ButcherBox vs Crowd Cow
A mixed box versus priced-by-the-cut farms.
Short answer: It depends what the box contains. ButcherBox Signature Medium is $179 for up to 21 lb, or $8.52/lb only if it hits that weight, and the box mixes chicken and pork (Nov 8, 2026). Crowd Cow’s Little Belt ground beef was $11.69/lb the same day.
ButcherBox and Crowd Cow are not the same kind of store, and neither is one grass-fed ranch. ButcherBox sells a subscription box. Crowd Cow sells individual cuts from named farms. Figures below are from their public pages on Nov 8, 2026. Ranch prices are from our own feed, last checked Nov 8, 2026.
ButcherBox Signature boxes
From the ButcherBox FAQ (Nov 8, 2026): Medium $179, Large $249, Extra-Large $319. The “up to” weight is their maximum. The per-pound figure is that price divided by the maximum, so it is a best case, and it blends beef with chicken, pork and seafood. Their how it works page says shipping is free. You can pause or cancel. The FAQ also says 100% grass-fed beef is grass-finished, and that they also sell US grain-finished beef. We did not re-check the Essentials plan price on Nov 8, 2026.
| Size | Proteins | Up to | Price | If the box hits that weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium | 6 | 21 lb | $179.00 | $8.52/lb |
| Large | 9 | 31 lb | $249.00 | $8.03/lb |
| Extra-Large | 12 | 42 lb | $319.00 | $7.60/lb |
Check current price for Signature plan prices at ButcherBox. Opens the seller’s website. Not a discount. ButcherBox’s affiliate program is not active for us, so this opens their FAQ as a plain link. It is not a coupon.
Crowd Cow example cuts
Crowd Cow has no single box price. These are product pages we opened on Nov 8, 2026. Little Belt’s ground-beef page says the cattle are raised on pasture and supplemented with grain, so this is not a grass-finished claim. The FAQ says standard shipping is free at $149 and $19.99 below that. Priority shipping is an extra $39.99.
| Product | Pack price | Per lb | What the page says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Belt Premium Ground BeefCheck current price for Little Belt Premium Ground Beef at Crowd Cow. Opens the seller’s website. Not a discount. | $11.69shown beside $12.99 | $11.69/lb | Pasture-raised, grain supplemented. 1 lb. |
| Little Belt ground beef value packCheck current price for Little Belt ground beef value pack at Crowd Cow. Opens the seller’s website. Not a discount. | $34.68 | $11.56/lb | 3 × 1 lb. Same pasture-raised, grain-supplemented beef. |
| Mishima Reserve Wagyu ground beefCheck current price for Mishima Reserve Wagyu ground beef at Crowd Cow. Opens the seller’s website. Not a discount. | $14.99 | $14.99/lb | Wagyu cross. 1 lb. |
| Little Belt cowboy ribeyeCheck current price for Little Belt cowboy ribeye at Crowd Cow. Opens the seller’s website. Not a discount. | $59.98 | $47.98/lb | Pasture-raised. Weight on the page: 1.25 lb. |
Against ranch ground beef and ribeye
On Nov 8, 2026, in-stock ground beef from ranches we track ran from $7.25/lb (Joyce Farms) to $25.00/lb, middle listing $13.98/lb. Ribeye titles of every kind ran from $22.97/lb to $136.00/lb, middle $49.99/lb. That ribeye span includes Wagyu and dry-aged titles; the ribeye page separates them. Those ranch prices exclude shipping. Crowd Cow’s cowboy ribeye was $47.98/lb on Nov 8, 2026, for one pasture-raised steak, not a grass-finished claim.
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Questions
Is ButcherBox or Crowd Cow cheaper?
It depends what the box contains. ButcherBox Signature Medium is $179 for up to 21 lb, or $8.52/lb only if it hits that weight, and the box mixes chicken and pork (Nov 8, 2026). Crowd Cow’s Little Belt ground beef was $11.69/lb the same day.
Is either one grass-fed beef?
ButcherBox sells Australian 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef and US pasture-raised, grain-finished beef. Check the cut (Nov 8, 2026). Crowd Cow is a marketplace. The Little Belt ground beef page says pasture-raised with grain, not grass-finished.
How does shipping compare?
ButcherBox’s how-it-works page says shipping is free (Nov 8, 2026). Crowd Cow’s FAQ says standard shipping is free at $149 and $19.99 below that. Priority is an extra $39.99. Ranch shipping is separate and often varies by ZIP.
Which should I buy?
Pick ButcherBox for a recurring mixed box you don’t have to build. Pick Crowd Cow to choose named farms and individual cuts, including Wagyu. For one US ranch’s grass-fed beef by the cut, use the ranch prices on this site.
Do you earn money from either?
Not today. ButcherBox and Crowd Cow affiliate programs are not active for us, so these links are plain. The prices are unchanged either way.
Sources: ButcherBox FAQ and how-it-works, and Crowd Cow FAQ plus the four product pages linked above, all read Nov 8, 2026. Ranch prices are read from each ranch’s public catalog. Methodology. Full write-ups: ButcherBox review and Crowd Cow review.