Brushy Prairie Packing, Inc.

Brushy Prairie Packing, Inc. is a federally inspected establishment at 435 N. 850 East in LaGrange, Indiana, in LaGrange County. It operates under establishment numbers M32042, P32042 and V32042, with a grant of inspection on file with USDA FSIS dated August 17, 2021. FSIS classifies the plant as Very Small.

The federal record lists meat processing, meat slaughter, poultry processing and poultry slaughter, along with voluntary inspection activities for poultry and rabbit slaughter and processing. Hogs are the species reported to FSIS as slaughtered under inspection. The plant's slaughter volume category is 2.0, above the smallest FSIS category of under 1,000 head per year. No custom-exempt activity is reported, and the establishment does report retail-exempt sales.

No website is on file, and secondary directory listings for the business do not add verified detail about products, hours or ownership. Directory entries show a phone number of (260) 350-5000, while the number reported to FSIS is (260) 367-2708. Details beyond the federal record are not yet on file.

The federal record lists meat slaughter and processing with hogs as the reported species slaughtered under inspection, plus poultry slaughter and processing and voluntary rabbit slaughter and processing. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS, which means animals processed here are handled under federal inspection rather than as custom-exempt work for the owner's own use, as listed. Booking practices, scheduling lead times, minimums, fees and cut and wrap options are not stated in any source on file. Farmers should call (260) 367-2708 to confirm species accepted, capacity and current scheduling.

Brushy Prairie Packing, Inc. 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 establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which indicates some direct sale of product, but no source on file describes a retail counter, specific cuts, bundles, halves or quarters, online ordering, delivery or shipping. Hours are not published in the sources reviewed. Households should call to confirm what is available before visiting.

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.