D&S Quality Beef, LLC

D&S Quality Beef, LLC operates at 2597 County Road 58 in Albertville, Alabama, in DeKalb County, under USDA FSIS establishment number M1329. The federal record lists the plant for both meat slaughter and meat processing, with cattle and hogs reported as the species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the operation as very small, and the reported slaughter volume category is under 1,000 head per year. The grant of inspection on file is dated May 9, 2023.

In addition to federally inspected work, the plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer and returns packages marked Not for Sale. It also reports retail-exempt sales. Secondary listings describe D&S Quality Beef, LLC as a family owned business established in 2020 that raises cattle, and the business maintains a website at dsqualitybeef.com and a Facebook page.

No website text was available for this record, so details beyond the federal record and those brief secondary listings are not yet on file. Farmers and household buyers should contact the plant directly at (256) 659-4417 to confirm current services, scheduling, and availability.

The federal record lists D&S Quality Beef as a very small establishment performing both slaughter and processing, with cattle and hogs reported as the species slaughtered under inspection and an annual slaughter volume category of under 1,000 head. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, so producers can have their own animals processed and returned in packages marked Not for Sale. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the sources on file, and no statement about current availability is made here. Call (256) 659-4417 to confirm.

D&S Quality Beef, LLC reports custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, which means it can process an animal a customer already owns (a whole, half, or share bought before slaughter) and return it in packages marked Not for Sale. Most small farms have one or two plants they book with, and the plant's calendar decides the delivery date.

The plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which generally allows direct sales of meat to household buyers at the establishment. Secondary listings describe the business as family owned, established in 2020, and raising its own cattle, and the business maintains a website at dsqualitybeef.com. Specific retail hours, available cuts, bundles, halves and quarters, delivery, shipping, and online ordering are not stated in the sources on file.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.