Julie's Pasture to Plate Meat Market and Processing LLC

Julie's Pasture to Plate Meat Market and Processing LLC is a very small USDA-inspected establishment at 2551 Hwy 26 East in Lumberton, Pearl River County, Mississippi. It operates under establishment number M47442 with a grant of inspection dated September 26, 2023. The federal record lists both meat slaughter and meat processing activities.

The plant reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under inspection, in the FSIS volume category of under 1,000 head per year. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it handles animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and retail-exempt sales, which covers direct sales to household buyers at a counter.

The business maintains a Facebook page at facebook.com/Juliespasture2plate, but no website text was available for this record. Hours, pricing, booking practice, cut and wrap options, and product specifics are not yet on file beyond what the federal record shows.

The federal record lists this establishment as offering both USDA-inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter for cattle, hogs, and sheep or lamb, so a producer can in principle have animals harvested either for resale under inspection or for the owner's own use with packages marked Not for Sale. Slaughter volume is reported in the under 1,000 head per year category, and FSIS classifies the plant as very small. Booking lead times, scheduling practice, minimums, kill and processing fees, hanging weight terms, and cut and wrap options are not stated in the sources on file. Contact the plant at (228) 697-8996 to confirm availability and terms, as listed.

Julie's Pasture to Plate Meat Market and Processing LLC 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 name includes a meat market and the plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which indicates direct sales to consumers. The sources on file do not state counter hours, product lists, bundle or half and quarter beef offerings, delivery, shipping, or online ordering. Buyers should call (228) 697-8996 or check the establishment's Facebook page for current 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.