Hat Creek Butchery

Hat Creek Butchery operates at 107 Ontario St in Plains, Kansas, in Meade County, under USDA establishment numbers M53877 and P53877. The federal record lists meat processing, meat slaughter, and poultry processing activities, with a grant of inspection dated July 6, 2023. The plant is classed by FSIS as Very Small and reports slaughtering cattle and hogs under inspection, with a slaughter volume category of 1, meaning fewer than 1,000 head per year.

The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales. Search results describing the business state that Hat Creek Butchery has served Plains and surrounding communities since 2021 and that the owners are named Dwayne and Mark.

The company website describes premium meat processing in Plains and a retail store in Liberal, Kansas, offering fresh cuts, bundles, and smoked meats. The fetched page text was limited to that description, so operating hours, booking procedures, pricing, and cut and wrap details are not yet on file beyond the federal record and these summaries.

The federal record lists cattle and hogs as the species slaughtered under inspection, and the plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale. FSIS classes the establishment as Very Small with a slaughter volume category of 1, under 1,000 head per year, so capacity is limited. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill day schedules, hanging fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the sources on file. Farmers should contact the plant at (620) 977-6001 to confirm species accepted and scheduling.

Hat Creek Butchery 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 store in Liberal, Kansas, in addition to the processing facility in Plains, and lists fresh cuts, bundles, and smoked meats. The establishment also reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS. Whether halves and quarters, online ordering, shipping, or local delivery are available is 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.