Red Barn Meat Market LLC

Red Barn Meat Market LLC, doing business as McBee Meat Company, is a small USDA-inspected establishment at 2190 E Main St in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa. The Food Safety and Inspection Service lists it under establishment number M3457 with activities in meat slaughter and meat processing. The grant of inspection date on file is May 22, 2026. Species handled are not reported to FSIS.

In addition to federally inspected work, the plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer and returns packages marked Not for Sale. It also reports retail-exempt sales, the category that covers direct sales of meat to household buyers at the establishment. A City of Lamoni notice from August 2023 states that McBee Meat Company took over the former Red Barn Meat Market facility in Lamoni.

No website is on file for this establishment and no first-hand description of its services, hours, pricing, or booking practices was available. Details beyond the federal record are not yet on file. Farmers and households should call (641) 466-2233 to confirm what the plant currently handles.

The federal record lists both slaughter and processing at this establishment, and the plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, so animals owned by a farmer can be processed with the resulting packages marked Not for Sale for the owner's own use. Species handled are not reported to FSIS, and no information on scheduling lead times, minimums, kill days, cut and wrap options, or fees is on file. Call (641) 466-2233 to confirm species accepted and booking, as listed.

Red Barn Meat Market 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 plant reports retail-exempt sales, which is the category covering direct sales of meat to consumers at the establishment. No specific counter hours, product list, bundle or half and quarter offerings, delivery, shipping, or online ordering information is on file. Buyers should call to confirm what is available.

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.