Mississippi State University Meat Laboratory

Mississippi State University Meat Laboratory is a USDA-inspected establishment at 315 Wise Center Drive in Mississippi State, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. It operates under establishment number M45533 and holds a grant of inspection dated July 2, 2021. FSIS lists the plant for both meat slaughter and meat processing and classifies it as very small.

The plant reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under federal inspection. Its FSIS 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 returned in packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales.

No website is on file for this establishment, and no operator-published description was available. Details beyond the federal record, including hours, pricing, booking practices, product lists, and whether the laboratory takes outside animals, are not yet on file. Prospective customers should contact the laboratory directly at (662) 325-0169.

The federal record lists this establishment for slaughter of cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under federal inspection, as well as custom-exempt slaughter for animals the customer owns. Reported slaughter volume is under 1,000 head per year and FSIS classifies the plant as very small, so capacity is limited. Booking procedures, scheduling lead time, kill day, minimums, hanging fees, and cut and wrap options are not stated in any source on file. Farmers should call (662) 325-0169 to ask whether outside livestock are accepted and on what terms.

Mississippi State University Meat Laboratory 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 generally allows direct sales of meat to household buyers, but no source on file describes a retail counter, bundles, halves or quarters, online ordering, delivery, or shipping. Households interested in buying should contact the laboratory at (662) 325-0169 to confirm what is available and when.

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.