Superior Farms

Superior Farms operates a lamb slaughter and processing establishment at 6621 Midway Road in Dixon, Solano County, California. The plant is listed in the USDA FSIS directory under establishment numbers M2800 and P2800, doing business as Superior Packing and held by Transhumance Holding Co., Inc. FSIS records list both Meat Slaughter and Meat Processing activities, a grant of inspection date of 2021-09-10, and a small size class. The only species reported slaughtered under inspection is sheep and lamb, and the plant reports halal slaughter. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 4.0, indicating a scale well above the smallest single-species operations.

No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS, so the federal record does not indicate that the plant processes animals for return to their owners as custom work. The company website is oriented to American lamb marketing, retail, foodservice, and chef audiences rather than to local drop-off processing. It describes Superior Farms as an employee-owned company committed to the American lamb industry, states that all lamb from Superior Farms is certified halal, and notes that its Northern California facility is certified by Islamic Enterprises and Services of America while its Denver facility is certified by Halal Transactions of Omaha.

The website includes a lamb catalog page, a case-ready product reference, a Where to Buy section, a Ranchers section, and a contact form. Specific cut lists, prices, booking procedures, retail counter details, and hours are not stated in the material on file. Secondary business directory listings state that Superior Farms has marketed lamb products since 1963, though the company website on file does not repeat that date. Details beyond what is summarized here are not yet on file.

The plant reports sheep and lamb slaughter to FSIS at a volume category of 4.0 and reports no custom-exempt activity, which means the federal record does not show processing of animals for return to individual owners. The company website has a Ranchers section and Producer Resources links, indicating a supply relationship with lamb producers, but booking procedures, minimums, scheduling lead times, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the sources on file. Producers should contact the plant directly at (707) 693-2303 to learn what arrangements, if any, are available as listed.

Superior Farms 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 company website is directed at consumers, retailers, and chefs, with lamb recipes, a lamb catalog, and a Where to Buy section, which suggests product reaches households through retail rather than through direct on-site sales. No retail counter, halves or quarters, bundles, shipping, or online ordering is described in the sources on file. All lamb from Superior Farms is described on the website as certified halal, with the Northern California facility certified by Islamic Enterprises and Services of America.

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.