Nettles Sausage Inc

Nettles Sausage Inc operates at 190 SW County Road 240 in Lake City, Columbia County, Florida, under USDA establishment numbers M11159 and P11159. The federal record lists the plant for meat processing, meat slaughter, and poultry processing, with a grant of inspection date on file of July 19, 2021. FSIS classifies the operation as small. Hogs are the species reported as slaughtered under inspection, and the reported slaughter volume category is under 1,000 head per year.

The company website describes Nettles Sausage, Inc. as a third generation, USDA approved business that has been in Columbia County since 1945, using the line "Country Made by Country Folks." The site describes the operation as a pork and beef processing plant carrying a full line of quality meats, with smoked sausage as its signature product. According to the site, Nettles Sausage services stores throughout Florida, parts of southern Alabama, South Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. The website also runs an online store with a "Start Shopping" entry point and a "Find Us" page listing serving locations across the South.

The plant also reports custom exempt slaughter to FSIS, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail exempt sales. Note that the website describes pork and beef processing while the federal record lists hogs as the species slaughtered under inspection and also shows poultry processing activity. Hours, pricing, booking procedures, and cut and wrap details are not stated in the sources on file.

The federal record shows Nettles Sausage Inc reporting both inspected slaughter and custom exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale. Hogs are the species reported as slaughtered under inspection, and FSIS places the plant in the smallest slaughter volume category, under 1,000 head per year. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, cut and wrap charges, and whether beef or poultry animals are accepted for slaughter are not stated in the sources on file. Farmers should call (386) 752-2510 to confirm what work is being taken as listed.

Nettles Sausage 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 website presents an online store with a "Start Shopping" link and a "Find Us" page describing serving locations across the South, and the company states that it supplies stores in Florida, southern Alabama, South Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Third party listings refer to the location as Nettles Sausage/Meat Market. The plant also reports retail exempt sales to FSIS. Specific bundles, halves and quarters, shipping terms, and prices are not stated 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.