Dubach Deer Factory & Smokehouse, LLC

Dubach Deer Factory & Smokehouse, LLC, which also does business as Dubach Beef Factory & Smokehouse, operates at 599 US Highway 167 in Dubach, Louisiana, in Lincoln Parish. The plant holds USDA FSIS establishment number M886 and is listed under both Meat Processing and Meat Slaughter activities, with a grant of inspection date on file of April 30, 2025. FSIS classifies it as a very small establishment, and its reported slaughter volume category is under 1,000 head per year. Cattle and hogs are the species reported as slaughtered under inspection.

The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale. Its website centers on deer season work, describing field dressing, caping, standard and custom wrap, and a smokehouse line that includes deer burger, deer bacon, snack sticks, summer sausage, smoked sausage, bratwursts, and pan sausage. A separate beef page describes custom beef processing with the customer choosing cuts and thicknesses.

The owner writes that the business grew out of a 1987 hunting trip to Del Rio, Texas, and that the facility has gone through many renditions since. The site lists an email address, a phone number, and hours of 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM Sunday through Saturday. Pricing, booking windows, minimums, and whether the plant sells meat over a retail counter are not stated in the sources on file.

The plant reports both federally inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, so animals can be handled either for resale under inspection or as customer-owned meat packaged Not for Sale. Cattle and hogs are the species reported as slaughtered under inspection, and the FSIS volume category places the plant under 1,000 head per year, so scheduling capacity is limited. The beef page states that cuts and thicknesses are selected with the customer. Booking lead times, drop-off procedures, kill fees, hanging weight charges, and cut and wrap rates are not stated in the sources on file.

Dubach Deer Factory & Smokehouse, 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 website lists a Shop section and an Order Your Beef link on its beef page, but the fetched text does not describe what is sold, whether halves and quarters are available, or whether delivery or shipping is offered. Corn, ice, and drinks are listed among the services. Households bringing a deer or other game can have it processed into burger, sausage, bacon, snack sticks, and other smokehouse items. Contact the plant directly at the listed phone or email to confirm 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.