Northern MN Meat Co.

Northern MN Meat Co. operates at 5155 Great Scott Holmes Road in Mt. Iron, St. Louis County, Minnesota, under federal establishment numbers M1083 and V1083. The FSIS directory lists the plant for Food Inspection, Meat Identification, Meat Processing, Meat Slaughter, and voluntary meat slaughter and processing, with a grant of inspection date on file of April 4, 2023. FSIS classifies it as a small establishment.

The only species the plant reports slaughtering under inspection is cattle. Its reported slaughter volume category is 1, meaning under 1,000 head per year. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the resulting packages are marked Not for Sale.

No website is on file for this establishment. Secondary listings describe Northern MN Meat Co. as a USDA federal meat processing plant that specializes in farm to table and state that it was formerly known as Great Scott Meats, with involvement in farming, feedlot, and meat processing. Beyond these points and the federal record, details such as hours, pricing, booking practice, and retail offerings are not yet on file.

The federal record shows cattle slaughter under inspection along with custom-exempt slaughter, so a producer may bring animals either for inspected harvest of meat intended for sale or for custom processing returned in packages marked Not for Sale. Reported volume is under 1,000 head per year, which points to a small operation. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, cut and wrap charges, hanging weight terms, and whether species other than cattle are handled are not stated in the sources on file. Producers should contact the plant at (218) 258-2239 to confirm what work is being scheduled, as listed.

Northern MN Meat Co. 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.