Chuck Primal
Shoulder primal: chuck roasts, flat iron, Denver, stew and grind.
Beef Primal Cuts
For chefs, serious home butchers, events and families who want more control over yield and cutting.
Beef Primal Chart
Laurel Highlands Farms · Butcher's reference · The primals below, shown on the side of beef
EVERY PRIMAL · TWO FINISHES
Beef Primal Cuts
Every primal below is cut from our own Scottish Highland and Black Angus beef — shop straight off the chart butchers have used for a century. Choose grain-finished for classic marbled richness, or 100% grass-finished — pastured longer, leaner, and priced for the extra grazing time.
Rib Primal
Rib section for rib roasts, ribeyes and back ribs.
Short Loin Primal
The source of strip, T-bone and porterhouse steaks.
Sirloin Primal
Top sirloin, tri-tip, picanha and related sirloin cuts.
Round Primal
Lean hindquarter primal for roasts, steaks and jerky.
Brisket Whole
Whole packer-style brisket, point and flat intact.
Short Plate Primal
Skirt steak, plate ribs and trim.
Flank Primal
Whole flank section for flank steak and trim.
Foreshank / Shank
Cross-cut shank, osso buco, stock and braising.
Whole primals are sold by actual packaged weight. We confirm availability and final weight before fulfillment. Grass-finished primals are 100% grass-fed and grass-finished, priced to reflect the longer pasture time; grain-finished primals are grass-fed and grain-finished for extra marbling.
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Chuck Primal — Grain-Finished$10.50Chuck Primal — Grass-Finished$12.08Rib Primal — Grain-Finished$20.00Rib Primal — Grass-Finished$23.00Short Loin Primal — Grain-Finished$23.00Short Loin Primal — Grass-Finished$26.45Sirloin Primal — Grain-Finished$16.00Sirloin Primal — Grass-Finished$18.40Round Primal — Grain-Finished$11.00Round Primal — Grass-Finished$12.65Brisket Whole — Grain-Finished$13.00Brisket Whole — Grass-Finished$14.95Short Plate Primal — Grain-Finished$11.00Short Plate Primal — Grass-Finished$12.65Flank Primal — Grain-Finished$13.00Flank Primal — Grass-Finished$14.95Foreshank / Shank — Grain-Finished$9.00Foreshank / Shank — Grass-Finished$10.35
Primal cuts are the large sections a beef carcass is first broken into — chuck, rib, loin, sirloin, round, brisket, plate and flank — before a butcher works them down into the individual steaks and roasts sold on our beef cuts page. Buying a primal whole makes sense if you do your own butchering or cooking around a specific cut in bulk: a whole brisket for smoking, a chuck primal for a stock of roasts and stew meat, or a rib primal if you want to portion your own ribeye steaks and roasts. Each primal here is offered in both grass-finished and grain-finished form, so you can match the fat and flavor profile to how you plan to cook it.