The Country Butcher

The Country Butcher operates at 400 Chamber Dr. in Decatur, Indiana, in Adams County, under USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service establishment numbers M1835 and V1835. The federal record lists the plant's activities as meat slaughter, meat processing, and export certification, with a grant of inspection date on file of March 26, 2024. FSIS classifies the establishment as small.

Cattle is the species the plant reports slaughtering under federal inspection. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 3.0, placing it above the smallest reporting tier of under 1,000 head per year. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer and returns the meat in packages marked Not for Sale.

No website is on file for this establishment in the registry. Secondary listings associate the business with a site at thecountrybutchermeats.com and a Facebook page, and describe custom beef processing for farmers and ranchers along with four generations of knowledge and tradition, but that material has not been verified against a website record here. Hours, pricing, booking practices, retail sales, and cut and wrap details beyond the federal record are not yet on file.

The federal record shows this plant is set up for cattle slaughter under USDA inspection and also reports custom-exempt slaughter, so a producer can have animals processed and returned in packages marked Not for Sale. Its FSIS slaughter volume category of 3.0 indicates a slaughter operation above the smallest reporting tier. A secondary directory listing describes custom beef processing for farmers and ranchers. Scheduling lead time, minimums, hanging weight fees, cut and wrap options, and whether the plant is taking new bookings are not stated in the sources on file, so contact the plant at (419) 852-7836 to confirm.

The Country Butcher 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.