G.E. Hawthorn Meat Company, Inc.

G.E. Hawthorn Meat Company, Inc. operates a very small USDA-inspected plant at 164 Guy Hawthorn Lane in Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas. The establishment holds numbers M10620 and V10620, with a grant of inspection date on file of March 24, 2022. FSIS lists its activities as meat slaughter and meat processing, with cattle and hogs reported as the species slaughtered under inspection.

The federal record places the plant in slaughter volume category 1.0, meaning under 1,000 head per year. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, as well as retail-exempt sales.

No website text is on file. The website listed for the establishment is a Facebook page, and search snippets describe sausage supplied to the Pancake Shop in Hot Springs and reference humane livestock processing and artisan butchery. Those secondary descriptions are not confirmed by the plant directly. Details beyond the federal record, including hours, pricing, booking practices, and product lists, are not yet on file.

The plant is listed with FSIS for both meat slaughter and meat processing, and reports cattle and hogs as the species slaughtered under inspection. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, so a producer may bring animals for processing returned in packages marked Not for Sale for the owner's own use. FSIS classifies the operation as very small, with slaughter volume under 1,000 head per year, so scheduling capacity is limited. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the sources on file. Farmers should contact the plant at (501) 762-2661 to confirm availability, as listed.

G.E. Hawthorn Meat Company, Inc. 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 establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which indicates meat sold directly to consumers at the premises. Secondary directory listings describe it as a butcher shop, and one snippet refers to its sausage being served at the Pancake Shop in Hot Springs. Retail hours, halves and quarters, bundles, shipping, and online ordering are not stated in the sources on file. Households should call (501) 762-2661 to confirm what is available for purchase.

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.