We purchase a handful of young, weaned steers periodically from local ranchers. In the past few years, we've had Angus, Jersey, and Angus/Jersey mix. Once we get them, they are raised on our organic-certified pastures, and get only our organic-certified grass and our organic-certified hay -- no antibiotics, no chemicals, no corn, and no GMO feed. When raising cattle in this manner, it takes just a bit longer to get them to full weight. We find it takes about 18 to 20 months. When a steer is nearing its full weight, we advertise to potential customers (via our FaceBook site, our newsletter, and/or this website), and then take pre-orders and deposits.