Resaca Meat Processing LLC

Resaca Meat Processing LLC operates at 389 Defoor Rd N, Resaca, Georgia, in Murray County, under FSIS establishment number M2763. The plant reports both Meat Processing and Meat Slaughter activities to FSIS and is classed as Very Small. Cattle and hogs are the species reported slaughtered under inspection, with a reported slaughter volume category of under 1,000 head per year. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales.

The business describes itself as a Christian family-owned operation whose owners are members of the Meadow View Mennonite Church. According to its website, the family opened Resaca Deer Processing in 2013 and processed 117 deer that first year, built a new facility in 2019 and renamed the business Resaca Meat Processing LLC, expanding deer processing to more than 1,800 deer per season and adding custom beef and pork. The website states the business was granted FSIS inspection in 2024; the grant of inspection date on file in the federal record is 2026-04-17. The site says it serves individual farmers, local producers, hunters, chefs, and home cooks in Northwest Georgia and Southern Tennessee.

Beef is dry aged rather than wet aged, hanging approximately 10 to 14 days at 35 degrees F with air movement, per the website. Cuts are vacuum packaged and labeled with the cut description, weight, and packaging date, and ground beef is vacuum stuffed into shirred casing in 1 pound or 2 pound sizes. The plant also runs a smokehouse, producing cured and smoked ham, cured and smoked bacon, bratwurst links, summer sausage, snack sticks, and hot dogs.

All custom processed beef and hogs must be scheduled, per the website. Beef is slaughtered Tuesdays and Thursdays and hogs on Tuesdays, and animals are asked to be delivered between 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm the afternoon before the slaughter date so they can settle. The website states minimum beef size is 1,000 lb live weight and maximum is 1,900 lb live weight, with an $85 kill fee per head, $0.85 per lb hanging rail weight for beef over 500 lb rail weight and $0.95 per lb under 500 lb, and a minimum weight charge of 425 lb. For hogs, the minimum is 150 lb rail weight, with a $40 kill fee per head, $0.85 per lb hanging rail weight, and a 150 lb minimum weight charge. Smoked products and sausages are charged on finished product weight, listed at $1.85/lb cured and smoked ham, $1.95/lb cured and smoked bacon, $1.85/lb sliced fresh pork belly, and bratwurst links at $2.25/lb original, $3.25/lb cheddar, and $3.75/lb jalapeno and cheddar with a 20 lb minimum. Beef and pork cut sheets are available for download on the site. The site says humane handling is practiced for all animals. Farmers are asked to pick up promptly due to limited freezer space and to bring coolers or boxes, with roughly 175 to 200 quarts of cooler space for an average half beef and 325 to 375 quarts for a whole beef. For USDA pricing, the site directs callers to the phone number on file.

Resaca Meat 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 federal record shows retail-exempt sales, and a Facebook listing describes the business as a custom meat processor and local meat market with a store. Specific retail counter offerings, bundle options, halves or quarters for sale, online ordering, delivery, or shipping are not described in the sources on file. Hunters can bring deer during the stated season: the website lists a $90.00 basic processing fee for a whole deer, which includes anything requested for the backstraps and inner loins, and $15.00 each for quarters. Quartered deer and deboned meat must be clean, with a $15.00 dirty deer fee for unclean quarters, and road kills are not accepted. Basic cuts are returned as the customer's own meat, while specialty products are not kept separate by animal. Orders including specialty items can take up to 2 to 2 1/2 weeks. Finished orders held more than 5 days are charged $8.00 per day, and after 10 days the meat may be disposed of at the plant's discretion.

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.