College of the Ozarks Processing Plant

College of the Ozarks Processing Plant is a very small USDA-inspected establishment at 251 Industrial Place in Point Lookout, Missouri, in Taney County. It holds establishment number M8745+P8745 and carries FSIS activities for meat slaughter, meat processing, and poultry processing. The grant of inspection on file is dated June 26, 2020.

Under federal inspection the plant reports slaughtering cattle and hogs, with an FSIS slaughter volume category of 1.0, meaning fewer than 1,000 head per year. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales. A directory listing describes it as a custom meat processor serving the Point Lookout area, and another describes it as offering slaughter and processing services in the Ozarks region.

No website is on file for this establishment, and details beyond the federal record are not yet on file. Hours, pricing, booking lead times, cut and wrap options, and retail product lists have not been verified for this listing. Farmers and household buyers should contact the plant directly at (417) 690-3368 to confirm what work is being accepted.

The federal record lists cattle and hogs as the species slaughtered under inspection, and the plant reports custom-exempt slaughter for animals owned by the customer, with resulting packages marked Not for Sale. FSIS classes the operation as very small with a slaughter volume category of 1.0, under 1,000 head per year, so capacity is limited. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, kill day availability, minimums, hanging weight fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in any source on file. Farmers should call (417) 690-3368 to confirm species accepted and whether new work is being taken, as listed.

College of the Ozarks Processing 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 allows direct sales of meat to household customers at the establishment. No source on file names specific cuts, bundles, halves or quarters, delivery, shipping, or online ordering, and no retail hours are documented. Households interested in buying should contact the plant directly to ask what is available.

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.