Johansen's Quality Meats

Johansen's Quality Meats, also listed as Johansen Quality Meats or Johansen's Meats, operates at 4476 County Road P in Orland, California, in Glenn County. The establishment holds USDA FSIS establishment numbers M9008 and P9008, with a grant of inspection date on file of June 15, 2018. FSIS lists its activities as meat processing and meat slaughter and classifies it as Very Small. Species slaughtered under inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, sheep and lamb. The plant's reported slaughter volume category is 1, meaning under 1,000 head per year. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS.

The establishment's website describes it as a family owned slaughterhouse and processing plant since 1914, providing ranchers and growers with USDA inspected processing of beef. The site states that every package of meat carries the stamp of inspection, that all processing and packaging follow USDA standards, and that packages are vacuum packed. Custom cutting and labeling are described as available. Note that FSIS reports slaughter of cattle as well as sheep and lamb, while the website text discusses beef processing specifically.

The website lists hours of Monday through Friday, 8am to 4pm, excluding holidays, and a phone number of (530) 865-2103 for contact or to leave a message. No retail counter, bundle sales, shipping, or online ordering is described in the material on file. Pricing, scheduling lead times, and other buyer details beyond the federal record and the website statements above are not yet on file.

The website states the plant provides ranchers and growers with USDA inspected processing of beef, with the stamp of inspection on every package, and that custom cutting and labeling are available. FSIS lists both meat slaughter and meat processing activities, with cattle and sheep and lamb reported as species slaughtered under inspection. Reported slaughter volume is under 1,000 head per year, and FSIS size class is Very Small, so capacity is limited. No custom-exempt (not for sale) processing is reported to FSIS, meaning work is done under federal inspection as listed. Booking procedures, minimums, deposits, kill dates, and cut and wrap fees are not stated in the sources. Growers should call (530) 865-2103 to confirm availability.

Johansen's Quality Meats operates under a federal grant of inspection, so product from this plant can be sold anywhere in the United States, which matters if you sell online or across a state line. FSIS does not list a custom-exempt activity for this plant.

The sources describe the establishment as a slaughterhouse and processing plant serving ranchers and growers, with all packages vacuum packed for lasting freshness and stamped with the USDA mark of inspection. The material on file does not state whether there is a retail counter, whether halves or quarters or bundles are sold directly, or whether delivery, shipping, or online ordering is offered. Households interested in buying should call the listed number to ask.

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.