FROM OUR FAMILY RANCH TO YOUR FAMILY'S TABLE
Seth & Elizabeth Thomas, and Logan & Kristin Thomas own and operate Thomas Cattle Company, a third-generation ranching operation with ranches in Idaho and Oregon.
In southwestern Idaho, the Thomas family raises their family and their herd in the mountain desert of the Owyhee's. With elevations that run from 2,700 feet up to 7,200 feet, there is a wide expanse of terrain for the herd to roam free, for most of the year, on tens of thousands of acres.
OUR CATTLE
We raise all natural Angus beef with a focus on humane handling, herd health, and attention to detail. The care we put into raising our cattle ensures consistent quality and exceptional flavor for every cut we deliver.
Our cattle spend roughly 85% of their lives grazing the Owyhee Mountains and ranches in southern Idaho and Eastern Oregon. Each year, they move to higher pastures in March and return to our home ranch in Oreana, ID, in October and November. For the final 120–150 days, they are fed a locally grown mix of grass, alfalfa, and a touch of grain, creating superior marbling, tenderness, and rich taste.
This careful process produces beef that typically grades prime or choice, the same top-tier quality you’d find in a fine restaurant. With TCC, you get that premium ranch-to-table experience delivered directly to your home, often at a fraction of restaurant prices.
WE CARE FOR OUR LAND
Stewardship of our Land
Thomas Cattle Company regularly partners with agencies such as the USDA and NRCS to implement programs to improve the range ground for our herd as well as other native species. TCC was featured in a 2017 BEEF magazine article, "Thomas Brothers make the ground better in Idaho's Owyhee Mountains." We believe that the better we care for our ranch land, the better we will leave it for children's future and all those who use it.
OUR WHY
Our Passion
24/7/365 the team at Thomas Cattle Company approaches their roles with passion. Ranching isn't a profession you do half-heartedly. It's a commitment you make day in and day out to wake up and do your best to serve your herd. At TCC we hire the best and most passionate in the business because we know that translates to better beef for our customers.
HOW GOOD IS TCC BEEF?
Typically our beef grades at prime or choice, the top two grades of beef available that you would receive in a nice restaurant. We deliver that same quality beef directly to you; at a lower price than the cost you’d pay in a nice restaurant.
HOW DO I GET TCC BEEF?
Place your order on our website. You can get TCC beef in 3 ways:
1. We ship smaller packs of beef directly to your doorstep! Your beef will arrive frozen and ready to throw into your freezer for future meals!
2. We have local pickups that are scheduled out for each month in Meridian & Eagle. You can locate those details under the 'Pickup & Shipping' tab at the top of our website.
3. You can order a beef share in 1/4, 1/2 or whole beef sizes. Your beef share will be picked up directly from us at the Meridian Park and Ride (3047 W Overland Rd, Meridian, ID). Pickup is typically the last Wednesday of the month from 4-6pm. You will get this date as soon as your deposit is placed, or feel free to reach out to us if you need to know before placing your deposit.
WHAT’S IN THE FEED YOU GIVE YOUR HERD?
For 85% of the life of our beef, they graze feed in the Owyhee Mountains and our ranches in southern Idaho and Eastern Oregon. The cows and calves head up the mountains in March and then in October and November of each year, we are moving them back down the mountains to our homeplace in Oreana, ID.
For the last 120-150 days of their life, our cattle are fed a ration of grass and alfalfa, with a side of corn, all grown locally in our local valley. Finishing with grain provides superior marbling, tenderness and rich taste in TCC all natural beef.
Your purchase is not only supporting our ranch family but also the farm families that raise the feed we finish our all-natural beef on.
WHERE IS OREANA, IDAHO?
Oreana, Idaho is a small farm and ranch community located one hour and twenty minutes southeast of Boise, Idaho. Our population sign says '7, sometimes 8' if that gives you any idea of how small it is.
Our nearest big towns are Nampa, ID or Mountain Home, ID, both being about 45 minutes away from the ranch. We are squarely between Grand View, Idaho and Murphy, Idaho.
DO YOU USE THE mRNA VACCINE?
There are ZERO ranchers in the US currently using mRNA in their beef. That’s because there are no vaccines approved for use in beef cattle that use mRNA technology.
While this is a hotly contested conversation, the silver lining is that consumers are able to ask these questions directly to their ranchers. When you go direct, you get direct access to ask questions, learn and find out more from those that are producing your beef.
Our goal at Thomas Cattle Company is to provide you quality beef that you can count on. We are certified all natural by third parties, meaning no added hormones or antibiotics are used.