Legacy Maker Meats, LLC

Legacy Maker Meats, LLC operates at 10811 South East 00 West in Fairmount, Indiana, in Grant County, under USDA FSIS establishment number M1661. The federal record lists the plant for both Meat Slaughter and Meat Processing, with a grant of inspection dated August 7, 2023. FSIS classifies it as Very Small and places its slaughter volume in the lowest category, under 1,000 head per year. Cattle are the only species reported as slaughtered under inspection.

The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it handles animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales. The website on file, legacymakerfarms.com, presents Legacy Maker Farms as a farm brand rather than a processing service page. It describes beef that is dry-aged, single-sourced from the family farm in Indiana, and raised on an upcycled, nutrient-dense diet, and it frames the business around the roles of farmer, butcher and chef across generations. One search snippet from the farm site states that cattle and hogs are raised roughly 75 miles north of Indianapolis; the federal record lists only cattle as slaughtered under inspection at this establishment.

The farm site sells beef bundles online, including items named The SteakHouse, The Backyard and The Smashburger, and offers a contact form with options for general, food service, and wholesale or partnership inquiries. Details on custom booking, scheduling, cut and wrap options, fees, and hours are not stated in the material on file. Buyers and producers should confirm current services directly with the plant.

The federal record shows this is a Very Small establishment that slaughters cattle under inspection at under 1,000 head per year, and that it also reports custom-exempt slaughter, so animals owned by a customer can be processed and returned in packages marked Not for Sale. No other species are listed as slaughtered under inspection. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill day schedules, hanging and dry-aging terms for customer animals, and cut and wrap fees are not stated in the sources on file. A producer would need to contact the plant at (317) 714-2405 to confirm whether outside animals are being scheduled, as listed.

Legacy Maker Meats, LLC 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 associated farm brand, Legacy Maker Farms, sells beef online through its shop, with bundles listed as The SteakHouse at $89.00, The Backyard at $89.00, and The Smashburger at $79.00, plus a Grill Dad's Burger Bundle and a Grill Dad's Cookbook listed at $0.00. The site describes the beef as dry-aged, single-sourced from the family farm in Indiana, and raised on an upcycled, nutrient-dense diet. The site also points visitors to a page for where to buy. Halves and quarters, delivery, shipping terms, and any on-site retail counter are not described in the material on file. The plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS.

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.