Blue Ribbon Processing, LLC

Blue Ribbon Processing, LLC operates at 208 East Santa Fe in Fowler, Colorado, in Otero County, under FSIS establishment numbers M8131, P8131, and V8131. The federal record lists meat processing, meat slaughter, poultry processing, and voluntary meat processing and slaughter activities, with a grant of inspection date on file of August 25, 2022. FSIS classifies the plant as very small, with a slaughter volume category of under 1,000 head per year, and lists cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison as species slaughtered under inspection. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are returned in packages marked Not for Sale, and retail-exempt sales.

The company website describes the business as a USDA inspected, community-based and family-first operation that specializes in the custom slaughter of beef and pork. It states that Blue Ribbon Processing occupies and continues the custom processing tradition first started by the generational family business Jensen's Blue Ribbon Processing, with updated equipment and a customer-focused outlook. The site also notes support for local agricultural education programs including FFA and 4-H.

Beyond beef and pork, the services page states the plant can process bison, yak, and wild game, and offers custom and standard cuts, cure, and in-house smoked and seasoned sausage, with nitrate-free seasoning available and vacuum sealing on finished packages. The site posts a note that as of October 1, 2025 the plant does not have the capacity to process wild game. USDA beef grading is offered for a stated fee of $35.00 per head.

The plant reports custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, and its website describes a tagging and tracking process so the customer picks up the same meat brought in, cut to order and vacuum packed. Posted slaughter fees include beef and yak at $130.00 for hanging weight under 1,000 pounds and $200.00 over 1,000 pounds, pork at $130.00, bison at $200.00, and lamb and goat at $120.00. Processing is listed at $1.45 per pound hanging weight for beef and yak, $1.50 for pork, $1.60 for bison, and $2.00 for lamb and goat. Additional listed charges include split half at $0.20 per pound hanging weight, boneless at $0.10 per pound hanging weight, single wrap, patties, jerky slices, cure at $1.25 per pound hanging weight for pork, kill and chill at $175 per animal, carcass chill at $10 per day, a $100 after hours fee, and a $100 rush fee. Smoked products carry minimums, generally 25 pounds for kolbassi, summer sausage, snack sticks, and jerky, 10 pounds for ground sausage and patties, and 25 pounds for links. USDA beef grading is available for $35.00 per head. The site directs customers to call to schedule an appointment. Prices are noted as subject to change with markets. FSIS lists the plant as very small with slaughter volume under 1,000 head per year, so scheduling capacity is not stated beyond that.

Blue Ribbon Processing, 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 states that Blue Ribbon Processing sells local beef and pork to consumers in bulk, by the individual cut, or in family-friendly bundles. Retail options listed include a custom whole or half beef, pre-cut quarters and eighths, limited beef by the cut, and whole, half, or BBQ hog sourced with local pork producers. Posted prices include whole beef at $6.74 per pound hanging weight, half beef at $6.88, whole bison at $7.78, half bison at $7.94, and whole or half pig at $4.70, along with per-pound prices for tongue, liver, heart, kidney, oxtail, fat, bones, and a range of sausages and beef sticks. Buyers are asked to contact the plant to order or stop in, and quarters, eighths, and cuts are noted as available in store with a call for availability. Delivery, shipping, and online checkout are not described in the sources.

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.