Davis Meat Processing LLC

Davis Meat Processing LLC operates at 39 Highway NN in Jonesburg, Montgomery County, Missouri, under federal establishment numbers M46734 and P46734. FSIS lists the plant for meat slaughter, meat processing, and poultry processing, classifies it as very small, and shows a grant of inspection dated July 19, 2021. Species slaughtered under inspection as reported to FSIS are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and goats. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, where animals owned by the customer are returned in packages marked Not for Sale, and retail-exempt sales. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 1.0, meaning under 1,000 head per year.

The company website states the business was started by Joe and Cherilyn Davis in Jonesburg in 1984 and is still operated by them. The site describes the main building as an old pole barn converted into a processing plant, added onto six times, with the most recent addition in 2016 to expand the retail area. The site says the business was state inspected for over 15 years and describes itself as a federally inspected meat processing plant, which is consistent with the current federal record. Work described includes harvest and processing of beef, hogs, lambs, and goats, custom processing, custom inspected processing for farmers market customers, deer processing, wholesale, and a small retail area.

The website lists numerous state and regional awards, including 2022 Hermann Wurstfest Best of Show for Ole Joe's Old Fashion Summer Sausage, 2019 Hermann Wurstfest Best of Show for Honey Loaf, and multiple Missouri Association of Meat Processors awards for bacon, bratwurst, bone-in ham, jerky, ring bologna, and franks and wieners. Three people connected to the business are listed as past presidents of the Missouri Association of Meat Processors: Cherilyn Davis in 2002, Joe Davis in 2012, and Jennifer Witthaus in 2017. Business hours are not stated in the material on file.

The plant is listed with FSIS for meat slaughter and processing and reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and goats under inspection, with an annual slaughter volume category of under 1,000 head. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are returned in packages marked Not for Sale. The website says the plant harvests and processes beef, hogs, lambs, and goats, offers custom processing where meat is cut the way the customer wants, and does custom inspected processing for farmers market customers. Booking lead times, drop-off procedures, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the sources on file. Farmers should call (636) 488-5227 to confirm scheduling and current pricing.

Davis Meat 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 website describes a small retail area added onto in 2016, with fresh, cooked, and smoked products and butchers who cut and package meat fresh daily. Posted retail pricing includes beef items such as ground beef at $7.35 per pound, rib eye and T-bone at $16.99 per pound, and beef tenderloin at $27.99 per pound, and pork items such as bacon at $6.69 per pound and pork chops at $6.19 per pound, with a note that prices are subject to change. Meat bundles are offered at $100, $150, and $200 for beef and mixed, and $50 and $100 for pork, plus tax. Special orders, special cuts, large quantity discounts, and gift boxes and boards are available, with the site directing buyers to call (636) 488-5227 or email info@davismeat.com. Halves and quarters, online ordering, shipping, and delivery are not mentioned in the sources.

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.