Andrade Slaughterhouse

Andrade Slaughterhouse, doing business as Kauai Meat Company, is a very small USDA-inspected establishment at 2-2880 E. Kamualii Hwy. in Lawai, Kauai, Hawaii. It holds establishment numbers M12426+V12426 with a grant of inspection date on file of April 16, 2016. FSIS lists the plant for meat slaughter and meat processing, along with voluntary slaughter and voluntary processing of meat. Species reported slaughtered under inspection are cattle, sheep and lamb, and bison.

The plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it also reports retail-exempt sales. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 1.0, which corresponds to under 1,000 head per year, consistent with its Very Small size class. The phone number on the federal record is (808) 333-9571.

The website on file for this listing is kauaigrown.org, which is the Kauai Grown branding program administered by the Kauai County Farm Bureau with support from the County of Kauai. That site promotes locally grown Kauai agricultural products, farmers, ranchers, retailers and restaurants, and does not describe this plant's own services, pricing, cut sheets, or hours. Details beyond the federal record are not yet on file.

The federal record lists Andrade Slaughterhouse for meat slaughter and meat processing, with cattle, sheep and lamb, and bison reported as species slaughtered under inspection. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, so a Kauai producer may be able to have animals processed for their own use with packages marked Not for Sale, as listed. The plant is classed Very Small with a reported slaughter volume of under 1,000 head per year. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, hanging weight charges, and cut and wrap options are not stated in the sources on file; producers should call (808) 333-9571 to confirm scheduling and species accepted.

Andrade Slaughterhouse 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 plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which indicates some direct sales activity, but no sources on file describe a retail counter, halves and quarters, bundles, online ordering, delivery, or shipping. Household buyers should contact the plant directly at (808) 333-9571 to ask what is available.

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.