Rains Natural Meats

Rains Natural Meats, also listed as doing business as D and S Country Meats, operates at 23795 260th Street in Gallatin, Missouri, in Daviess County. The plant holds federal establishment numbers M20575, P20575, and V20575, with a grant of inspection on file dated June 4, 2020. FSIS records list its activities as meat slaughter, meat processing, and poultry processing, and classify it as a very small establishment.

Under federal inspection the plant reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. 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 the packages are marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales.

No website is on file for this establishment, and no hours, pricing, booking policy, or product list has been verified. Details beyond the federal record are not yet on file. Buyers and producers should contact the plant directly at (660) 663-3674 to confirm current services and availability.

The plant is listed with FSIS as performing meat slaughter and meat processing under federal inspection, with cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb reported as species slaughtered. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, so a producer can have animals processed for their own use with packages marked Not for Sale. The FSIS volume category of 1 indicates under 1,000 head slaughtered per year, so scheduling capacity is limited. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, hanging weight charges, and cut and wrap options are not stated in any source on file. Producers should call (660) 663-3674 to confirm what the plant is accepting.

Rains Natural 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 establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which allows direct sales of meat to household customers at the establishment. Whether a retail counter is staffed, what cuts or bundles are offered, and whether halves and quarters, delivery, shipping, or online ordering are available are not stated in any source on file. Hours are not on file. Household buyers should contact the plant at (660) 663-3674 before visiting.

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.