Our Team

Nebraska Star Beef® is owned and operated by the Klute family from Kearney, Nebraska. The employees of Nebraska Star Beef® are all members of the Klute family, with the exception of 2. We have been raising corn and cattle in Nebraska for 4 generations – we are family farmers.

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Dale & Shawna Klute

Dale is “the boss” and Shawna is his wife. They help keep us on the straight and narrow and our focus on product quality and building a functional business. Dale has been in the cattle business all of his life and has kept a narrow focus on producing the best beef in the world – Dale is the reason the quality is so good. Besides working hard, Dale and Shawna spend a lot of time with the grandkids and at sporting events. GBR!!

“Uncle Dan” Klute

Dale’s little brother, Dan’s primary focus is sales. Dan has been in Sales most of his adult life, but his first calling was radio. We’d never say that Uncle Dan has a face for radio, but he does have a pretty good radio voice and an encyclopedic knowledge of music. That is surpassed only by his love of cooking.

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Chandler Klute

Dale and Shawna’s youngest son. If you are one of the thousands of folks who has ordered our products from our website or amazon, Chandler is the guy who picked, packed, and shipped your order. Chandler shares ownership in Nebraska Star Beef and helps Dale and Shawna run the family restaurants – Joy’s Table and Angus Burgers and Shakes. Chandler is a former collegiate athlete and works with a growing number of college and professional athletic teams who purchase Lucky Beef Jerky.

Jaysie Grabenstein

The first non-family employee … but she might as well be family. Jaysie has been involved with Nebraska Star Beef since the earliest days of Steve & Joe at the kitchen table. We were very lucky to get her hired away from her first post-college job a couple years later and now she is the keeper of websites, catalog and most all marketing efforts. She works with us full time now, but resides in Colorado.

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Kayla Pfister

Dale and Shawna’s daughter, Kayla, is the queen of Quickbooks and makes sure the books stay clean and tidy. Kayla is also very active in coordinating production and making sure that we’ve got plenty of inventory to ship to our growing customer base. Kayla also shares in ownership of Nebraska Star Beef. Like the rest of the crew, she wears lots of hats, and if you call in with a customer service question, issue, or just to learn more…there is a very good chance you’ll be talking with Kayla.

Steve Johnson

Dale & Shawna’s nephew and cousin to all except Jaysie and Elvis, Steve came to work  for Nebraska Star Beef on Jan 1, 2011 from an unlikely background. At that point in time, when it came to cattle, Steve only knew which end food went in and where it came out. Today, Steve helps Jaysie make sure the sales, marketing, and website are on-point and takes care of product development projects and even drives truck from time to time.

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Derek & Katie Story

Derek & Katie Story are the other husband/wife duo on the Nebraska Star Beef team. In addition to being Katie’s husband, Derek is one of Dale and Shawna’s sons and helps out in the distribution center and handles the majority of the deliveries to restaurants. Katie helps out in the office and in addition to keeping the company Facebook pages looking sharp, she handles various other day to day tasks from customer service to accounting.

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Jordan Sanchez

Jordan’s primary function is comic relief but he also helps with book keeping, order shipping, assembling products – like seasoning kits – and pretty much anything else that needs to be done. Jordan is also active in developing sales accounts with collegiate and professional athletic organizations.

Steaks

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Ribeye

NY Strip

Top Sirloin

Bottom Sirloin / Boston Strip

T-Bone / Porterhouse

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Best Sellers

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Roasts & BBQ

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Wagyu

8oz Filet

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Steaks

Filet Mignon

Ribeye

NY Strip

Top Sirloin

Bottom Sirloin / Boston Strip

Flank Steak

Skirt Steak

Tenderized Round Steaks

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Short Ribs

Brisket

Prime Rib

Chuck Roast

Rump Roast

Eye Round Roast

Inside Round Roast

Tri-tip

Kabob Meat

Hanger

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Slab Jerky

1.5oz Bags
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Beef Sticks

1.25oz Snack Sticks

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Original

Cheddar Cheese

Jalapeno Cheddar

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Signature® Seasoning

Signature® Salt + Pepper

Signature® Universal (Lower Sodium)

Signature® SPG (Salt, Pepper, Garlic)

Signature® BBQ Dry Rub

Signature® Horseradish Prime Rib Rub

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BBQ

"The Heat"

Original

Peppered

Red Pepper

Sweet & Spicy

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BBQ

"The Heat"

Original

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Red Pepper

Sweet & Spicy

Teriyaki

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Gear

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Partner Products

Soup & Beef Bundles

Stacy Lynn's Cinnamon Rolls

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NSB Gear

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Ball Caps

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