Colorado Custom Meat Company, LLC

Colorado Custom Meat Company, LLC operates at 443 4th Street in Kersey, Weld County, Colorado, under USDA FSIS establishment numbers M6161 and V6161. The federal record lists meat processing, meat slaughter, and voluntary processing and slaughter of meat, with a grant of inspection date on file of April 21, 2022. FSIS classifies the plant as very small and places it in slaughter volume category 2.0. Species slaughtered under inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, retail-exempt sales, and halal slaughter.

The company's website describes the business as started by four owners: an experienced plant operator, a second generation feed lot owner, and two local businessmen. The site states the company opened in April of 2022 upon the purchase of the long standing Steving Meats in Kersey, and that its goal was to help alleviate the processing backlog affecting producers and consumers. The site describes custom meat processing of beef, hogs, lambs and goat, noting that goat is included among the species handled, while the species list reported to FSIS names cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb.

Contact numbers differ between sources. The federal record lists 716-297-4888 x102, while the website header lists 970-356-2333 and the contact page also shows 970-792-9892. The website directs customers not to use its contact form for orders and instead to use the cut sheet forms on the services page or to call. Regular business hours are not stated in the sources on file.

The plant reports both federally inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, so producers can have their own animals processed with packages marked Not for Sale. Species reported to FSIS are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb; the website also lists goat. The website states that all meat is hand cut and vacuum packed to the customer's desired cuts, that a 14 day hang is typical, and that customers may call for additional hang. Separate beef, hog, and lamb/goat cut sheets are provided on the services page, and the site asks customers to call for schedule availability rather than using the general contact form for orders. Slaughter and processing fees, deposit requirements, booking lead times, and any minimums are not stated in the sources on file. Halal slaughter is reported to FSIS; no further detail on halal arrangements appears on the website.

Colorado Custom Meat Company, 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 the company sells whole and half beef and hogs, processed and packaged per the buyer's cut sheet, and asks customers to call for availability and to describe what they are looking for. It also notes that a retail freezer at the facility is coming soon, upon availability. The establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS. Online ordering, shipping, delivery, bundles, and prices 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.