Creekstone Farms

Who's behind it

Creekstone Farms started in 1995 as the brand of John and Carol Stewart and has run its own slaughterhouse in Arkansas City, Kansas since 2003. The company is now part of the Japanese Marubeni. Creekstone works with one breed: one hundred percent Black Angus, born and raised in the USA, supplied by long-standing family farms with strict genetic selection. The cattle graze in Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma and spend roughly their last hundred days on a ration of grains and corn. The feed is plant-based, and the animals are raised without growth hormones or preventive antibiotics. Every animal can be traced from birth to butchering.

Prime and Choice in numbers

Around 85 percent of production grades USDA Choice or higher, and about 12 percent grades USDA Prime. The industry average for Prime is about 2 percent. That consistency comes from one breed, one plant and third-party checks through the USDA G programs, which verify the quality claims independently.

The slaughterhouse was designed by Temple Grandin, the best-known name in animal-friendly handling, and the natural Black Angus program carries the Certified Humane mark. In 2004 Creekstone became the first American slaughterhouse to build its own BSE testing lab. It went to the court of appeals against the USDA for the right to test all its animals.

For you, that means the same marbling, color and bite, crate after crate.

On your meat menu

Black Angus from the USA is a name your guests recognize, so put the origin on the menu. The ribeye and the côte de boeuf sell well. Bavette, chuck flap and brisket have the same marbling at a lower purchase price, which keeps your margin sharp. Pair a cut on the bone for the table with a second cut you work yourself.