Selling Beef Direct to Consumer | What Actually Works

If you watched our last video about raising beef for your freezer… this is the next step. A lot of y’all asked 👉 “Okay… but how do you actually SELL it?” So today we’re walking you through exactly how we sell our beef direct to consumer here at Bar 7 Ranch. No fluff. No complicated systems. Just what actually works for us. We cover: How we sell halves and wholes How customers find us How we price our beef Step-by-step from deposit to pickup Biggest mistakes to avoid There’s a lot of ways to do this… this is just ours. Start where you’re at and build from there. And if you’re thinking about selling beef… 👉 you better know your numbers. Drop your questions below. We read them all and may turn them into the next video. Check out our website for beef ➡️ https://www.bar7ranch.com/beef 🎬 YOUTUBE CHAPTERS 0:00 How We Sell Beef (Start Here) 0:15 Why Selling Beef Is the Hard Part 0:43 What We’re Covering Today 1:18 There’s No One Right Way 2:02 Our Model: Halves & Wholes 3:02 How We Find Customers 4:00 Why Word of Mouth Matters 5:34 Social Media for Selling Beef 6:27 How We Price Our Beef 7:34 Knowing Your Costs (Most Important) 10:01 Live Weight vs Hanging Weight 12:08 Why We Sell on Hanging Weight 14:12 Who Pays Processing? 15:54 Step-by-Step: From Customer to Freezer 16:16 Inquiry, Deposit & Booking 17:50 Why You MUST Take a Deposit 18:32 Feeding & Scheduling the Butcher 19:37 Cut Sheets Explained 21:02 Choosing the Right Processor 22:11 Why Packaging Matters 23:55 Letting Customers Choose Cuts 24:49 Final Invoice & Pickup Process 26:34 Biggest Mistakes to Avoid 27:04 Not Tracking Costs 28:14 Overcomplicating the Process 29:45 Communicating with Customers 30:48 Handling Unhappy Customers 32:05 Keep It Simple & Start Small 33:38 Don’t Borrow Too Big Too Fast 34:15 Don’t Compare Your Beef to Others 35:08 Final Thoughts 37:27 What We’re Testing Next (Steers) Subscribe to Bar 7 Ranch: https://bit.ly/3Xjjcv1 📩 Business Inquiries: [email protected] ✨ Watch Our Latest Videos Here:    • NEWEST Videos | Bar 7 Ranch   🙏 Faith & Family Sermons & Devotionals:    / @keepprayin-jv8hv   🌾 Follow Bar 7 Ranch Daily Life: Facebook →   / bar7ranch   Instagram →   / bar7ranch   TikTok →   / bar7ranch   X (Twitter) →   / bar7ranch   Website → https://bar7ranch.com/ 🛒 Shop & Support the Ranch: 🔹 Amazon Favorites: https://www.amazon.com/shop/codyander... 🔹 Official Bar 7 Ranch Merch: https://www.bar7ranch.com/category/al... 🔹 Personalized Cameo Shoutouts: https://v.cameo.com/H6Ej9WIV5Ab 📺 Watch More Bar 7 Ranch: 🚜 Ranching & Farming:    • Ranching | Bar 7 Ranch   🔧 How-To & Fix-It Projects:    • How To | Bar 7 Ranch   📹 Family Vlogs & Adventures:    • Vlog | Bar 7 Ranch   🔥 Most Popular Videos:    • Most Popular | Bar 7 Ranch   🤠 About Bar 7 Ranch: Welcome to Bar 7 Ranch — where ranch life, family, and entrepreneurship collide. From cattle ranching, feedlots, and daily chores to fixing up classic trucks, land management, and family vlogs, we share the real, unfiltered life of a working ranch in Texas. Here you’ll find: 🌾 Ranching & Farming Tips 🚜 Heavy Equipment & Land Clearing 🐮 Cattle, Sheep, & Goat Herd Care 🔧 DIY Repairs, Truck Restorations, & How-To’s 🙏 Faith, Family, and Community Life At Bar 7, it’s about more than ranching — it’s about building community, preserving traditions, and inspiring the next generation of farmers, ranchers, and entrepreneurs. #bar7ranch #beefcattle #directtoconsumer #ranchlife #agriculture