Florida Beef, Inc.

Florida Beef, Inc. operates a USDA-inspected cattle slaughter and meat processing plant at 571 West Kings Highway in Center Hill, Sumter County, Florida. The establishment is listed with FSIS under establishment number M96, with a grant of inspection date on file of December 20, 2022. FSIS classifies the plant as small and lists its activities as meat slaughter and meat processing, with cattle as the species slaughtered under inspection. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 3.0. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS, meaning the federal record does not show custom processing for individual livestock owners at this location.

The company website describes Florida Beef as a business rooted in the Lee Family of Bacon County, South Georgia, where cattle ranching developed in the area known as Wiregrass Country. The site recounts that in the 1940s slaughtered animals had to be hauled roughly 30 miles to Waycross for inspection before sale to local markets. The company states that it operates two production facilities in Florida supported by a network of cattle ranches and regional livestock markets across the southern United States, and that it emphasizes animal welfare, food safety, traceability, and environmental stewardship.

The website presents the business as a supplier of customized beef solutions to the beef industry rather than as a retail counter, noting production flexibility in packaging formats and types. A secondary listing describes Florida Beef as providing beef products to restaurants, fast food outlets, stores, and meat product producers. Specific cuts, pricing, booking procedures, hours, and retail options are not stated in the sources on file.

The federal record lists Florida Beef, Inc. as a small establishment doing meat slaughter and meat processing with cattle as the inspected species, and reports no custom-exempt activity. The website states that the company's facilities are supported by a network of cattle ranches and regional livestock markets throughout the southern United States, which suggests sourcing through commercial channels rather than individual drop-off. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, minimums, kill fees, hanging weight charges, and cut and wrap terms are not stated in any source on file. A producer considering hauling cattle here would need to contact the plant directly to confirm whether it takes outside animals and on what terms.

Florida Beef, Inc. 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.

No retail counter, freezer sales, halves or quarters, bundles, shipping, or online ordering are described in the sources on file. The website presents the company as supplying customized beef products to the beef industry, and a secondary listing describes it as serving restaurants, fast food outlets, stores, and meat product producers. Households interested in buying directly would need to contact the company, since direct-to-consumer sales are not stated anywhere in the available material.

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.