Top Notch Jerky LLC

Top Notch Jerky LLC operates at 450 North Frontage Road in Sugar City, Idaho, in Madison County. The plant holds federal establishment numbers M47282, P47282 and V47282, with a grant of inspection date on file of July 15, 2021. FSIS lists the establishment as small and records activities of Meat Processing, Poultry Processing, Voluntary Processing - Meat and Voluntary Slaughter - Meat. The establishment reports retail-exempt sales and reports no custom-exempt activity. Species detail is not reported to FSIS.

The company website presents Top Notch Jerky as a jerky brand selling directly to consumers online, with product collections for beef jerky, traditional dry style beef jerky and natural beef jerky described as Wagon Wheels. The site advertises free shipping on orders over $55. Search snippets from the company's own About page state that the business handles the fabrication and processing of the cattle as well as producing and packaging its jerky, and that the business is owned by the Jed Jacobs family, described as a fourth generation ranching family in southeast Idaho.

Beyond the federal record and these product and ownership notes, details such as hours, retail counter access, custom livestock processing terms and fees are not yet on file. A farmer weighing whether to haul animals here should note that FSIS records no custom-exempt activity at this establishment, and no booking or cut and wrap information is stated in the sources.

The federal record lists Voluntary Slaughter - Meat and Voluntary Processing - Meat activities alongside meat and poultry processing, and reports no custom-exempt activity at this establishment. The company's About page states that it handles the fabrication and processing of the cattle itself and produces and packages its own jerky. No information on booking, scheduling, minimums, kill dates, fees, or cut and wrap options for outside livestock is stated in the sources on file. Producers should contact the plant at (208) 390-4144 to ask whether outside animals are taken.

Top Notch Jerky LLC operates under a federal grant of inspection, so product from this plant can be sold anywhere in the United States, which matters if you sell online or across a state line. FSIS does not list a custom-exempt activity for this plant.

The website sells packaged beef jerky directly to consumers, with collections for beef jerky, traditional dry style beef jerky and natural beef jerky sold as Wagon Wheels. The site states free shipping on orders over $55 and displays pricing in US dollars with a country and region selector. The establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS. The sources do not state whether there is an on-site retail counter, nor do they mention halves, quarters, or bulk beef bundles.

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.