Haass' Family Butcher Shop, Inc.

Haass' Family Butcher Shop, Inc. operates at 3997 Hazlettville Rd. in Dover, Kent County, Delaware, under establishment numbers M8892, P8892, and V8892. The federal record lists the plant for meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry processing, and voluntary meat slaughter and processing, with a grant of inspection date on file of August 25, 2021. FSIS classifies the plant as small and places it in slaughter volume category 2.0, above the smallest tier of under 1,000 head per year. Species reported slaughtered under inspection are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales.

The shop's website describes the business as a family butcher shop and slaughter house established in 1955, stating that Delawareans have relied on the Haass family for over 64 years. The site says skilled butchers hand cut and trim meats and that the shop specializes in custom cuts of beef and pork, steaks, chops, briskets, and ribs. It also lists homemade sausages and brats, fresh and smoked hams in spiral-cut, boneless, and bone-in forms, beef jerky in peppered, sweet and spicy, and teriyaki, chicken and turkey items, and fresh and frozen seafood.

The website carries an online shop listing 113 products, including 43 beef items, and a processing section that references custom beef, hog, and lamb processing. Beyond product names, the site pages fetched contain little detail on booking, scheduling, fees, or cut and wrap options, so those details are not yet on file.

The federal record shows meat slaughter and processing under inspection for cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison, plus custom-exempt slaughter for animals owned by the customer, with those packages marked Not for Sale. The website's processing section references custom beef, hog, and lamb processing. FSIS places the plant in slaughter volume category 2.0, above the under 1,000 head per year tier. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, cut and wrap charges, and hanging weight pricing are not stated in the sources on file. Producers should call (302) 734-5447 to confirm scheduling and whether work is being taken, as listed.

Haass' Family Butcher Shop, Inc. 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 shop reports retail-exempt sales and its website describes a retail butcher counter with hand cut steaks, chops, roasts, briskets, and ribs, along with homemade sausages and brats, hams, bacon, beef jerky, poultry, and fresh and frozen seafood. An online shop lists 113 products, including 43 beef items. The website lists cash, MasterCard, and Visa as payment types. Halves and quarters, freezer bundles, delivery, and shipping are not described 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.