University of Georgia Meat Plant

University of Georgia Meat Plant is a USDA-inspected establishment at 425 River Road in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, operating under establishment numbers M7421A and P7421A. The FSIS directory lists the plant for both meat slaughter and meat processing, with a grant of inspection date on file of September 16, 2016. FSIS classifies the plant as very small.

The plant reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under federal inspection. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 1.0, meaning under 1,000 head per year. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the resulting packages are marked Not for Sale.

No website is on file for this establishment, and no website text was available. Details beyond the federal record, including hours, pricing, booking practices, retail sales, and cut and wrap options, are not yet on file. The listed phone number is (706) 542-4347.

The federal record lists this establishment for both slaughter and processing of cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb, and it reports custom-exempt slaughter of customer-owned animals with packages marked Not for Sale. FSIS places its slaughter volume in the lowest category, under 1,000 head per year, so capacity is limited. Booking practices, lead times, minimums, kill day schedules, fees, and cut and wrap options are not stated in any source on file. Farmers should call (706) 542-4347 to confirm whether animals are being accepted, as listed.

University of Georgia Meat Plant 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.