Eaton Natural Beef is a family owned and operated ranch in Eastern Washington. The USDA inspected beef is dry aged for 2 weeks for tenderness and flavor. The Eatons believe in raising their cows as close to their natural way of being as possible.
These grass-fed cattle have two feeding seasons, resulting in slightly different flavor attributes depending on the time of year. From April through December, their diet consists of 100% foraged grasses on our pasture. In the winter feeding period, from January to April, the cattle eat 2 lbs. of grain (wheat and pea screenings) to supplement their diet of alfalfa, oat hay and grass hay. This is important because the animal's diet has an impact on the marbling of the meat. During the winter months, the beef will have more marbling. In the summer months, the meat will be leaner.