Ida Meats LLC

Ida Meats LLC operates at 1114 Williams Way in Rupert, Minidoka County, Idaho, under USDA FSIS establishment number M46433. The federal record lists both Meat Processing and Meat Slaughter activities, a Very Small size class, and a grant of inspection date of December 1, 2025. Species detail is not reported to FSIS, though the company website describes beef work exclusively. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it handles animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale.

Its website presents two lines of business. The first is custom beef processing for ranchers processing their own herd and for families buying a whole, half, or quarter beef, with cut sheet consultation, 14 to 21 day dry aging, vacuum sealing, labeling with cut names and weights, and boxing and freezing. The second is direct sales of the company's own ranch-raised Idaho beef, sold online with nationwide shipping or picked up at pop-up beef sale events in Idaho and Utah. Related product lines include Ida Pet Foods beef dog treats and Shaae Tallow skincare, the latter described as coming to the shop and currently sold at a separate site.

The site also advertises wholesale and restaurant supply across the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West with volume pricing available by inquiry. Two phone numbers appear across the sources: (208) 431-4957 in the FSIS record and (208) 269-0185 listed on the website for the processing department. General inquiries go to office@idameats.net. Hours of operation are not stated in the sources on file.

The website invites local ranchers needing processing for their herd to submit a quote form describing processing requirements and timeline, after which the company contacts the customer to discuss the cut sheet and any special preferences. Standard processing is described as including 14 to 21 day dry aging, cut sheet consultation, commercial vacuum sealing, standard labeling, and boxing and freezing, with finished orders collected at the facility or by arranged local delivery. Rates are said to vary based on hanging weight, cut requests, and packaging, and no prices, booking lead times, or minimums are stated. The processing department number listed is (208) 269-0185. The FSIS record shows both federally inspected slaughter and processing plus custom-exempt slaughter, so animals may be handled either way depending on arrangement, but the sources do not spell out which species beyond beef are accepted.

Ida Meats 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.

Households can order beef online through the site's shop, which lists steaks, roasts and bulk cuts, ground beef, and bundles, with checkout through Square and a choice of 2-day shipping, listed at $40.00, or free pickup at a pop-up event. The site says pop-up pickup dates across Idaho and Utah sell out and that pre-ordering reserves a box before the crew arrives in town, and an email list is offered for event notifications. Every beef box order is said to include a free gift, either a Shaae Beauty tallow skincare product or an Ida Pet Foods dog treat bag. Families buying a whole, half, or quarter beef are also directed to the custom processing service. No retail counter hours are stated in the sources.

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.