Prairie Meats, Inc.

Prairie Meats, Inc. operates a federally inspected meat plant at 2505 W. Lincoln Ave in Olivia, Renville County, Minnesota. The establishment holds FSIS establishment numbers M47273 and V47273, with a grant of inspection dated October 16, 2021. FSIS lists it under meat processing, meat slaughter, and voluntary processing and slaughter of meat, and classifies it as Very Small. The plant reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison under inspection, and reports halal slaughter. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 2.0.

According to the company website, the family's roots go back to the early 1900s, when a grandfather fattened beef cattle in the Midwest on prairie grasses and grains along the Redwood River. The owners purchased the business formerly known as Doug's Danube Locker, which the site says served the community with meats, custom processing, and customer service for over 30 years, and then built the federally inspected plant in Olivia. The website states the business is most recognized for smoked products, custom processing, and cuts of meat, and that it also produces a rub and seasoning line. It describes partnerships with restaurants, gas stations, and grocery stores.

The website was under construction at the time of fetch, with a new site announced as coming soon. It lists shipping and return policies and social media accounts under the handle @prairiemeatsinc. Hours, pricing, booking procedures, and scheduling details are not stated in the sources on file. A third-party business directory listing describes the operation as a retail store and custom butchering business.

The plant reports to FSIS that it slaughters cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison under inspection, and that it also performs custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are returned in packages marked Not for Sale. Halal slaughter is reported to FSIS. The website says the business is recognized for custom processing and carries that work forward from the former Doug's Danube Locker. Booking windows, lead times, minimums, hanging weight fees, cut and wrap charges, and kill days are not stated in the sources on file. Farmers would need to contact the plant at (320) 523-7060 to confirm scheduling and terms as listed.

Prairie Meats, Inc. 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.

A third-party business directory describes Prairie Meats as a retail store and custom butchering operation, and the plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS. The website emphasizes smoked products, seasoned products, cuts of meat, and a rub and seasoning line, and notes that products are also carried by partnering restaurants, gas stations, and grocery stores. Shipping and return policy pages exist on the site, though the site was under construction when fetched and the policy details, an online store, and any half or quarter bundles are not described in the sources on file.

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.