Durand Meat Processing

Durand Meat Processing operates at 6354 S Reed Rd in Durand, Shiawassee County, Michigan, under USDA establishment number M3623. The federal record lists both Meat Processing and Meat Slaughter activities, with cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and goats reported as species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the plant as Very Small and places its slaughter volume in the under 1,000 head per year category. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and packaged marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales. The grant of inspection date on file is 2026-07-07.

The plant's website presents the business as Durand Meats, describing a third-generation, family-owned and operated company associated with the Holek family and citing over 65 years and three generations of experience in meat processing. The site states the business does all of its own custom smoking and offers specialty meats including brats, snack sticks, and German bologna, and that it maintains a large retail store. It also states that the butcher reviews cutting instructions with customers before custom butchering.

Beef and pork cut order forms are published on the site, with detailed selections by primal. Payment is due at pickup, and the site states cash or check only. Directory listings elsewhere give the address as 6358 S Reed Rd; the FSIS record and the plant's own website both list 6354 S Reed Rd.

The plant reports slaughter of cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and goats to FSIS, and also reports custom-exempt slaughter for animals owned by the customer, with packages marked Not for Sale. Farmers and animal owners can place a processing order by calling the plant or submitting an online cut instruction form for beef or pork. The website says the plant contacts the customer when the order is ready and that payment is made at pickup, cash or check only. It also states the butcher takes time to review cutting instructions before custom butchering. Booking lead times, kill day schedules, minimums, hanging weight pricing, and per-head or per-pound fees are not stated in the sources on file. FSIS places annual slaughter volume under 1,000 head.

Durand Meat Processing 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 large retail store and instructs customers to call or visit the processing facility to purchase already cut retail meat. Specialty items named include brats, snack sticks, and German bologna, and the plant states it does all of its own custom smoking. Beef cut order forms allow buyers who have purchased a whole, half, or quarter animal from a farmer to specify cuts, thickness, and packaging, and pork forms cover half or whole hogs. Payment is due at pickup and the site states cash or check only. Delivery, shipping, and online payment are not mentioned in the sources on file.

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.