Watkins Cattle Company

I don’t know what the other reviewer is talking about. The items are packed in clear plastic and you can see what you are getting. Perhaps he should have looked more carefully at the package before purchasing. And he did say the bones made good bone broth… I have purchased beef, pork sausage and chicken from Watkins at the Pasadena farmers market and it is a good value. I purchased a brisket for about $ 20 dollars and got about 5 – 6 servings out of it, making it fairly cheap for 100% grass fed beef. I cooked it in a crock pot and it melted in your mouth. I’ll be back for that! They must let their chickens live longer than other farms because they are larger (than at Gold Coast Bison, for example). I bought a whole chicken, weighed more than 4 pounds, for less than $ 24.00. That is less than $ 6.00 a pound for pasture-​raised chicken. Can’t beat that. (For comparison, I purchased a chicken from another vendor that weighed a little over 2 pounds for about $ 20.00.) I usually buy my meat from Watkins and sometimes go to Gold Coast Bison at the La Canada farmers market for bison and rabbit but their prices are a bit higher than Watkins. All in all, a satisfied customer. So it’s too bad the other reviewer has a chip on his shoulder and won’t purchase from Watkins anymore. Actually, it’s not a bad thing — it just means more for the rest of us! Yay!

A few Sundays ago, I stopped at the Santa Clarita Farmers Market at the College of the Canyons. Watkins Cattle Company booth attracted my eye-​sight as they stated their cattle are 100% range fed (free range).
I decided to buy three large pieces of their Osso Buco Beef cuts. These pieces were frozen and I paid over $ 29. When I went home, I opened the packages and much to my dismay two of the pieces did not have any meat on them. It appeared to me that these two pieces were knee bones. Needless to say I abandoned the idea of making slow braised Osso Buco as I did not have enough meat.
The next day I called Watkins Cattle Company and I explained the situation to the gentleman. I asked him if he could (the following Sunday) replace those meatless pieces. His words to me were «Sorry we do not refund or exchange meat. If we do that we will be losing money.» I told him that two pieces were nothing but bones and it was not fair for me to pay over $ 7.00 per pound for bones. Again the person’s response was «Sorry about that!!!» In other words «go fuck yourself.»
I will not be poor by this purchase, but I will never purchase anything from this cattle company. Once they get the money, you are fucked. By the way, I used these pieces to make homemade beef broth. A little expensive beef broth but was not bad at all.
Avoid Watkins Cattle Company at the Santa Clarita Farmers Market at the College of the Canyons.