

Headwaters Ranch
Family-owned and operated business, certified all-natural, high-quality beef.
BHC Promise
Your deposit reserves your slot. It’s fully refundable until your rancher accepts it (usually within 24–48 hours). Once they commit your processing slot, it becomes non-refundable. Cold-chain guarantee and BHC mediation apply either way.
- Refundable window: change your mind before your rancher accepts? Full refund.
- Non-refundable once accepted: after they commit your slot, they’ve set aside cuts of meat and locked in processing. You’ll get a “slot locked” email the moment that happens.
- Cold-chain guarantee: if your beef arrives thawed or short, BHC makes you whole — even after acceptance.
- We mediate: any dispute, reply to your match thread or email hello@buyhalfcow.com and we step in.
Meet Elaina
Inside the ranch




Direct from Headwaters Ranch to your freezer
01
Choose your share
Quarter, half, or whole — based on your family and freezer space.
02
Reserve & confirm
Hold your share with a deposit. Elaina reaches out to confirm cut sheet, timing, and logistics.
03
Get your beef
Custom butchered and vacuum-sealed on processing day. See your delivery and pickup options below.
How you get your order
The ways this ranch can get your beef to you. You confirm the details together after you reserve.
Local pickup
Collect your order in Fredericksburg, TX on processing day.
Local delivery
Delivered to your door within 100 miles.
Good to knowDelivery within 60 miles is $100 Delivery over 60 miles; contact for pricing.
Hold your spot
Next processing date September 15, 2026
A small deposit holds your share. Reserve before the processing date fills up.