Knights Butchering & Processing, LLC

Knights Butchering & Processing, LLC operates at 595 Pebble Road in Keysville, Burke County, Georgia, under USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service establishment numbers M47418 and P47418. The federal record lists the plant for meat slaughter, meat processing and poultry processing, with a grant of inspection dated December 20, 2021. FSIS classifies it as a very small establishment, and its reported slaughter volume falls in the lowest category, under 1,000 head per year.

Species slaughtered under inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales. A secondary business listing describes the operation as a locally owned butchering and processing plant, and one directory aggregator gives a founding year of 1974, which is not confirmed by the federal record.

No website is on file for this establishment, and details beyond the federal record and basic directory listings are not yet on file. Buyers and producers should contact the plant directly at (706) 554-3248 to confirm services, scheduling, pricing and hours.

The federal record lists Knights Butchering & Processing for meat slaughter and meat processing under federal inspection, with cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb reported as species slaughtered. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, so a producer can have their own animals harvested and returned in packages marked Not for Sale for personal use. Reported slaughter volume is under 1,000 head per year and FSIS lists the plant as very small, which suggests limited weekly capacity. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, cut and wrap charges, hanging times and drop-off instructions are not stated in any source on file and should be confirmed by phone at (706) 554-3248.

Knights Butchering & Processing, 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 establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which indicates some direct sales activity at the location, and secondary directory listings categorize it as a butcher shop. No source on file names specific products, cuts, bundles, halves or quarters, delivery, shipping or online ordering. Households should call (706) 554-3248 to ask what is available for purchase.

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.