Los Banos Abattoir Co., Inc.

Los Banos Abattoir Co., Inc. operates at 1312 W Pacheco Blvd in Los Banos, Merced County, California, under USDA FSIS establishment number M400. The federal record lists the plant for meat slaughter and meat processing, with cattle as the species slaughtered under inspection, and a grant of inspection date on file of October 15, 2021. FSIS classifies the operation as small and places it in slaughter volume category 2.0, meaning it reports more than the smallest tier of under 1,000 head per year. The plant reports retail-exempt sales and reports no custom-exempt activity.

The company website describes an expansion of the abattoir into a retail meat market, framed by the owning family as an effort to bring back the kind of neighborhood shop the town once had, with an emphasis on knowing repeat customers and on selling fresh beef. The site includes an online shop section. A third-party business listing describes the company as a wholesale meat packer since 1920 and references more than 100 years of operation, which is not stated on the plant's own website text on file and is not part of the federal record.

Because the plant reports no custom-exempt activity to FSIS, farmers should confirm directly whether animals can be brought in for custom slaughter and return of the meat to the owner. Booking practices, fees, cut and wrap options, hours, and pricing are not stated in the sources on file. Details beyond the federal record and the brief website text above are not yet on file with this registry.

The federal record lists Los Banos Abattoir Co., Inc. for meat slaughter and meat processing with cattle as the inspected species, at small size class and slaughter volume category 2.0. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS, and the sources on file say nothing about booking windows, lead times, minimums, kill fees, hanging weight pricing, or cut and wrap sheets. A farmer or rancher considering hauling animals here should contact the plant at the listed number to confirm whether livestock intake is available as listed and on what terms.

Los Banos Abattoir Co., Inc. 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 website states that the business expanded into a retail meat market, selling fresh beef, and describes a shop meant to feel like the local stores the owning family remembers. The site includes a shop section, and one page references a Meat Market drive-up service. A social media snippet mentions a two-piece 8 oz USDA Choice filet mignon offer on Thursdays and Fridays. Halves and quarters, bundles, delivery, and shipping are not mentioned 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.