Mary's Ranch

Mary's Ranch, doing business as Cabrera's Slaughterhouse and marketed online as Matadero Cabrera, operates under USDA establishment number M18911 at 16301 NW 122nd Avenue in Miami, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. FSIS lists the plant for meat processing and meat slaughter, classifies it as small, and shows a grant of inspection date on file of October 13, 2021. The species reported to FSIS as slaughtered under inspection is sheep and lamb, and the plant reports custom-exempt processing. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 3.0. The company website uses a Hialeah, FL mailing description for the same street address and states the business became a state-inspected facility in 1980 and a USDA federal plant in 1991, while one page on the site cites 1994; the federal record shows the current grant date as 2021.

The website describes a family business established in 1978 by Rodolfo and Gracia Cabrera and operated today by six family members: Rodolfo Cabrera Jr., Ana Cabrera, Rodolfo T. Cabrera, Joanna Desten, Jack Cabrera, and Ralfy Cabrera. The site describes HACCP plans, Critical Control Points, and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures, and states the operation is SQF certified through annual independent audits. Products advertised include whole pig (lechon), whole lamb, whole goat, guinea fowl, and tamales, with a shop page listing goats, lambs, pigs, bull, chicken, and guinea as animal selections. Note that the species reported to FSIS for slaughter under inspection is sheep and lamb only.

Online ordering is described as open for pickup at the facility, with product sold fresh-frozen and frozen within days of processing. The site states shipping is limited to Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky. Holiday reservations for Noche Buena, Christmas, Easter, and Eid are taken in person or by phone rather than online, and one page states holiday ordering will become available later in the season. Details beyond the federal record and the company website are not on file.

The federal record shows Mary's Ranch as a small establishment doing both meat slaughter and meat processing, with sheep and lamb reported as the species slaughtered under inspection, and it reports custom-exempt processing. The website mentions custom burning and cutting available in-facility and advises customers to ask when they arrive. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges for livestock owners are not stated in the sources. Farmers should call (305) 558-9624 to confirm what species and services are being accepted.

Mary's Ranch reports custom-exempt processing 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 website sells whole pig, whole lamb, whole goat, guinea fowl, and tamales, with listed prices including Everyday Whole Pig at $103.84 to $482.79, 6 lb bagged lamb at $60.00, and 6 lb bagged goat at $60.00. Online orders are placed for pickup at the facility: the site states buyers receive an order number to bring to the office. Product is described as fresh-frozen, frozen within days of processing, and never aged. Shipping is stated as limited to FL, GA, AL, SC, NC, TN, VA, and KY. Holiday reservations for Noche Buena, Christmas, Easter, and Eid are taken in person only and by phone, not online.

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.