Hampton Premium Meats

Hampton Premium Meats operates at 1890 Pembroke Rd. in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, under establishment numbers M7429 and P7429. The plant reports meat slaughter, meat processing, and poultry processing to FSIS, with cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb slaughtered under inspection. FSIS lists it as a small establishment with a grant of inspection date on file of December 1, 2021, and a slaughter volume category of 2.0. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and packages are marked Not for Sale, retail-exempt sales, and halal slaughter.

According to the company website, the business was established in 1975 by E.G. "Bummy" Hampton and his son Ernie, following Bummy Hampton's sale of his grain elevator business in 1968. The site states the plant was built to serve local farmers in Christian, Todd, and surrounding Kentucky and Middle Tennessee counties who did not have time to slaughter and process meat on the farm, and that it has been a USDA federally inspected plant from the start. In late summer of 2021 Ernie Hampton sold the business to Chris Milam, his sons Andrew and Zach, and the Holloway family (Ricky, Phil, Adam, Ethan, and Phillip), who had been working on a slaughter facility in Russellville. The website says the closing took place on October 29, which is consistent with the December 1, 2021 grant of inspection date on file with FSIS.

The website describes the company as a farm to table business serving restaurants, independent groceries, and households in Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee. It states the plant is a BRCGS certified slaughter facility, BRCGS being part of the Global Food Safety Initiative, a third party food safety audit covering documentation, protocols, and processes in the USDA plant. Hours and pricing are not stated in the material on file.

The website states the business was built so that area farmers would not have to slaughter and process on the farm, and it serves producers in Christian, Todd, and surrounding Kentucky and Middle Tennessee counties. FSIS records show slaughter of cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under inspection, plus custom-exempt slaughter for animals owned by the customer, with packages marked Not for Sale. The site posts USDA cut sheets for beef, hog, and lamb, sheep, or goat, and directs producers to email completed cut sheets and processing questions to orders@hamptonpremiummeats.com. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, and fees are not stated in the sources on file.

Hampton Premium Meats 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 selection of fresh beef and pork, local processed beef and pork, smoked beef and pork, poultry, mutton, lamb, deli meats, cheeses, cured meats, and frozen seafood, and the plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS. A shop products link and a specials page appear on the site, with listed specials including discounts on pork bacon and frozen pork ribs and a 30 pound ground beef item. Halves and quarters, delivery, and shipping are not described 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.