Dexter Reserve Beef Share – Quarter, Half or Whole Grass-Fed Dexter Cow

Our Dexter Reserve Beef Share is the most traditional and transparent way to buy beef — directly from our Derbyshire family farm, tailored exactly to how you eat. Reserve a quarter, half or whole Dexter, and choose your own cuts.

Not sure how much a quarter, half or whole gives you? Read our guide: How Much Meat Is in a Quarter, Half or Whole Cow?

About our Dexter cattle

Dexter cattle are a smaller heritage breed, slower grown and naturally matured for flavour rather than size. Our cattle are:

• 100% grass-fed and grass-finished
• Certified Grass-Fed by A Greener World (AGW) — independently inspected and verified, not just our word for it
• Never fed grain or concentrates
• Dry-aged for a minimum of 21 days

Typical deadweight ranges between 130–150kg (with bone in). After butchery and trimming, expected take-home packaged weights are:

• Quarter Dexter: approx. 22–25kg
• Half Dexter: approx. 45–48kg
• Whole Dexter: approx. 90–95kg

Final weight varies depending on the individual animal and your cut preferences.

Choosing your cuts

Once your order is placed, I'll contact you personally to discuss how you'd like your beef prepared. You can choose the balance of:

• Roasting joints (topside, sirloin, rib, brisket)
• Steaks (sirloin, fillet, flat iron, flank)
• Mince and diced beef
• Slow-cook cuts (shin, braising, short ribs)
• Bones and offal (optional)

For BBQ & smoking

Fire up the smoker? Just say the word. If you cook low and slow, we'll cut your Dexter share to suit — proper packer brisket, beef short ribs, chuck for pulled beef, and big bone-in joints that take smoke beautifully. Whole-muscle cuts, trimmed how you like them, from grass-fed cattle raised right here. Simply tell us when we discuss your cut list, and our butcher will do the rest.

This allows you to tailor your share exactly to your household. Not sure where to start? Leave it to us and we'll cut a lovely balanced selection.

Pricing

Dexter Reserve shares are priced at £20 per kg, based on the final packaged take-home weight.

Estimated guide prices:

• Quarter Dexter (approx. 22–25kg): £440 – £500
• Half Dexter (approx. 45–48kg): £900 – £960
• Whole Dexter (approx. 90–95kg): £1,800 – £1,900

Final pricing will be confirmed once butchery is complete and your cut list agreed. Because every animal is different, you only ever pay for the final take-home weight. Full payment is taken at the time of delivery or collection. Pre-orders are now being taken.

Freezer space guide

To help you plan:

• Quarter Dexter (22–25kg): approx. 2–3 standard freezer drawers
• Half Dexter (45–48kg): approx. 4–5 freezer drawers
• Whole Dexter (90–95kg): approx. 7–9 freezer drawers, or a small chest freezer

All beef is vacuum packed, labelled and freezer ready.

Availability & delivery

Dexter Reserve Beef Shares are available by pre-order and are subject to livestock availability. Because our beef is dry-aged and hung for approximately four weeks for flavour and texture, delivery or collection dates may vary depending on when the beef is ready and how much is available from each animal.

When ordering a whole, half or quarter Dexter, the listed delivery date or order cut-off may already have passed, or there may not be enough remaining from the current batch to fulfil your order straight away. If this is the case, I'll contact you personally after ordering to confirm the next available Dexter Reserve date and discuss your cut preferences.

• Next availability: on or around 26th Sept 2026
• Local collection and local delivery available
• Nationwide delivery available — delivery dates confirmed once your beef share is allocated and ready
• Nationwide deliveries usually run every four weeks, though Dexter Reserve orders may vary slightly due to hanging time, butchery and availability

Availability is limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. If the current batch has sold out, your order will be moved to the next available Dexter Reserve date and I'll contact you to confirm.

Welfare & transparency

All livestock are transported a short distance to a licensed local abattoir. Animals are fully stunned in a non-reversible way before slaughter, in accordance with UK welfare legislation. Our beef is not halal or kosher slaughtered. No long journeys, no stress, and full traceability from our field to your plate.

Why buy a Dexter Reserve share?

• Choose exactly how your beef is butchered
• Better value than buying individual cuts
• Complete traceability, from farm to freezer
• Heritage beef, reared slowly and naturally
• Independently certified by A Greener World