Colorado Homestead Ranches

Colorado Homestead Ranches, doing business as Callaway's Packing, operates at 663 W 4th St in Delta, Colorado, in Delta County. The plant holds establishment number M7748A and is listed with USDA FSIS for Meat Processing and Meat Slaughter. FSIS classifies it as a very small establishment, and the grant of inspection date on file is August 15, 2024. Cattle are the species reported slaughtered under inspection, and the plant falls in FSIS slaughter volume category 1.0, meaning under 1,000 head per year. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS.

"Our USDA Inspected Processing Facility and Retail Store is located in Delta, Colorado," according to the establishment's website, which lists steaks and hamburger among the items carried in the store. A secondary business directory listing describes the operation as a USDA inspected custom processing facility in Western Colorado that sources cattle, and another directory describes livestock and poultry processing services serving the Western Slope. Those directory descriptions are not confirmed by the federal record, which reports cattle only and no custom-exempt activity.

The main website text was not retrievable at the time of this record, so details beyond the federal record and short search snippets are not yet on file. Pricing, scheduling, cut and wrap terms, hours, and ownership history are not stated in the available sources. Prospective customers should contact the plant at (970) 874-9743 to confirm current services.

The federal record lists this establishment for both Meat Slaughter and Meat Processing, with cattle reported as the species slaughtered under inspection and an annual slaughter volume category of under 1,000 head. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS, though a secondary directory listing describes the operation as a custom processing facility. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, hanging weight charges, and cut and wrap options are not stated in the available sources. Farmers should call (970) 874-9743 to confirm whether animals are being scheduled and under what terms.

Colorado Homestead Ranches 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 establishment's website states that its USDA inspected processing facility and retail store are located in Delta, Colorado, and that the store carries steaks and hamburger. A secondary listing describes the operation as sourcing high quality cattle. Whether halves, quarters, bundles, delivery, shipping, or online ordering are offered is not stated in the available 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.