Huettl's Locker & Dressing Plant

Huettl's Locker & Dressing Plant operates at 1903 North Lakeshore Drive in Lake City, Goodhue County, Minnesota. The plant holds establishment numbers M7785, P7785 and V7785 in the USDA FSIS directory, with a grant of inspection date on file of March 18, 2022. FSIS lists its activities as meat processing, meat slaughter, voluntary processing of meat and rabbit, and voluntary slaughter of meat and rabbit. It is classified by FSIS as a very small establishment. Species detail is not reported to FSIS.

The plant reports both custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and retail-exempt sales. The listed phone number is (651) 345-3424. The website on file, lake-city-mn.yiftee.com, is the Lake City Chamber eBucks community gift card site rather than a plant-operated site; it lists Huettl's Locker & Dressing Plant among participating local businesses that accept the chamber gift card and describes the business as specializing in meat processing and custom work.

Details beyond the federal record and the chamber listing are not yet on file. Hours, species accepted, booking lead times, pricing, cut and wrap terms, and retail product lists have not been confirmed from a source controlled by the establishment. Farmers and households should call the plant directly to confirm current practice, since nothing in the available sources indicates whether work is being accepted.

The federal record shows both slaughter and processing activity at this establishment, along with custom-exempt slaughter of customer-owned animals, where the finished packages are marked Not for Sale. Voluntary slaughter and processing of rabbit is also listed, in addition to meat. Species detail is not reported to FSIS, so producers should call (651) 345-3424 to confirm which animals are accepted. Scheduling windows, drop-off procedures, minimums, hanging weight pricing, and cut and wrap fees are not stated in any source on file.

Huettl's Locker & Dressing Plant 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 plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which indicates meat can be sold directly to household customers at the establishment. The Lake City Chamber eBucks listing places Huettl's Locker & Dressing Plant among participating local businesses that accept the chamber community gift card, and groups it under food and dining. No source on file names specific cuts, bundles, halves or quarters, shipping, delivery, or online ordering, so buyers should contact the plant directly.

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.