McNees Meats and Wholesale LLC

McNees Meats and Wholesale LLC operates at 6267 Old State Road in North Branch, Lapeer County, Michigan. The plant holds USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service establishment numbers M33971 and V33971, with a grant of inspection dated August 11, 2021. FSIS lists its activities as meat processing, meat slaughter, voluntary processing of meat, and voluntary slaughter of meat, and classifies the establishment as very small.

The federal record shows cattle as the species slaughtered under inspection. The plant's reported slaughter volume falls in the lowest FSIS category, under 1,000 head per year. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales.

The website on file is a Facebook page, and no website text was available for this record. Secondary directory listings confirm the North Branch address and phone number and describe slaughter and processing services for area farms, but details beyond the federal record, including hours, pricing, booking practices, product lists, and ownership history, are not yet on file.

The establishment reports both USDA-inspected cattle slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter of customer-owned animals, so a farmer may be able to arrange either inspected harvest for meat intended for sale or custom work returned in packages marked Not for Sale. FSIS lists the plant as very small with a slaughter volume under 1,000 head per year, which suggests limited capacity. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the available sources. Farmers should contact the plant at (810) 688-2408 to confirm species accepted, scheduling, and current availability.

McNees Meats and Wholesale 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 federal record shows retail-exempt sales, which generally indicates some direct sales activity at the establishment. No source on file describes a retail counter, halves or quarters, bundles, online ordering, delivery, or shipping, so households should call (810) 688-2408 to ask 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.