Kirby & Poe Slaughterhouse

Kirby & Poe Slaughterhouse operates under USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service establishment numbers M8082 and P8082 at 581 Kirby Poe Road, Alvaton, Kentucky, in Warren County. The federal record lists the plant for meat slaughter and meat processing, with a grant of inspection on file dated April 3, 2019. FSIS classes the plant as very small, and its reported slaughter volume falls in the lowest federal category, under 1,000 head per year.

The species reported to FSIS as slaughtered under inspection is hogs. The establishment 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 separate business listing under the name Kirby and Poe Meat Processors gives the address as 629 Kirby Poe Road with the same phone number, (270) 843-1709, and describes the operation in general categories such as butchers, meat markets, and meat processing and butchering. That listing is a directory page with user-suggested tags rather than a company-published site, so its category labels are not treated here as confirmed services.

Details beyond the federal record and these directory listings are not yet on file. Hours, pricing, booking practice, cut and wrap options, and any retail product line have not been verified from a source published by the establishment. Farmers and household buyers should call the listed phone number to confirm what the plant is handling, as listed.

The federal record lists this establishment for both meat slaughter and meat processing, so a producer can in principle have animals killed and further processed at one location. Hogs are the species reported to FSIS as slaughtered under inspection, and the reported volume is under 1,000 head per year, which indicates a very small operation. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, so animals owned by the customer can be handled with the resulting packages marked Not for Sale. Booking lead times, drop-off procedures, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the sources on file. Producers should call (270) 843-1709 to confirm species accepted, scheduling, and whether inspected slaughter or custom work is available for their animals.

Kirby & Poe Slaughterhouse 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 allows direct sales of meat to household customers at the plant. A third-party business directory lists the operation under categories including meat markets and butcher shops. No retail hours, product list, bundle or half and quarter offerings, delivery, shipping, or online ordering are stated in any source on file. Households should call ahead to confirm what is available for purchase.

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.