Green Hills Fresh Meats

Green Hills Fresh Meats operates at 26700 Hwy 11 outside Brookfield in Linn County, Missouri, under FSIS establishment numbers M5779 and V5779. The federal record lists meat slaughter and meat processing, plus voluntary slaughter and voluntary processing of meat, with a grant of inspection dated January 14, 2022. FSIS classes the plant as very small and places its slaughter volume in category 1.0, meaning under 1,000 head per year. Species reported slaughtered under inspection are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison.

The plant 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. Its website describes the business as providing custom beef and pork processing and operating a retail location in Brookfield, Missouri, under the line From Our Family Farms to Your Family's Table. The website carries a cut sheets page described as a guide to how each species is processed, intended to help customers choose cuts when placing a custom butchering order.

Addresses differ slightly across sources. The FSIS record and directory listings give the address as Brookfield, MO 64628, while the website gives the same street address as St. Catharine, MO 64628. Details beyond the federal record and the short website text, including pricing, booking lead times, and specific product lists, are not yet on file.

The federal record reports slaughter under inspection of cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison, along with custom-exempt slaughter in which the animal remains the customer's property and the finished packages are marked Not for Sale. The website states that the business provides custom beef and pork processing and publishes cut sheets described as a guide to how each species is processed, to help customers decide on cuts when placing a custom butchering order. FSIS lists the plant as very small with slaughter volume under 1,000 head per year. Booking procedures, scheduling lead time, hanging weight fees, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the sources. Confirm species availability and scheduling directly with the plant, as listed.

Green Hills Fresh Meats 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 states that the business operates a retail location in Brookfield, Missouri, and the federal record notes retail-exempt sales. Listed hours are Monday through Friday 9:00am to 5:30pm, Saturday 9:00am to 1:00pm, and closed Sunday. The sources do not name specific retail cuts or bundles, and they do not state whether halves and quarters, online ordering, delivery, or shipping are 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.