Dewig Bros. Packing Co.

Dewig Bros. Packing Co., operating as Dewig Meats, is a USDA-inspected establishment at 100 Maple St. in Haubstadt, Gibson County, Indiana. It carries establishment numbers M17419 and P17419 and is listed with FSIS for meat slaughter, meat processing, and poultry processing. The federal record shows cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb slaughtered under inspection, a small size class, a slaughter volume category of 2.0, and a grant of inspection date on file of 2021-08-26. The plant also reports custom-exempt processing and retail-exempt sales.

The company's website dates the business to 1916, when Anton Dewig started Dewig Bros. Packing Co. and was later joined by brothers Joe and John. John's sons Bill and Tom bought the business from their uncles in 1962. Since Bill Dewig's retirement in 1990, the site states the business has been owned and operated by Tom and Janet Dewig, their son Dean and wife Karen, and daughter Darla and husband Aaron, with the fourth generation now active and a fifth generation described as beginning. The website says the company employs more than 75 people not including family, and describes itself as the only remaining federally inspected plant in the area.

Alongside slaughter and processing, Dewig Meats operates a 12,000 square foot retail meat market with 18 self-serve cooler doors, 21 self-serve freezer doors, and about 100 feet of meat cases. The site also lists custom processing, catering, fundraisers, wholesale accounts, and phone ordering at 812-768-6208. The FSIS directory lists a different phone number, (812) 471-1633. The site lists competition awards from the Indiana Meat Packers and Processors Association, the American Association of Meat Processors, Wurstfest in Hermann, Missouri, and IFFA.

The federal record lists Dewig Bros. Packing Co. for meat slaughter, meat processing, and poultry processing, with cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb reported as species slaughtered under inspection, and the plant reports custom-exempt processing. The website invites customers who do not raise their own cattle or hogs to have the plant process meat for them, and states that Dewig will make any custom cut a customer desires. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, minimums, hanging weight fees, and cut and wrap pricing are not stated in the sources on file. Farmers should call to confirm current availability and terms. The site lists 812-768-6208 for orders; the FSIS directory lists (812) 471-1633.

Dewig Bros. Packing Co. reports custom-exempt processing 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.

Dewig Meats operates a retail market at 100 Maple Street in Haubstadt with a 12,000 square foot store, 18 self-serve cooler doors, 21 self-serve freezer doors, and roughly 100 feet of meat cases holding fresh beef and pork, cooked and smoked products, and cheese. The fresh case includes ribeye steaks, pork chops, roasts, and ground beef made daily, and butchers will discuss cuts not on display. The store also carries condiments, side dishes, frozen fruits and vegetables, bread, snacks, paper products, and a beer and wine selection with mix and match six packs. The site references a weekly ad, a shopping cart, and ordering by phone at 812-768-6208, and offers fundraiser packages such as BBQ ribs, pulled pork, bacon, and steaks. Halves and quarters, 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.