Shriver Meats

Shriver Meats operates under USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service establishment number M10800 at 16436 Four Points Bridge Rd. in Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland. The federal record lists both meat slaughter and meat processing activities, with cattle as the species slaughtered under inspection, and places the plant in the FSIS very small size class. The grant of inspection date on file is July 15, 2021, and the reported slaughter volume category is under 1,000 head per year. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales.

According to the company website, Shriver Meats is a family owned processing plant that raises the hay, barley, corn and silage used on the farm to feed its cattle, and states that its beef are free from antibiotics and hormones. The business traces to 1964, when Norman J. Shriver Jr. began processing a couple of beef in his garage, and the website says the company celebrated 50 years in business in October 2014 and grew to processing an average of 30 beef a week. The site notes that Shriver Meats received the 2021 Frederick County Agri-business of the Year award, presented September 17, 2021 at The Great Frederick Fair.

In addition to processing beef from its own feed lot, the shop performs custom processing for area farmers who raise and sell their beef animals privately, as stated on the website. The site references a market and a products page with pricing that includes cut, wrap, and freeze, noting prices are subject to change. Specific cut lists, bundle contents, booking lead times, and fee amounts are not stated in the material on file.

The website states that, besides processing beef from its own feed lot, the shop does custom processing for area farmers who raise and sell their beef animals privately. The federal record confirms cattle slaughter under inspection and custom-exempt slaughter, where animals owned by the customer are returned in packages marked Not for Sale. FSIS classifies the plant as very small with a slaughter volume category of under 1,000 head per year. The website's products page indicates pricing includes cut, wrap, and freeze, with prices subject to change. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, minimums, hanging weight terms, and specific fees are not stated in the sources on file. Species other than cattle are not listed in the federal record.

Shriver 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 says the company sells quality beef to the consumer and references an Our Market and Our Products section, and the federal record shows retail-exempt sales. The beef raised on the farm is described as free from antibiotics and hormones, with the farm raising the hay, barley, corn and silage fed to the cattle. Halves and quarters, bundle contents, delivery, shipping, and online ordering are not described in the material on file. Buyers should contact the shop at (301) 447-2255 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.