Meade Locker & Processing, LLC

Meade Locker & Processing, LLC operates at 152 N Post Street in Meade, Kansas, in Meade County, and is listed in the USDA FSIS directory under establishment number M1868 for Meat Processing and Meat Slaughter. FSIS classifies the plant as Very Small, with a grant of inspection date on file of March 24, 2025, and a slaughter volume category of 1.0, meaning under 1,000 head per year. The establishment reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under inspection, and also reports custom-exempt slaughter, where animals owned by the customer are returned in packages marked Not for Sale, as well as retail-exempt sales.

The company describes itself as a locally owned and operated small town meat locker offering USDA inspected processing, custom livestock and wild game processing, and retail meat purchases. Its website lists cut sheets for USDA beef processing, USDA hog processing, USDA lamb and goat processing, and custom wild game processing. The federal record on file lists cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb as species slaughtered under inspection; the website also describes lamb and goat processing and wild game work on a custom basis.

The About Us page states the owners previously ran Top Rack Processing, which handled wild game only, purchased the old bowling alley in the summer of 2020, and unofficially opened in December 2020 for wild game processing, handling just over 500 animals. Beef and hog processing began in February 2021, with lamb and goat added later. The page says the business moved from a custom facility to a state licensed processor and then to processing under USDA inspection between 2021 and 2025, and that weekly volume grew from a goal of 10 head to 25 to 30 head. The page also describes a jerky rebrand as Major League Carnivore, LLC in the spring of 2026 and a planned Sunflower Wagyu, LLC e-commerce site in the fall of 2026 for full blood Wagyu beef raised in Meade County with Double W Cattle.

The plant holds a federal grant of inspection for slaughter and processing of cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb, and also reports custom-exempt slaughter for animals the customer owns. The website instructs producers to call the office at (620) 371-4056 to schedule a processing date, and to have cut sheets filled out at drop off or emailed to meadelocker@gmail.com. Separate cut sheets are posted for beef, hog, and lamb and goat, and wild game is handled as custom work. Animal drop off and order pickup hours are listed as Monday through Friday 8am to 6pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm. The About Us page states weekly throughput has grown to 25 to 30 head. A third party listing indicates harvest slots can be booked online through Farmshare. Fees, deposits, minimums, and current lead times are not stated in the sources on file.

Meade Locker & 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.

A retail storefront operates at the same address, described by the company as a southwest Kansas meat boutique with over 200 varieties of fresh and frozen product, including beef and pork, lamb and seafood, breakfast items, canned goods, seasonings, and jerky, stix, and sausage. Retail shopping hours are listed as Monday through Friday 8am to 7pm and Saturday 9am to 6pm, which are longer than the livestock order pickup hours. The site states customers can purchase a beef or hog, buy by the side, and order bundles by phone at (620) 371-4056. Corporate and holiday boxes are listed as available year round: a Snack pack at $65, a Small steak box at $105, a Big Steak box at $255, and a Beef box at $215, with contents itemized on the website. The site states its jerky brand Major League Carnivore offers online sales and shipping, and describes a planned Sunflower Wagyu e-commerce site for nationwide shipping.

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.