Thompson Sausage Co.

Thompson Sausage Co. operates under USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service establishment number M44299 at 987 Halls Chapel Rd in Alexandria, Alabama, in Calhoun County. The federal record lists the plant for both Meat Slaughter and Meat Processing, with a grant of inspection date on file of April 29, 2022. FSIS classifies the establishment as Very Small, and its reported slaughter volume falls in the lowest category, under 1,000 head per year.

The plant reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under federal inspection. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales. Secondary directory listings describe the business as offering slaughter and processing services serving the area around Anniston, and the business also appears under the name Thompson's Meat Processing Co at the same address.

The website on file is a Facebook page, and no website text was available for this record. Details beyond the federal record, including hours, pricing, scheduling, cut and wrap options, and retail inventory, are not yet on file. Buyers and producers should contact the plant directly at (256) 820-3138 to confirm what is offered.

The federal record lists Thompson Sausage Co. for slaughter of cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb, both under federal inspection and on a custom-exempt basis, where the animal remains the property of the customer and the resulting packages are marked Not for Sale. FSIS places the plant in the smallest slaughter volume category, under 1,000 head per year, and classifies it as Very Small, so capacity is limited relative to larger regional plants. Booking lead times, drop-off procedures, kill day schedules, hanging weight pricing, and cut and wrap fees are not stated in any source on file. Producers should call (256) 820-3138 to confirm species accepted and scheduling before hauling animals.

Thompson Sausage Co. 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 indicates some direct sales of meat to household customers. No source on file describes a retail counter, store hours, bundles, halves or quarters, online ordering, delivery, or shipping. Households interested in buying should contact the establishment directly to learn what is available.

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.