Schubert's Smokehouse Packing Co., Inc.

Schubert's Smokehouse Packing Co., Inc., also listed as Schubert Smokehouse & Packing Co., Inc., operates at 700 South Breese Street in Millstadt, Illinois, in St. Clair County. The plant holds USDA FSIS establishment numbers M5659, P5659 and V5659, with a grant of inspection date on file of August 16, 2021. FSIS lists its activities as meat processing, meat slaughter, poultry processing, voluntary processing of meat and voluntary slaughter of meat. It is classified as a small establishment, and its reported slaughter volume falls in the under 1,000 head per year category.

Species slaughtered under inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales. The company website describes a combined wholesale and retail operation that, in its words, starts at slaughtering and ends in the retail meat case, and it states the business is federally inspected.

The website says the business has been family owned and operated since 1978 and continues traditions set by Larry Schubert, with Dave Kossina working alongside him and the Kossina family carrying the operation forward. Daily items listed include fresh beef and pork, cured meats, bacon, homemade sausages and German style specialty meats. The site says pork and beef come from local farmers. Hours are not stated in the material on file.

The plant reports custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, meaning it will process animals owned by the customer with the resulting packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under inspection. FSIS places its slaughter volume in the under 1,000 head per year category, so scheduling capacity is limited. The website also states the operation begins at slaughtering, and it offers deer processing. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill day schedules, and cut and wrap fees are not stated in the sources on file; the website directs customers to contact the shop for pricing and ordering details.

Schubert's Smokehouse Packing Co., Inc. 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 a retail meat case at the Millstadt plant with daily fresh beef and pork, cured meats, bacon, homemade sausages and German style specialty meats, and it says pork and beef come from local farmers. An online shop page lists hams, items sold by the pound, and items sold in one pound sticks, and one customer comment notes that pre-ordering is available. The site invites customers to call for a special cut or recipe. Whole, half or quarter animal bundles, delivery and shipping are not described in the material 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.