Yosemite Valley Beef Packing Co., Inc.

Yosemite Valley Beef Packing Co., Inc. operates at 970 E Sandy Mush Rd. in Merced, Merced County, California, under USDA FSIS establishment numbers M301 and V301. The federal record lists meat slaughter, meat processing, and export certification among its inspected activities, with cattle as the species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the plant as very small and places it in slaughter volume category 2.0, above the smallest tier of under 1,000 head per year. The grant of inspection date on file is March 23, 2022.

The plant reports halal slaughter to FSIS. It also reports retail-exempt sales, meaning some product may be sold directly at retail under that exemption. No custom-exempt activity is reported, so the federal record does not indicate that the plant slaughters or processes animals for return to individual owners as custom work. Export certification on file indicates the establishment is set up to certify product for foreign markets.

No website is on file for this establishment, and no website text was available for review. Secondary search results reference a related site at yvbeef.com describing Yosemite Valley Beef Packing Company Inc. as a meat processing company focused on food safety, a ZoomInfo listing stating the company was established in 2000 with facilities in Merced and Los Angeles, and a CCOF organic directory member page. These secondary items are not verified here. Details beyond the federal record, including hours, pricing, cut and wrap options, and retail offerings, are not yet on file.

The federal record lists cattle slaughter and meat processing under USDA inspection, so animals harvested here can yield product eligible for resale. However, no custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS, which means the plant is not recorded as doing custom slaughter or processing for return to an individual animal owner. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, minimums, kill fees, hanging weight charges, and cut and wrap terms are not stated in any source on file. Producers should contact the plant at (209) 383-4060 to confirm whether it takes outside livestock and on what terms.

Yosemite Valley Beef Packing 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 plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which indicates some retail activity, but no source on file describes a retail counter, halves or quarters, bundles, online ordering, shipping, or delivery. Hours are not stated. Households interested in buying should call (209) 383-4060 to ask what, if anything, is sold direct.

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.