Ivan Minks
Ranch Owner and Founder
Personally knows, manages and inspects every animal before processing. Combines genetics, nutrition and health management with regenerative agriculture practices.
Thousand Hills Cattle Ranch
4.6from 26 Google reviewsPasture raised, pasture finished beef and farm shopBarnesville, Lamar County
Thousand Hills Cattle Ranch at Barnesville, Georgia raises pasture raised, pasture finished beef with no hormones or antibiotics, sold dry aged from its own ranch store.
Thousand Hills Cattle Ranch is Ivan and Wanda Minks' beef cattle ranch at Barnesville, Georgia, raising cattle that are pasture raised and pasture finished on natural forages of native grasses and legumes, with a free choice supplement of grains, vitamins and minerals available so the cattle choose what they eat.
The ranch uses no antibiotics, no hormones and no vaccines, and began as certified organic before moving to its own natural production. Animals are processed at about 30 months at a local, family run, organic certified abattoir, then dry aged for two weeks.
The ranch store, built on the ranch in 2023, sells the beef in all cuts plus the ranch's own jerky, snack sticks and summer sausage, alongside sourced pork from Thompson Farms, Claxton chicken, pasture raised eggs from WAGS Ranch, tinned and frozen seafood, Georgia pantry staples and raw milk from Farm House Naturals in Barnesville. It opens Thursday and Friday 9am to 6pm and Saturday 10am to 4pm, with shipping to Georgia and surrounding states.
What they sell
- Pasture finished beef
- Dry aged beef
- Beef jerky
- Summer sausage
- Ranch boxes
- Pastured pork
- Chicken
- Tinned seafood
- Pantry staples
- Raw milk
Plan your visit
- You can visit in person
- Delivers locally
Meet the farm team
From the community
4.6
From 26 Google reviews
10 September 2026
Very sweet. Ladies, that work inside the store, awesome. Ladies, they have a large variety of everything.All kinds of meats.
3 September 2026
Cool little place with a good selection of meats.The staff is very friendly and helpful.The quality of the meat is far superior to a grocery store.
20 August 2026
I absolutely love Thousand Hills Cattle Ranch! The owners are wonderful, and they have the best-quality beef around. Their chicken and pork are also excellent, and their beef sticks are my absolute favorite. You can really taste the quality in everything they sell. I highly recommend checking them out!
