Burkesville is the county seat of Cumberland County, a town the 2010 census put at 1,521 people and it’s claim to fame is that the first commercial oil well in the United States was dug three miles north of it back in 1829. Today the excitement is ribeyes. J&S Fat Daddy Meats is setting up out front of Potters Ace Hardware on Keen Street for a one day Steak & Seafood Extravaganza and I’m fixin to go see about it.
J&S Has Already Run This Same Sale In Walton And Florence
J&S describes itself as a Tennessee-based company and it’s Facebook page puts it in Maryville. Most of what it does is home delivery of steak, chicken, seafood and pork bundles. The Extravaganza is the part that travels. They’ve parked it at the Tractor Supply in Walton on an August 3 and at the Tractor Supply in Florence on a May 5 and both of those stops carried the same headline deal of 20 ribeyes for $39.99, the same 11 to 6 hours and the same rain or shine promise. So Burkesville is getting the regular show, with the price rounded up a penny.
Here Is Where They Will Be And How You Can Pay
- Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2026
- Hours posted: 11 AM to 6 PM, rain or shine
- Place: out front of Potters Ace Hardware, 228 Keen St, Burkesville, KY 42717
- Pay with: cash, credit, debit, CashApp, Zelle, Venmo or EBT
- The store itself: Ace lists Potters as open 7 AM to 7 PM on weekdays
Mind Which Clock Those Hours Are On
Burkesville keeps Central time. Drive east toward Monticello and you cross over into Eastern and Maryville, where J&S comes from, is on Eastern too. Since the listing don’t say which clock it means, I’d plan on getting there early. Nobody ever missed a sale by showing up an hour ahead.
Work The Ribeye Deal Out By The Pound
Twenty ribeyes for $40 is $2 a steak and that number tells you nothing until you know what a steak weighs. J&S hasn’t posted a weight, so I can’t tell you what theirs come to. What I can tell you is how this kind of deal has gone elsewhere. A Cincinnati TV station, WCPO, bought a $40 box of 20 at a different outfit’s parking lot tent and the chef who opened it called the steak “really small and really thin.” Folks who’ve bought similar boxes from other sellers report steaks of about 3 ounces apiece.
Here’s the sum at a couple of sizes:
- At 3 ounces each: 20 steaks is 3.75 pounds, which works out to about $10.67 a pound
- At 4 ounces each: 20 steaks is 5 pounds, which works out to $8 a pound
- For comparison: Walmart’s site lists Choice Angus ribeye at $20.97 a pound
So even a thin steak can still be cheap by the pound. It just won’t be the thick one you had in mind for the grill. The first thing I aim to ask is the weight on the box.
That same WCPO reporter got pitched $300 worth of frozen steaks before he ever got his $40 box, at that other tent. I don’t know how J&S sells, but I’d settle on what I mean to spend before I walk up. Their buy one get one on family variety bundles don’t have a price posted either, so that’s the second thing to ask.
The Rest Of The List Runs From Chicken Packs To Lobster Tail
J&S says everything is sourced and processed in the USA and that there’s a new local selection this time.
- Family variety bundles
- Steak variety bundles and prime grade steak bundles
- Chicken family packs
- Pork variety packs
- Seafood combos
- Wagyu burgers
- Shrimp, scallops and lobster tail
Their Walton and Florence stops also advertised 2 pounds of king crab legs for $40 to $45. Crab legs ain’t on the Burkesville list, so ask if you were hoping.
Veterans And First Responders Get A Discount Today
November 11 is Veterans Day and J&S lists a discount for veterans and first responders. The size of it ain’t posted and neither is what they’ll want to see, so carry your ID.
I’ll be back on here with what the box weighed and what went home in the cooler.
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