Colorado Lamb Processors

Colorado Lamb Processors operates under USDA establishment number M47194 at 1625 Agripark Road in Brush, Morgan County, Colorado. The federal record lists meat slaughter and meat processing activities, sheep and lamb as the species slaughtered under inspection, and a small size class. The grant of inspection date on file is October 15, 2020, and the plant reports both halal and kosher slaughter. No custom-exempt activity is reported, meaning the record does not show slaughter or processing of animals for an owner's personal use outside federal inspection.

The company website describes a lamb processing facility created by families with several generations in the sheep industry, naming the Raftopoulos family of Craig, Colorado and the Rule family of Brush, Colorado. According to the site, construction of the Brush facility was completed in 2020 and it opened for operation in March of that year. The site describes a stainless-steel plant designed for humane lamb harvest and lists services including harvest and processing to cut specifications, shipping and distribution, temperature-controlled cold storage, quality control, compliance and documentation, customer support, and by-product utilization.

Contact numbers differ between sources. The plant reports (970) 818-5175 to FSIS, while its website lists (970) 842-6555 and a mailing address of P.O. Box 307, Brush, CO 80723. FSIS places the establishment in slaughter volume category 4.0. The website does not state hours, prices, booking procedures, retail sales, or a product price list, so those details are not yet on file.

The federal record lists sheep and lamb as the species slaughtered under inspection, with both slaughter and processing activities and a small size class. No custom-exempt activity is reported, so animals brought here would be handled under federal inspection rather than as custom work for personal use. The website states the facility harvests lambs and processes various cuts per specifications, and that it serves local markets as well as broader distribution, but it does not state booking procedures, lead times, head minimums, kill day schedules, cut and wrap fees, or hanging weight pricing. Producers should contact the plant directly to confirm availability, since nothing in the sources indicates whether work is currently being accepted. The plant reports (970) 818-5175 to FSIS; its website lists (970) 842-6555.

Colorado Lamb Processors 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 sources do not describe a retail counter, halves or quarters, freezer bundles, online ordering, or home delivery. The website presents the operation as a lamb harvest, processing, and distribution facility supplying markets, and mentions customer support and shipping and distribution of lamb products, along with a note that minimal cuts are available from cold storage. Households interested in buying should contact the plant to ask what, if anything, is sold directly, since direct sales are not stated 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.