Central KY Custom Meats, Inc.

Central KY Custom Meats, Inc. is a very small USDA-inspected establishment at 6256 KY State Highway 1859 in Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky. It holds establishment numbers M27257, P27257 and V27257, with a grant of inspection on file dated June 21, 2019. FSIS lists the plant for meat slaughter and processing, poultry slaughter and processing, and voluntary slaughter and processing of both meat and poultry.

The species reported to FSIS as slaughtered under inspection are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and poultry. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer and returns packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 2.0, above the smallest reported tier.

No website is on file for this establishment. One business directory listing states the company was founded in 2001, which is earlier than the 2019 grant of inspection date recorded by FSIS. Details beyond the federal record, including hours, pricing, booking practices, cut and wrap options and retail offerings, are not yet on file.

The plant reports both federally inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, and the species listed as slaughtered under inspection are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and poultry. Custom-exempt work means animals remain the property of the owner and the returned packages are marked Not for Sale, while inspected slaughter allows the resulting meat to be sold. FSIS classes the establishment as Very Small with a slaughter volume category of 2.0. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill days, hanging fees and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the available sources, so farmers should contact the plant at (606) 787-4851 to confirm what is offered as listed.

Central KY Custom Meats, Inc. 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, which generally indicates some direct sales activity at the plant, but no source on file describes a retail counter, bundles, halves and quarters, online ordering, delivery or shipping. Households interested in buying should call (606) 787-4851 to ask what is available.

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.