Western Meat Processing, Inc.

Western Meat Processing, Inc. operates at 725 Zeff Road in Modesto, Stanislaus County, California, under USDA FSIS establishment numbers M44824, P44824, and V44824. The federal record lists activities in meat processing, meat slaughter, poultry processing, voluntary meat processing, and voluntary meat slaughter, with a grant of inspection dated February 19, 2021. FSIS classifies the plant as very small.

The species reported slaughtered under inspection is sheep and lamb, and the FSIS slaughter volume category is 1, meaning under 1,000 head per year. The plant reports halal slaughter, custom-exempt slaughter of animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and retail-exempt sales.

The website on file is a Facebook page, and no website text was available for this record. A secondary business listing states the plant sells USDA boxed beef, and a review-site listing references a menu, but these claims are not confirmed by the federal record or by first-party website text. Details beyond the federal record are not yet on file. The listed telephone number is (209) 521-1843.

The federal record lists both inspected and custom-exempt slaughter, with sheep and lamb as the species slaughtered under inspection and a volume category under 1,000 head per year. Custom-exempt work means animals owned by the customer are processed and packages are marked Not for Sale. Halal slaughter is reported to FSIS. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the sources on file. Farmers would need to contact the plant at (209) 521-1843 to confirm current availability and terms.

Western Meat Processing, 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 indicates some direct sales activity, and a secondary business listing states it sells USDA boxed beef. A review-site listing references a menu. Retail hours, specific bundles, halves or quarters, delivery, shipping, and online ordering 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.