North Bay Butchers, LLC

North Bay Butchers, LLC operates under USDA FSIS establishment numbers M47592 and P47592 at 4472 Manor Lane, Petaluma, California, in Sonoma County. The federal record lists meat slaughter, meat processing, and poultry processing activities, with a grant of inspection date on file of April 22, 2024. FSIS classes the plant as very small, and its reported slaughter volume category is under 1,000 head per year. Species slaughtered under inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale.

The company website describes itself as a USDA-certified mobile harvest facility offering cut and wrap and delivery for Sonoma, Marin, and surrounding counties, while the federal record lists the fixed Petaluma address above. The website states the business was founded to reduce stress on livestock, increase attention to quality, and assist local farmers and ranchers in bringing their meats to market, and that it can also assist with local protein sourcing for restaurants, schools, and hotels. The services page describes USDA-inspected harvest of cattle, sheep, goats, and hogs, a humane handling plan, and harvest carried out at a trailer. Cut and wrap is listed as available for cattle, sheep, goats, hogs, and chicken.

A retail shop section on the website lists beef, chicken, dry aged beef, and tallow categories with per kilogram prices, including ground beef, beef patties, whipped beef tallow, picanha, tenderloin, and 30 day dry aged bone-in ribeye, bone-in New York strip, and New York strip. Hours, ownership details, and founding year are not stated in the sources on file. A contact phone of 415-328-3429 and email address info@northbaybutchers.com are published on the website, matching the phone number in the federal record.

The website publishes harvest rates of $220 per head for cattle, $130 per head for hogs, and $75 per head for sheep and goats, stating these rates include offal and disposal but not delivery, with hog heads included. Cut and wrap is listed at $1.65 per pound for cattle and for hogs, $100 per head for sheep and goats, and $4 per bird for poultry (chicken), with bulk sausage at $2.50 per pound, large links at $3.75 per pound, small links at $5.50 per pound, and custom label setup at $50. Processing is stated to include cryovac bags and cardboard packaging, with product packaged in 3mil cryovac bags carrying the customer's logo on the label and boxed for delivery to local cold storage. Delivery is priced at $30 for a beef carcass to a local plant, $10 for a hog carcass, $5 for a sheep or goat carcass, and $30 per pallet for local boxed meat delivery. The website states finished carcasses can be cut and wrapped in house or delivered to the cut and wrap of the customer's choice, and names Roundman's Smoke House for smoking. Booking procedures, lead times, and scheduling minimums are not stated in the sources on file. The plant reports custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS in addition to inspected slaughter.

North Bay Butchers, 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 website includes an online shop with product categories for beef, chicken, dry aged beef, and tallow, listing items such as ground beef, beef patties, whipped beef tallow, picanha, tenderloin, drumsticks, wings, and 30 day dry aged steaks, with prices given per kilogram. Delivery of boxed retail cuts or primals to local cold storage facilities is described, and the website invites inquiries about other delivery options. Sales of halves or quarters, shipping to homes, and retail counter hours 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.