Defiance 326, LLC

Defiance 326, LLC, doing business as Mike's Meat Market, is a USDA-inspected meat and poultry establishment at 18501 County Rd 27 in Sterling, Logan County, Colorado. It holds establishment numbers M34837, P34837, and V34837, with a grant of inspection dated May 25, 2017. FSIS lists the plant's activities as meat processing, meat slaughter, poultry processing, and voluntary meat processing and voluntary meat slaughter.

The plant reports cattle and hogs as the species it slaughters under federal inspection. FSIS classifies it as a very small establishment, and its reported slaughter volume falls in the lowest category, under 1,000 head per year. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales.

No website is on file for this establishment, and no first-party description of its operations was available. Details beyond the federal record, including hours, pricing, booking practices, product lists, and ownership history, are not yet on file. Farmers and households should call (970) 521-0430 to confirm what the plant handles and whether it is taking work.

The establishment is set up for both inspected and custom work. Under federal inspection it reports slaughtering cattle and hogs, and it also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which the animal remains the customer's property and the finished packages are marked Not for Sale. That custom option is the usual route for a producer processing beef or pork for personal use or for a herd share. FSIS lists the plant as very small with a slaughter volume under 1,000 head per year, so capacity is limited and scheduling should be arranged well ahead. Booking procedures, minimums, kill day schedules, cut and wrap options, hanging time, and fees are not stated in any source on file. Call (970) 521-0430 to confirm species accepted and lead times.

Defiance 326, 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 establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS and does business under the name Mike's Meat Market, which indicates over-the-counter meat sales at the Sterling location. No product list, bundle offerings, half or quarter beef options, delivery, shipping, or online ordering are described in any source on file, and hours are not stated. Households interested in buying should contact the plant directly at (970) 521-0430.

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.