Lynch BBQ Company

Lynch BBQ Company operates at 2486 171st Ave in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, under USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service establishment numbers M19717, P19717, and V19717. The federal record lists meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry processing, voluntary slaughter and voluntary processing for both meat and poultry, and export certification. Hogs are the species reported slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classes the plant as small, with a grant of inspection date on file of January 28, 2020, and a slaughter volume category of 3. The plant reports retail-exempt sales and reports no custom-exempt activity.

The company website describes Lynch BBQ as a family operation tied to Lynch Livestock, Inc., with Gary Lynch named as owner and president. The site states that recipes were developed over more than 20 years of catering and competition barbecue work, and that products start with natural, non-enhanced pork and choice aged beef. Seasonings named on the site include Lynch's Steak Seasoning, Sweet Rib Rub, Butt Shaker, Steak and Chop, Lemon Pepper introduced in early 2001, and Rajun Cajun introduced in 2002, alongside Sweet n' Smokey and Spicy Sweet n' Smokey barbecue sauces. The site says these sauces and seasonings have won multiple Taste of Excellence Awards from the National BBQ Association.

Beyond catering, the website states the company offers retail smoked meats, locker cut style meats, and seasonings and sauces, with an online store hosted on Shopify, gift packages, gift cards, and a list of retail locations. A roasting division and an employment page are also listed in site navigation. The contact page lists two locations, Waucoma and Decorah, with the Decorah phone number matching the number in the federal record.

The federal record lists meat slaughter and processing, poultry processing, and voluntary slaughter and processing, with hogs the species reported slaughtered under inspection, and no custom-exempt activity reported. Because custom-exempt work is not reported, producers seeking custom kill and cut-and-wrap for their own freezer use should confirm directly with the plant. Booking procedures, minimums, fees, and cut and wrap terms are not stated in the sources on file. FSIS places the plant in slaughter volume category 3 and lists export certification among its activities.

Lynch BBQ Company 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 website operates an online store on the Shopify platform selling meats, seasonings and sauces, gift packages, and gift cards, and includes a retail locations page and heating instructions. The site describes retail smoked meats and locker cut style meats, and the establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS. Catering is offered for events including weddings, open houses, and backyard barbecues. Shipping terms, delivery details, and sales of halves or quarters are 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.