Cattleman’s Meat

Great prices for everything that we purchased here. The meat is good quality, reasonably fresh and a good selection. Don’t bother with the groceries — get meat and deli items. Found some things we didn’t know that we wanted, but tried and now love. Return meat item list is growing!

Really good. No complaints. They have a little bit of everything in addition to meat including BBQ sauces, spices, fruits/​vegetables.

Best prices & the most fresh meat I’ve seen! Great place for meat but not truly a grocery store. Just plan on getting meat, the few groceries they have are pricey.

What can I say? I’m not a vegan, vegetarian, or a pescatarian. I loves me some good red meat and this is my go to place to get it. I’ve been a fan since they were located in Eastern Market. So I guess you would call me a Cattleman’s Girl (yuk, yuk). Not only do I get good quality meat, but it makes economical sense too. For what I get price-​wise compared to other stores I more than double and sometimes triple the amount I put in my freezer. And for three meat eating adults on a budget that’s a good thing.
The counter guys who cut your meat anyway you want it are friendly and accommodating as are the helpful staff stocking the shelves. If you’re a virgin like I was they will help you select a real nice piece within your price range.
Like reviewer Wendy A. (a girl after my own cheap… I mean fiscally responsible heart) produce is so so but they do occasionally run good deals on certain items. Prices for their non perishables are insane! Best to go to the dollar store or your local market (don’t forget your coupons).
The only thing i haven’t tried there yet is the meat bundles. They do seem to have a good following though and looked decent. A lady let me look in her box but I didn’t want dig in it to see the rest. That would have been rude huh? So if anybody tries it or has tried it let me know. I’m just curious not being nosy… okay well maybe a little bit.

This place its. Alright actually I like it I do.
I tend to be very economical in my life… some folks
might say its being cheap, however I prefer thrifty.
Don’t get me wrong my economics don’t make sense to everybody… some might say it defies logic???
To me it makes perfect sense. Stay with me I’m getting to my point… This is why Cattlemens is my kinda place.
The meats amazing prices real darn good. The selection… Awesome this place rocks with selection!
I found Tri tip roast $ 5.99;a lb today… ahhhh.
Fantabulous price and one of the few places in Mi,
that carry tri tip at all.
Deli is good produce not so much small and a bit pricey. Non perishables oh helll no.
Thats where the economics I was speaking of comes in… A girl has got to know where to shop for best prices and quality but also has to know where to draw a line and make the most bang for her buck.
I told you I had a point…

We have been coming here for a few years now and the meat is the best. Yes it smells like a meat market and yes it is freezing inside but it is worth it. the prices are great for the quality you get. i have never had bad cut or tough meat from here. even the workers are friendly and helpful.

Don’t like this place at all. it smelled when I went in. so I promptly walked out. this location is not one I would go back to. sorry

I heard this was a good place to get some meat, but I had no idea what to expect. But once I turned the corner in the back of the store and realized that my carnivorous dreams lay behind sliding doors in a massive walk-​in cooler, I knew I was home. Paralysis may temporarily set in for the uninitiated and hours can be lost in day dreams that may require a trip to the confessional. The walls are lined with shelves of primal cuts of beef and pork. Throughout the rest of the room you can find other cuts and prepared items. It is truly a marvelous mecca for Michigan meat mavens and methodical masticators (sorry, couldn’t stop the alliteration).
I approach Cattleman’s from a slightly different perspective than many that may frequent them. When I’m visiting their establishment, I am looking for a whole hunk of something. Usually it is brisket that I will allow to wet age and then trim myself for a good 12 – 18 hour smoke. Recently, it was a 20 pound rib roast that I dutifully trimmed and artfully prepared for a bunch of guys closing up a cabin in Northern Michigan. Nothing says «good work» better than a hunk-​o-​beef.
I’m sure that not everyone is willing to trim their own, but I prefer to save a little money and know that the meat is treated the way that I prefer. But for those that want someone else to take care of that, they have staff on hand to trim and slice any primal in the way that you want it.
In the end, I simply hope that this place continues to get enough traffic to stay alive. They are set a little too far back in a strip mall that seems otherwise vacant.

please help trying to find the old italian sausage only cattlemens and farmer jacks sold it i think it was made by anthony’s not sure package was green red white awesome suff

Great prices on meat, especially steaks. This is the place to go for NY Strip and filet in the area, especially if you need a whole slab cut for grilling! I just went a few weeks ago and got a boneless NY Strip slab, cut into steaks for $ 4.99/lb. A month before, I got filets at $ 3.99/lb. The butchers are wonderful and very helpful. Bring a sweater (at the very least) for the walk-​in freezer — it is Arctic in there!

Great place great price and good food to cook yummy

I’ve been going to Cattleman’s for years. I became a fan when they had a location in Farmington which then closed so I went to the Oak Park location. That too has closed so now I have to drive to Taylor from Farmington but it’s well worth the trip a few times a year to stock up.
The front of the store is a little market with produce and some staple items which I pay no attention to. My goal is to head directly into the giant walk in refrigerator. I warn you… come prepared… dress for the tundra… even in the summer time… gloves are 100% necessary! Here you will find huge pieces of every kind of meat imaginable at fantastic prices. Last weekend we got NY Stripes for $ 2.99/lb and you can have it sliced into steaks any thickness you’d like. We got about 12 steaks, one inch thick, for $ 30. (Costco sells 4 inch thick steaks for about $ 25). And 8 1.5 inch thick fillets for $ 20.
Once you select your meat of choice, you head to the back of the meat department and wait in line to have your meat sliced. First they put it through the tenderizer machine and I suggest asking them to put it through twice for optimal tenderness. They’re happy to do this for you. Then they’ll slice it and package it for you. The friendly butchers will even give you cooking tips.
Don’t forget to stock up on freezer bags when you go because you’ll need them! And bring a cooler if you’re traveling a ways to get there and it’s summer time. And please… don’t forget your gloves!