Osteen Meat Service Inc.

Osteen Meat Service Inc., listed on Facebook as Osteen's Custom Meat Service, operates at 7909 Hoboh Lane in Clermont, Lake County, Florida. The plant holds federal establishment number M11116 and is recorded by USDA FSIS as carrying out both meat slaughter and meat processing, with a grant of inspection date on file of July 14, 2021. FSIS classifies it as a very small establishment.

Species slaughtered under inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle and hogs. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 2.0, above the smallest reported tier of under 1,000 head per year.

No website text is on file beyond a Facebook page. Secondary listings indicate the business schedules processing by appointment and describes its meat cutters as having over 15 years of experience, but details on pricing, cut and wrap options, retail sales, and hours are not yet on file. Buyers should contact the plant at (352) 394-6465 to confirm current practices.

The plant is recorded by FSIS as slaughtering cattle and hogs under inspection, and it also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which the animal remains the property of the customer and the resulting packages are marked Not for Sale. A secondary listing indicates work is scheduled by appointment and that slots fill in advance, so booking ahead is advisable. Minimums, drop-off procedures, hanging weight fees, cut and wrap charges, and carcass aging practices are not stated in the sources on file. Call (352) 394-6465 to confirm availability, as listed.

Osteen Meat Service 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.