Ralphs Ranches, Inc.

Ralphs Ranches, Inc., doing business as Prather Ranch, is a very small USDA-inspected establishment at 1825 West Ball Mountain Road in Macdoel, Siskiyou County, California. It holds establishment number M18957 for both meat slaughter and meat processing, with a grant of inspection date on file of September 8, 2021. The species reported slaughtered under inspection is cattle.

The plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it also reports retail-exempt sales. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 1.0, which corresponds to fewer than 1,000 head per year. Secondary directory listings describe the business as a beef cattle ranching and farming corporation in Macdoel providing livestock slaughter and processing services in the Siskiyou County area.

No website is on file for this establishment, and details beyond the federal record are not yet on file. Hours, pricing, booking practices, cut and wrap options, and retail availability are not stated in the available sources. Prospective customers should contact the plant directly at (530) 398-4184 to confirm what is offered.

The establishment is listed with FSIS for both meat slaughter and meat processing, with cattle as the reported species slaughtered under inspection. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, so animals owned by the customer can be processed with packages marked Not for Sale. FSIS places it in slaughter volume category 1.0, under 1,000 head per year, and in the Very Small size class. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, minimums, kill fees, hanging weight charges, and cut and wrap options are not stated in the sources on file. Farmers should call (530) 398-4184 to confirm species accepted and current scheduling, as listed.

Ralphs Ranches, 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 plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which allows some direct sales of meat, but no sources on file describe a retail counter, halves and quarters, bundle offerings, online ordering, delivery, or shipping. No website is on file. Households interested in buying should contact the establishment directly at (530) 398-4184 to ask what, if anything, 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.