Oxford Packing LLC

Oxford Packing LLC operates a USDA-inspected slaughter and processing plant at 22993 Race Track Road in Downey, Bannock County, Idaho. The establishment holds FSIS establishment numbers M1675 and V1675, with a grant of inspection date on file of February 22, 2024. FSIS lists its activities as meat processing, meat slaughter, voluntary processing of meat, and voluntary slaughter of meat, and classifies the plant as very small.

The plant reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under federal inspection, with a slaughter volume category of under 1,000 head per year. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales. Its website describes Oxford Packing as a USDA inspected facility providing a link between farm and fork and lists cutting instruction forms for beef, pork, and lamb or goat.

Details beyond the federal record and the plant's own brief website are not yet on file. The website's pricing page carried no published rates in the text fetched, and no information on booking windows, minimums, delivery, or shipping is stated.

Oxford Packing reports both federally inspected and custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, and reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. Producers selling meat by the cut or by the carcass can use the inspected side; animals brought in for the owner's own use fall under the custom exemption and are returned in packages marked Not for Sale. The website asks customers to fill out cutting instructions and offers separate forms for beef, pork, and lamb or goat. FSIS places the plant in the smallest slaughter volume category, under 1,000 head per year, so capacity is limited. Booking lead times, scheduling policy, minimums, and per-head or per-pound fees are not stated in the sources on file. Contact the plant at (208) 897-5179 or oxfordpackingidaho@gmail.com to confirm availability.

Oxford Packing 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.

The website describes Oxford Packing as a USDA inspected butcher shop and invites customers to visit during normal business hours, and the plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which allows direct sales to household buyers. The sources on file do not state what cuts or bundles are stocked, whether halves and quarters are sold, or whether delivery, shipping, or online ordering is available. Buyers who order a whole or half animal from a farm can have it cut to their own instructions using the plant's beef, pork, or lamb and goat cutting instruction forms.

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.