Steve & Laura, LLC

Steve & Laura, LLC, doing business as Byron Center Meats Custom Butchering, is a USDA-inspected establishment at 1011 144th Avenue in Wayland, Allegan County, Michigan. It holds establishment number M46184 with a grant of inspection dated August 17, 2021, and is listed by FSIS under both Meat Slaughter and Meat Processing activities. FSIS classifies the plant as very small.

The federal record shows cattle as the species slaughtered under inspection, with a slaughter volume category of 1, meaning fewer than 1,000 head per year. The establishment also reports custom-exempt processing, which is the arrangement used when an owner brings an animal in for their own household use rather than for resale.

There is no website on file for this establishment, and details beyond the federal record are not yet on file. A secondary directory listing describes the business as providing slaughter and processing services in Wayland and serving farms in the West Michigan area, but no hours, pricing, cut sheet, or retail information has been confirmed. Farmers and household buyers should call (616) 878-1578 to confirm current services and scheduling.

The plant is listed with FSIS for both slaughter and processing, with cattle as the reported species under inspection, so a beef producer is within the scope of what the federal record shows. Annual slaughter volume falls in the lowest FSIS category, under 1,000 head per year, which is typical of a small local shop where scheduling windows may be limited. Custom-exempt processing is also reported, covering animals returned to the owner for personal use and marked not for sale. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, cut and wrap charges, and hanging or aging practices are not stated in any source on file, so those should be confirmed directly by phone.

Steve & Laura, LLC reports custom-exempt processing 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.