Burkhart Meat Processing LLC

Burkhart Meat Processing LLC, also listed as BMP LLC, operates at 820 Winchester Ave in Kinsley, Kansas, in Edwards County. The plant is listed with USDA FSIS under establishment number M3012 for both meat slaughter and meat processing, with a size class of Very Small and a grant of inspection date on file of June 16, 2026. Species detail is not reported to FSIS. The establishment reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it also reports retail-exempt sales.

The company website describes a butcher shop and deli operation alongside processing. It advertises beef and pork cuts, steaks, roasts, ground beef, deli meats and cheeses sliced to order, sausages, cure items, meat bundles, and a freezer meat case. The site and search listings also refer to a mobile meat market and homemade sausage, though the site text on file does not give mobile market stop locations or schedules.

A separate page describes custom processing in quarters, halves, and wholes, and states that the company sells Kansas grown beef by the side. Pricing, cut sheet options, scheduling lead times, and species accepted are not stated in the sources on file. A city of Kinsley business listing shows a second phone number, (620) 339-5734, while FSIS and the website both list (620) 659-2286.

The plant is listed with FSIS for both slaughter and processing and reports custom-exempt slaughter, so animals owned by the customer can be processed with packages marked Not for Sale. The website offers custom processing in quarter, half, and whole units and invites producers to contact the shop for details. Species accepted, booking windows, minimums, kill fees, hanging weight charges, and cut and wrap terms are not stated in the sources on file, and species detail is not reported to FSIS. Producers should call (620) 659-2286 to confirm what the plant can take.

Burkhart Meat Processing 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 website describes a retail butcher shop and deli with a freezer meat case, offering beef and pork cuts, steaks, roasts, ground beef, sausage, cured items, meat bundles, and deli meats and cheeses custom sliced. The site also states that Kansas grown beef is sold by the side, and quarter, half, and whole options are described. The establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS. A mobile meat market is referenced by the website and search listings, but stop locations, schedules, delivery, shipping, and online checkout details 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.