we buy about 100# of ground beef from a friend who butchers a couple of steers each year. I think the meat is sweeter and it is very lean. cooks up so well and do not have to drain the fat from it. I will admit that i do purchase ground beef from the store to mix into my lean ground beef when we will be making lots of hamburgers on the grill. I am not sure if the store bought is ground finer or if the fat in it, but the burgers stay together better when grilled.