Circle C Farm Abattoir & Butcher Shop, LLC

Circle C Farm Abattoir & Butcher Shop, LLC is a very small establishment in Felda, Hendry County, Florida, operating under USDA FSIS establishment numbers M45919 and P45919. The federal record lists meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry slaughter and poultry processing, with a grant of inspection date on file of February 10, 2021. The plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, and it also reports retail-exempt sales. Halal slaughter and kosher slaughter are both reported to FSIS. Species detail is not reported to FSIS.

The company website carries a notice across its pages stating that the Circle C Farm butcher shop closed in October 2024 and that the business does not sell meat or retail products, adding that hay availability varies by season. This conflicts with the continuing FSIS directory listing, which still shows slaughter and processing activities as listed. Buyers and farmers should treat the federal listing as a record of grant status rather than confirmation that harvest dates or retail sales are available.

A page on the company site describes the operation as combining red meat species, listed there as beef, pork, goat and sheep or lamb, with white meat poultry under one abattoir, and another site page describes harvesting and butchering aimed at yield from the customer's animal carcass. Those descriptions predate the closure notice now posted sitewide. Pricing, scheduling, cut and wrap terms, hours and current status beyond the federal record are not on file.

The federal record lists both meat and poultry slaughter along with custom-exempt slaughter, meaning animals owned by the customer can be processed and returned in packages marked Not for Sale. A page on the company site describes red meat species (beef, pork, goat, sheep and lamb) and poultry handled at the same abattoir, and states a goal of harvesting and butchering for the greatest yield from the animal carcass. However, the site now posts a notice that the butcher shop closed in October 2024. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, hanging weight charges and cut and wrap options are not stated in the sources. A farmer should call (239) 287-4032 to confirm whether any harvest work is being taken before hauling animals.

Circle C Farm Abattoir & Butcher Shop, 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 company website states plainly that the Circle C Farm butcher shop closed in October 2024 and that the business does not sell meat or retail products. It notes that hay availability varies by season. The federal record still shows retail-exempt sales reported to FSIS, so the two sources disagree. No retail hours, bundles, halves or quarters, shipping or online meat ordering are described in the current site text.

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.