Once Upon a Butcher Shop

Chapter One / Where It Began

In Honor of Our Beginnings

Our first shop on Tennessee Street is where it all started — a small space, a big dream, and a promise to treat every customer like family. These photos are kept here in honor of those beginnings.

Inside the original Heifer & Bull Butchery with fresh meat display cases — 01Our beginnings

Ryan and Laura, the owners of Heifer & Bull Butchery, behind the meat case — 02Ryan & Laura — your founders

Shelves of local specialty goods, sourdough sweets, preserves and a kids corner — 03Local goods, hand-picked shelf by shelf

In honor of our beginnings —

Chapter Two / 2025

The Grand Opening

Then came the day the doors swung open. Friends, family and neighbors from all over Cherokee County crowded in, the big red scissors came out, and Heifer & Bull Butchery officially became part of downtown Murphy.

Ribbon cutting ceremony with the community at Heifer & Bull Butchery in Murphy, NC — 04Ribbon cutting day, 2025 — thank you, Murphy

Ryan and Laura embracing in front of a wooden cross in the North Carolina mountains — 05Christ • Country • Community

Chapter Three / Behind the Counter

Cut Fresh, Every Day

Good meat is a craft. These are the cuts we're proud of — trimmed by hand, wrapped with care and ready for your family's table.

Thick-cut bone-in ribeye steaks at Heifer & Bull Butchery — 06Bone-in ribeyes

A whole fresh cut of beef resting on the butcher case — 07Fresh cuts daily

Vacuum-sealed bone-in ribeye steaks cut fresh in Murphy, NC — 08Cut & sealed for you

Fresh trout fillets in the seafood case at Heifer & Bull Butchery — 09Fresh seafood

Hummingbird cake in the bakery case at Heifer & Bull Butchery — 10Something sweet

Sourdough bagels in classic, everything, garlic asiago and cheddar bacon — 11Sourdough bagels

Chapter Four / Neighbors & Farms

Support Local Farms

Half the joy of a small shop is the people who fill it. Our shelves carry honey, eggs, milk, pickles and pantry goods from families and farms right here in the mountains.