Callicrate Cattle Co.

Callicrate Cattle Co. operates at 940 Rd. 12 in St. Francis, Cheyenne County, Kansas, under USDA FSIS establishment numbers M40432 and V40432. The federal record lists meat processing, meat slaughter, and voluntary meat slaughter activities, with cattle, hogs, sheep, and lamb reported as species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the plant as very small, records a grant of inspection date of June 2, 2021, and places its slaughter volume in the lowest category, under 1,000 head per year. The plant also reports custom-exempt processing to FSIS.

The company website describes the plant as USDA-inspected slaughter and processing infrastructure built to connect Callicrate Cattle Co. production more directly to consumers in Colorado Springs and along the Front Range of Colorado. The site states that the operation feeds dryland barley to its cattle and hogs and describes grass pastures and natural finishing diets. Owner Mike Callicrate is named on the site in connection with mobile meat processing, which the website presents as a way to bring a processing trailer to the livestock rather than trucking animals to distant plants; the site directs readers to MobileMeatProcessing.com for details on that program.

Beyond the federal record and the company website, details such as hours, pricing, scheduling lead times, and cut and wrap options are not on file. The website lists a phone number of (785) 332-3344 and an email address of info@nobull.net for general and visit information.

The website states that Callicrate Cattle Co. offers full retail-ready custom processing to other producers of livestock who want to sell more directly to their own customers. FSIS lists the establishment as doing meat slaughter and meat processing, with cattle, hogs, sheep, and lamb among species slaughtered under inspection, and the plant also reports custom-exempt processing. Slaughter volume is in the lowest FSIS category, under 1,000 head per year, so capacity is limited. The website directs producers to call (785) 332-3344 or email info@nobull.net for more information. Booking procedures, minimums, fees, and cut and wrap specifics are not stated in the sources.

Callicrate Cattle Co. reports custom-exempt processing 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 presents Callicrate Cattle Co. as a direct-to-consumer beef and pork operation, with the stated aim of reaching consumers in Colorado Springs and along the Front Range of Colorado. The contact page references links to purchase Callicrate beef and pork and to Cowpool and Pigpool programs, though the fetched text does not describe how those work, what bundles are offered, or whether delivery or shipping is available. No retail counter, hours, or prices are stated in the sources.

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.