Cave Springs Meats, LLC

Cave Springs Meats, LLC is a USDA-inspected establishment at 849 Cave Springs Rd in Smithland, Kentucky, in Livingston County. It operates under establishment number M2317 and is listed with the Food Safety and Inspection Service for both meat slaughter and meat processing. FSIS classifies the plant as very small, and its reported slaughter volume falls in the lowest category, under 1,000 head per year.

The federal record lists cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb as the species slaughtered under inspection. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it handles animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales, a category that covers direct sales of meat to household buyers. The grant of inspection date on file is August 14, 2026.

No website is on file for this establishment, and no verified hours, pricing, booking policy, or product list has been collected. Details beyond the federal record are not yet on file. Buyers and producers should call (270) 988-3232 to confirm current services and availability.

The federal record lists Cave Springs Meats as performing both slaughter and processing under USDA inspection, with cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb reported as species slaughtered. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, so a producer can have animals they or their customers own killed and processed with packages marked Not for Sale. FSIS places the plant in the very small size class with an annual slaughter volume under 1,000 head, so scheduling capacity is limited relative to larger plants. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, hanging weight pricing, and cut and wrap options are not stated in any source on file and would need to be confirmed by phone.

Cave Springs Meats, 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 establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, a category that allows direct sales of meat to household customers. Nothing on file describes a retail counter, hours, product selection, bundles, halves and quarters, delivery, or online ordering. Households interested in buying should contact the plant directly at (270) 988-3232. Buyers pursuing a quarter, half, or whole animal typically arrange the purchase with a farmer and have the animal processed at a plant like this one.

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.