Kentucky Meat Smith LLC

Kentucky Meat Smith LLC operates at 244 Ware Rd. in Science Hill, Pulaski County, Kentucky, under USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service establishment numbers M48210, P48210, and V48210. The federal record lists a grant of inspection dated March 7, 2025, and FSIS activities covering meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry slaughter, poultry processing, food inspection, and voluntary meat slaughter and processing. FSIS classifies the plant as very small, with a reported slaughter volume category of under 1,000 head per year. Species reported slaughtered under inspection are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb.

The plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it also reports retail-exempt sales. The listed phone number is (606) 423-9369. A search snippet from Dry Branch Farm Market states that Dry Branch Stock Farm owns and operates Kentucky Meatsmith, though no further ownership detail is confirmed elsewhere in the record on file.

The website on file, smithmeat.com, presents itself as Smith Meat Company and lists a contact phone with a 208 area code and an Office@smithmeat.com email address, which do not match the Kentucky phone number in the federal record. Because that site names no location, species, or services tied to Science Hill, its content is not treated here as confirmed information about this establishment. Details beyond the federal record, including cut sheets, pricing, scheduling, and retail offerings, are not yet on file.

The federal record lists meat and poultry slaughter and processing at this establishment, with cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb reported as species slaughtered under inspection. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, so animals owned by the customer can be processed and returned in packages marked Not for Sale. FSIS classifies the operation as very small, with slaughter volume in the under 1,000 head per year category, so capacity is limited. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, hanging weight charges, and cut and wrap options are not stated in the sources on file. Farmers should call (606) 423-9369 to confirm availability, as listed.

Kentucky Meat Smith 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, which generally allows direct sales of products at the plant. No sources on file describe a retail counter, halves or quarters, bundles, delivery, shipping, or online ordering for this Science Hill location. The website on file belongs to a business named Smith Meat Company with a non-Kentucky phone number, and its product listings cannot be attributed to this establishment. Households should contact the plant directly 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.