J&J Quality Meats LLC

J&J Quality Meats LLC, also doing business as John's Butcher Shop Inc, operates at 1009 12B Rd. in Bourbon, Indiana, in Marshall County. The plant holds federal establishment numbers M3734, P3734 and V3734, covering meat processing, poultry processing and voluntary (non-amenable) work. FSIS lists it in the Very Small size class, and its reported slaughter volume falls in the lowest category, under 1,000 head per year.

Species slaughtered under inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison. Listed FSIS activities include meat slaughter and processing, poultry slaughter and processing, voluntary slaughter and processing of meat, meat and poultry identification, food inspection, off-premise freezing for meat and poultry, and export certification. The establishment also reports custom-exempt processing and retail-exempt sales, which means it can process animals for owners' own use and sell directly from its own counter.

No website is on file with the registry. Secondary listings describe the business as a family-run meat market and custom butchering operation in Bourbon selling fresh beef and pork, and give a contact phone of 574-767-1110 and an email address, with hours available by phone. The FSIS directory lists the phone as (574) 773-4632. Details beyond the federal record and these listings are not yet on file.

The establishment reports slaughter of cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison under federal inspection, along with custom-exempt processing, so a producer can have animals harvested either for inspected sale or for the owner's own use. Poultry slaughter and processing are also listed. FSIS places the plant in the Very Small class with annual slaughter under 1,000 head, so capacity is limited. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in any source on file; producers should call the plant directly.

J&J Quality Meats LLC 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.

Secondary listings describe a family-run meat market in Bourbon selling fresh beef and pork direct, and the federal record confirms the establishment reports retail-exempt sales, which supports sales from its own counter. Whether halves, quarters, bundles, delivery, shipping, or online ordering are offered is not stated 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.