Leonard Land and Livestock

Cattle

Grass-fed beef, in the share you need

100% grass-fed. A quarter, a half, a three-quarter, or a whole. The cattle live outdoors on pasture in Liberty, Illinois, and the pastures rest before they are grazed again. More about our beef

A dark red cow standing in tall grass, with another cow and trees behind

Why the grass, and why local

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Sheep

Navajo-Churro sheep we raise and protect

A rare breed. The Navajo-Churro sheep have been adjusted to the Midwest climate and forage for many years now, but are tied to flocks from the West. Never any grain. Sometimes they are corralled and fed hay so they can be protected from predators. Our sheep are shorn by hand, and wool and meat can be purchased upon request. Tell us which you want, and we will say what the flock has.

Navajo-Churro sheep, a horned ram with a heavy fleece and ewes nearby

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Local dealer

We are a local dealer for Fertrell.

Natural fertilizers, soil amendments, and livestock mineral supplements from The Fertrell Company. We stock them here in Liberty, Illinois. What is on the shelf changes, so there is no product list and no price on this page. Call, or write, and ask what we have.

Natural fertilizers
For a garden, a field, or a pasture.
Ask what is on hand
Soil amendments
For the ground you are trying to keep fertile.
Ask what is on hand
Livestock minerals
Including Poultry Nutri-Balancer when we have it. Ask which ones are here.
Ask what is on hand

The cattle and sheep are 100% grass-fed with mineral and hay supplementation. They are never fed grain ration or silage. No gimmicks or wording tricks.

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FAQ

Buying beef, lamb, and more

How do I buy beef or lamb?

Just call, and we'll tell you what we have. We'd rather keep a core group of customers we know than sell to a crowd we never meet.

What beef portions do you offer?

A quarter, a half, a three-quarter, or a whole, custom processed the way you want it.

What are your prices?

Prices for beef and lamb aren't posted. Call us for current pricing.

What do you offer from the sheep?

Our sheep are shorn by hand. Wool and meat are available on request, and the meat is cut the way you want it.

Do your animals get grain?

Never. Sometimes the sheep are corralled and fed hay to protect them from predators.

Where is the meat processed?

At The Country Butcher Shop in Palmyra, Missouri, or Dawning Day Processing in Clayton, Illinois.

Do you deliver?

Yes. If you custom order within a reasonable distance, we can deliver.

Do you sell breeding stock?

We can offer grass genetic animals. We are using a Greg Judy bull to breed the South Poll cattle and a mixed-breed Corrientes/Sim Angus coming from Horstmann Cattle Company. The Navajo-Churro sheep have been adjusted to the Midwest climate and forage for many years now, but are tied to flocks from the West.

Do you carry Fertrell?

Yes, we're a local Fertrell dealer. Call and ask what's on the shelf.

Featured from the Fertrell shelf

Poultry Nutri-Balancer

Have you ever considered mixing your own poultry feed? Or having your co-op do it for you?

Many families in the Liberty, Illinois area keep a backyard flock. That is why Poultry Nutri-Balancer is the Fertrell product most likely to matter to local customers. Fertrell makes it as a complete vitamin and mineral premix for mixing into a poultry feed ration, for birds of every age and stage of production. Mixing it into the ration supports flock health.

If you keep chickens within about sixty miles of Quincy, whether you are in Hannibal, Macomb, Pittsfield, Mount Sterling, or another West-Central Illinois town, you can call the farm in Liberty and ask about poultry minerals for a backyard flock. We are a local Fertrell dealer, and Poultry Nutri-Balancer is the bag we highlight for neighbors mixing their own poultry feed.

In his video Your Farm Doesn't Need a Vet, Joel Salatin lists full vitamin and mineral nutrition as one of the main ways he keeps livestock without leaning on heavy vet bills, and he names Fertrell Poultry Nutri-Balancer as the kind of mineral he wants in the ration. We stock Fertrell here as a local dealer. Call and ask whether Poultry Nutri-Balancer is on the shelf right now.

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Cattle and sheep

A hide, when an animal is already due

When a sheep or a cow is already due for processing, Kyle can tan the hide. He likes that work. It is a long, hands-on process, done to honor the animal and not waste anything. A finished hide is not waiting out back.

Ask about a hide

Beef and lamb

How the meat is sold and processed

The beef and the lamb are custom processed the way you want them.

How it's sold: Beef is a quarter, a half, a three-quarter, or a whole. Lamb and wool are upon request.
Your cut: Custom processed the way you want it, for the beef and the lamb. You choose the steaks, roasts, and ground beef. Lamb is cut the way you ask.
Hanging weight: For beef, the carcass after the hide, head, hooves, and organs are gone, before it is cut. A quarter is often about 100–150 pounds. Call for the weight we have now.
Price: All prices are subject to change. By serving a core group of people we have remained with consistent pricing. Essentially, we beat or match average grass-fed market reports prices released quarterly for public.
Processors: Custom processing via The Country Butcher Shop in Palmyra, Missouri or Dawning Day Processing in Clayton, Illinois.
Delivery: Custom orders within a reasonable distance can be arranged.
Paid at pickup: Butcher fees go to the processor, not the farm. Additional USDA fees may apply if requested when the beef is processed in Palmyra.

Cattle

Grass genetic animals from a Greg Judy bull

We can offer grass genetic animals. We are using a Greg Judy bull to breed the South Poll cattle and a mixed-breed Corrientes/Sim Angus coming from Horstmann Cattle Company. Call and ask what is available. There is no price list for these animals on this page.

Ask about grass genetic animals

Hear when it’s listed

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