Burt's Meat & Poultry

Burt's Meat & Poultry, also doing business as Burts Hilltop Poultry, operates at 114 Center Ave in Eyota, Olmsted County, Minnesota. The plant holds federal establishment numbers M21780, P21780, and V21780, with a grant of inspection on file dated July 26, 2021. FSIS lists it under meat processing, meat slaughter, poultry processing, and voluntary processing and slaughter for meat and rabbit. It is classified as very small, with a reported slaughter volume category of under 1,000 head per year.

Species slaughtered under inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and elk or deer. The establishment 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. Secondary business directory listings describe the operation as family owned with more than 60 years of experience in the Eyota area, and the plant maintains a Facebook page under the name Burts Meats.

No website text is available beyond the Facebook listing, so details on booking, pricing, cut and wrap options, retail hours, and product selection are not yet on file. Buyers and producers should contact the plant directly at (507) 545-9904 to confirm current services and availability.

The plant is set up for both federally inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter of customer-owned animals, with custom packages marked Not for Sale. Species reported to FSIS are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and elk or deer, and voluntary slaughter and processing of rabbit is also listed. FSIS classes the establishment as very small with a slaughter volume under 1,000 head per year, so scheduling capacity is limited relative to larger plants. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the sources on file. Producers should call (507) 545-9904 to confirm what the plant is taking, as listed.

Burt's Meat & Poultry 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, which indicates meat is sold directly to consumers, and secondary directory listings describe it as a family-owned business supplying fresh meat in Eyota. Specific retail products, bundles, halves and quarters, delivery, shipping, or online ordering are not described in any source on file. Households should contact the plant directly for current retail offerings.

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.