Federally inspected establishment
EST. M208ANational Beef Packing Co., L.L.C.
Doing business as U.S. Premium Beef
Large-scale USDA-inspected cattle slaughter and beef processing plant in Liberal, Kansas.
1501 East 8th Street, Liberal, Kansas 67905 · Seward County
At a glance
- ·FSIS establishment number M208A, listed for both cattle slaughter and meat processing.
- ·FSIS size class: Large; slaughter volume category 4.0.
- ·No custom-exempt processing reported to FSIS.
- ·Grant of inspection date on file: January 13, 2020.
- ·No website or hours on file; details beyond the federal record are not yet verified.
About National Beef Packing Co., L.L.C.
National Beef Packing Co., L.L.C., doing business as U.S. Premium Beef, operates establishment M208A at 1501 East 8th Street in Liberal, Seward County, Kansas. The federal record lists the plant for Meat Slaughter and Meat Processing, with cattle as the species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the establishment in its Large size class, and the slaughter volume category on file is 4.0, the top of the reported range and far above the smallest category of under 1,000 head per year. The grant of inspection date on file is January 13, 2020.
No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS, which means the federal record does not show this plant processing animals for return to individual owners under a custom exemption. Secondary directory listings describe National Beef Packing Company as a meatpacker supplying beef products, and the company website names Liberal and Dodge City, Kansas, along with the Iowa Premium plant in Tama, Iowa, among its facilities.
No website is on file for this establishment record, and no hours, retail counter, pricing, booking, or cut and wrap information has been verified. Details beyond the federal record and the company-level references above are not yet on file. Buyers and producers should contact the plant directly at (620) 624-1851 to confirm current activity.
This profile is written from the federal record. Details beyond it are not yet on file. Operators can add them here.
Services
- Cattle slaughter under federal inspection
- Meat processing under federal inspection
Species under inspection
Products and retail
- Boxed beef (company-level product line referenced)
- National Beef Prime (company-level brand referenced)
For farmers and ranchers
The federal record lists cattle slaughter and meat processing at this establishment, and FSIS places it in the Large size class with a high slaughter volume category. No custom-exempt activity is reported, so the record gives no indication that individual animals are processed and returned to their owners here. Booking procedures, minimum lot sizes, scheduling lead times, kill fees, and cut and wrap terms are not stated in any source on file. Producers interested in delivering cattle would need to contact the plant or the company directly to learn how livestock are sourced or scheduled.
National Beef Packing Co., L.L.C. operates under a federal grant of inspection, so product from this plant can be sold anywhere in the United States, which matters if you sell online or across a state line. FSIS does not list a custom-exempt activity for this plant.
Questions about National Beef Packing Co., L.L.C.
What animals does this plant slaughter?
Can a farmer bring in a few head for custom processing?
Is there a retail store or freezer counter for households?
How large is the operation?
Federal record
- Activities
- Meat Processing; Meat Slaughter
- Grant on file
- January 13, 2020
- Size class
- Large
- Slaughter volume
- Large volume
Source: USDA FSIS MPI Directory (2026-09-01 edition) and the FSIS Establishment Demographic Data supplement. Verify at the FSIS directory. LocalMeat.org is not affiliated with FSIS or with this establishment; listing is not an endorsement.
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