The aim of study was to analyze the indicators characterizing level of realization of the concept of sustainable development in beef cattle farms. The study was covered 79 farms keeping beef cattle. Farms are assigned to three groups depending on the region. Based on the results, it was found that on farms in the Podkarpacie province has been disrupted implementation of the objectives of income equalization, and thus the living conditions of the rural population. In the south-west and north-east Poland beef farms reached an acceptable balance between societal, environmental and economic issues.