Happy Day Meats

Happy Day Meats, doing business as Happy Day Butcher Shop, operates at 1840 19th Ave in Lewiston, Idaho, in Nez Perce County. The plant holds federal establishment number M3054B and reports both Meat Processing and Meat Slaughter activities to FSIS. It is listed as a small establishment, slaughters cattle under inspection, and also reports custom-exempt processing. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 1.0, meaning fewer than 1,000 head per year. The grant of inspection date on file is August 20, 2026.

The butcher shop is a branch of Happy Day Local, which the company describes as part of the Happy Day Corporation, owner of 14 restaurants and one catering shop in Lewiston and surrounding areas. Happy Day Local began in 2021 and states that it buys directly from small and mid-sized farms, ranchers, bakers, and growers in the region, plans harvests with them, and commits to prices in advance. Alongside the butcher shop, the operation lists a bakery, aeroponics, a commissary kitchen, and freezer storage. The website describes the butcher shop as USDA certified and says beef moves from the farm to that shop.

For customers, products are sold online through the Happy Day Local shop with local pickup in downtown Lewiston at 703 Main Street. The butcher shop collection lists beef cuts, ground beef, sausages, and bundles, and the broader catalog includes pasture raised chicken, canned sockeye salmon, farm eggs, raw honey, spices, teas, and goat milk bodycare products. Hours are not stated in the sources on file.

The website states that customers wanting an animal custom cut should reach out to Meagan@happydayrestaurants.com. Posted cut and wrap rates are $1.10 per pound for beef with an extra $0.65 per pound for patties, $1.10 per pound for pork with Italian or breakfast sausage options and an additional $1.50 per pound for smoking, $1.00 per pound for lamb with a $100 minimum, and $1.50 per pound for wild game with a $150 minimum for deer and a $300 minimum for elk. Cut sheets are offered for download for beef, pork, lamb, and wild game. Standard aging is described as 10 to 14 days, with extended dry aging available on request. Each cut is vacuum sealed in a clear bag and labeled, and sausage and ground products come in 1 and 2 pound chubs. The plant reports cattle slaughter and custom-exempt processing to FSIS. Booking lead times, drop-off scheduling, kill fees, and hanging weight terms are not stated in the sources on file.

Happy Day Meats reports custom-exempt processing 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.

Products are orderable online through the Happy Day Local shop. The site describes a three step process: place an order and select local delivery as the shipping option, receive an email or text when the order is packed and ready, then pick up at 703 Main Street in Lewiston. Individual beef cuts, ground beef chubs, patties, sausages, and bundle boxes such as the Grill and chill box and Signature Steak Flight are listed, along with pasture raised chicken, eggs, honey, spices, teas, and bodycare items. Some items show as sold out at the time the site was fetched. Halves and quarters, shipping beyond local pickup, and a walk-in retail counter with posted hours are not described in the sources on file.

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.