Legacy Beef LLC

Legacy Beef LLC operates at 14 Grangeville Truck Route in Grangeville, Idaho County, under USDA establishment number M3877. The federal record lists both Meat Slaughter and Meat Processing activities, a Very Small size class, and slaughter of cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under inspection. Reported slaughter volume falls in the lowest FSIS category, under 1,000 head per year. The plant 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 company describes itself as a multi-owner venture formed by area cattle producers Derek Nuxoll, Clay Groom, Miles Hatter and Larry Hatter, who saw a need for a locally based processing facility using locally sourced beef, pork and lamb. Its website states that the team purchased a USDA facility in Clarkston, Washington as an interim step, with a plan to expand into the owners' home base of Grangeville, and a site banner announces a move to a new permanent facility in Grangeville. The federal record on file lists the Grangeville address for M3877, with a grant of inspection date of August 12, 2026. The stated mission is to supply North Central Idaho with locally raised and locally processed beef, pork and goat or sheep, and the site notes that Legacy Beef supplies Cloningers Marketplaces with local ranch raised beef and that USDA-branded meat can be sold by the piece and pound at local grocery stores.

Contact numbers differ between sources. The plant reports (509) 751-9888 to FSIS, its own contact page lists (208) 507-8905 and admin@legacybeefidaho.com, and a Grangeville community business listing shows (208) 507-1589 with Clay Groom as contact. Buyers should expect to confirm which line is current.

The establishment reports custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, meaning animals owned by the customer can be slaughtered and packaged with Not for Sale labeling, alongside USDA-inspected slaughter of cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. Cutting instructions are collected through web-based cut sheets headed USDA / Custom Cutting Instructions, with separate forms for beef, pork, and sheep or goat. The beef form asks which beef producer raised the animal, and the pork form asks for hanging weight, owner, and who the meat is packaged for, which fits animals delivered by a producer or split among buyers. Stated surcharges include $2.00 per pound for cube steak or carne asada, $2.00 per pound for regular ground patties with a 25 pound minimum, $3.00 per pound for flavored patties with a 25 pound minimum per flavor, and $2.00 per pound extra for sausage links or patties. Scheduling windows, kill day availability, deposits, base per-head or per-pound kill and cut fees, and drop-off procedures are not stated in the sources on file. Slaughter volume is in the lowest FSIS category, under 1,000 head per year, so capacity is limited.

Legacy Beef 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 submit beef, pork, or sheep and goat cut sheets through web forms on the company site to place an order and specify steak thicknesses, roast weights, grind packaging, smoking, and sausage style. The company reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS and states that it supplies Cloningers Marketplaces with local ranch raised beef, and that USDA-branded product can be sold by the piece and pound at local grocery stores. A retail counter at the plant, prices for halves and quarters, bundle boxes, delivery, and shipping 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.