West Forty Market, LLC

West Forty Market, LLC operates a USDA-inspected meat plant at 37404 Westham Lane in Mechanicsville, Maryland, in St. Mary's County. The establishment holds federal establishment number M47224 with a grant of inspection dated July 20, 2021, and is listed with FSIS for both Meat Processing and Meat Slaughter. FSIS classifies it as a very small establishment.

The species reported to FSIS for slaughter under inspection are cattle and hogs. The plant's FSIS slaughter volume category is 1.0, meaning under 1,000 head per year. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales, a category that covers direct sales to household buyers.

The website on file, westforty.com, returned no readable text when fetched, so specific details on services, hours, pricing, booking practices, and cut and wrap options are not yet on file for this record. A search snippet attributed to that domain describes a West Forty Market in Greene as a full service grocery store carrying West Forty meats; that description cannot be confirmed as referring to the Mechanicsville establishment listed with FSIS, and it is noted here only for completeness. Buyers and producers should contact the plant at (410) 271-1469 to confirm what it currently offers.

The plant is listed with FSIS for slaughter of cattle and hogs and for meat processing, and it reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it can process animals a customer already owns with the resulting packages marked Not for Sale. Its reported slaughter volume category is under 1,000 head per year, and FSIS classifies it as very small, so scheduling capacity is likely limited. Booking lead times, drop-off procedures, kill fees, hanging weight charges, and cut and wrap options are not stated in the sources on file. Producers should call (410) 271-1469 to confirm availability and terms; nothing in the record indicates whether the plant is currently accepting work.

West Forty Market, 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, a category that covers direct sales of meat to consumers, and it operates under federal inspection for both slaughter and processing. Beyond that, the sources on file do not state retail counter hours, available cuts, bundle or half and quarter offerings, online ordering, delivery, or shipping. Households should contact the plant directly at (410) 271-1469 to ask 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.