone & antibiotic-free | Verified on our farm | Varies by label | Varies by box |
| Cut to your spec | Full custom cut sheet | Pre-cut case | Pre-packed |
| Pricing | One rate: $7.49/lb hanging | Marked up per cut | Subscription premium |
| Processing | Included in the price | Built into the markup | Built into the box |
| Where it finishes | Under roof, Prole, Iowa | Unknown | Varies |
Reserve it.
We raise it.
Pick it up.
Four steps between you and a freezer full of beef you know the story of. No middleman, no mystery meat, no supermarket markup.
Read the full process- Week 0
Reserve your share
Pick your size and send the reservation. A 60% holding fee locks your spot in our next harvest window — pay it your way, including Klarna or Afterpay.
- Months 1–6
We raise it
Finished under roof in our hoop buildings. We feed it, we know what's in the feed, and we keep it low-stress.
- Week 26
Processed at Maxwell Custom Beef
You tell us how you want it cut — steak thickness, roast sizes, ground beef yield. Processing is included in your price.
- Pickup day
Pick it up — or we deliver
Your final invoice goes out once hanging weight is set. Pick up at Maxwell Custom Beef the week it's ready, or have it delivered for an added charge.
Under roof.
Year-round.
Most beef in this country finishes outdoors on a feedlot. Ours finishes indoors, under a hoop building. It keeps the cattle dry, comfortable, and less stressed — which shows up in the meat. We know exactly what goes into them, every single day, in every season.
Scroll. The seasons cycle. The cattle don't.
We don't market our beef. We raise it, we cut it, we hand it to you at the locker door.Reserve Yours
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