HOFFMAN'S QUALITY MEATS

Hoffman's Quality Meats, operating as Roy L. Hoffman & Sons, Inc., is a USDA-inspected establishment at 13225 Cearfoss Pike in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland. It holds establishment numbers M7415, P7415 and V7415, with a grant of inspection date on file of November 14, 2017. FSIS lists it as a small establishment carrying out meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry slaughter, poultry processing and the voluntary counterparts of each. Species reported slaughtered under inspection are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb, and the plant's reported slaughter volume category is 2.0. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, where animals owned by the customer are returned in packages marked Not for Sale, and retail-exempt sales.

The company website describes a business operating since 1923 and states it has served the area for about 100 years. Alongside the plant, it runs a retail market described as a country market, with product categories including beef, pork, poultry, sausage, ham, hot dogs and brats, specialty cut meats, deli and kitchen items, dairy, bakery, seafood, exotic meats, spices, party platters and whole pigs, package deals and gifts, and mail order. The site states that the Camden Classic Frank and Camden Jumbo Frank are the official hot dog at Oriole Park at Camden Yards and are sold at concession stands there.

Beyond the retail counter, the website lists custom butchering, wholesale and private labeling as services. Wholesale product is offered in bulk or case-ready overwrapped with labels for organizations, grocery stores and supercenters. The private labeling page says the company works with customers on product ratios, spice blends, organic and natural alternatives, product types and market trends. Ownership details beyond the corporate name on the federal record are not on file.

The website says the butcher handles beef, pork, goats and lambs, and can often make arrangements for other varieties, along with wild game. Posted slaughtering rates effective May 1, 2025 are based on hanging weight: beef slaughter $160, chill beef and breakdown $45, cut only whole or half 55 cents per pound, cut only front or hind 75 cents per pound, vacuum packing $1.10 per pound, multiple customer splitting 25 cents per pound, patties 70 cents per pound, stew, stir fry and kabobs 25 cents per pound, sandwich steaks and cube steak 25 cents per pound, and a $225 backbone charge for animals over 30 months. Lamb and goat is $165 for slaughter, cut and vacuum pack, or $45 kill only, with sausage at $1.25 per pound loose and $1.65 per pound rope or stuffed. Hogs are $100 slaughter and skinning or $125 slaughter and scalding, with sausage at $1.02 per pound loose vacuum packed and $1.13 per pound rope or stuffed vacuum packed. Curing charges include bacon at $9.95 plus $1.80 sliced and packed, smoked ham, smoked shoulder, smoked pork loin and RTE smoked ham at $25 each, ham hocks at $5, breakfast links or sizzlers at $1.70 per pound with a 10 pound minimum, and sausage patties at $1.30 per pound. Prices are subject to change. The plant states it accepts only livestock in sound condition, without known diseases, and able to walk in on their own, and does not accept downers or dead livestock. Animals are dressed, chilled and custom cut to specification or retained for sausage, snack sticks, jerky and hot dogs, and the website says each animal is processed separately and tracked so customers receive meat from the animal they dropped off. Beef, lamb or goat, and hog cut sheets are offered on the site. Scheduling is by contacting the butcher; booking lead times and minimums are not stated.

HOFFMAN'S QUALITY 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 market selling fresh cut meats, sausage, ham, hot dogs and brats, specialty cut meats, deli, dairy, bakery, seafood, exotic meats, spices, party platters and whole pigs, and package deals and gifts, with weekly specials posted online. Mail order is listed as a product category, and the site says the Camden Classic Frank and Camden Jumbo Frank can be bought for home as well as at Oriole Park at Camden Yards concessions. The site offers a portion guide of half a pound of boneless meat per adult and a quarter pound per child, or one pound of bone-in meat per adult and half a pound per child. Sales of halves and quarters to households are not described on the pages on file, and delivery is not mentioned.

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.