Ruth Premium Meat, LLC

Ruth Premium Meat, LLC operates at 405 US Highway 63 in Queen City, Missouri, in Schuyler County. The plant holds federal grant of inspection under establishment numbers M48110 and P48110, with a grant date on file of February 10, 2022. FSIS lists its activities as meat processing and meat slaughter, and classes it as a small establishment. Cattle are the species reported as slaughtered under inspection, and the plant falls in FSIS slaughter volume category 1.0, 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. Secondary listings describe the business as family-owned and say it processes the family's own beef, with the family growing the crops and raising the animals. One directory listing states the business provides cattle, sheep, goat, and pig processing; that claim is not reflected in the federal record, which lists cattle as the species slaughtered under inspection.

No website text is on file for this establishment. Hours, booking procedures, pricing, cut and wrap options, and retail details beyond the federal record are not yet on file. The listed phone number is (660) 766-2211.

The federal record lists both meat slaughter and meat processing activities, with cattle as the species slaughtered under inspection, and the plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, so animals owned by a customer can be processed and returned in packages marked Not for Sale. FSIS classes the plant as small, in the under 1,000 head per year volume category, so scheduling capacity is likely limited. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in any source on file. One secondary directory lists sheep, goat, and pig processing as well, but the federal record reports only cattle slaughtered under inspection; farmers with other species should confirm directly by calling (660) 766-2211.

Ruth Premium Meat, 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 establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, and secondary listings describe it as a family-owned butcher shop processing the family's own beef. A related Facebook page for Ruth Family Farm has advertised packaged beef items such as Choice filet mignon steaks. Whether a retail counter is open to walk-in customers, and whether halves, quarters, bundles, shipping, or online ordering are offered, is not stated in the sources on file. Households should call (660) 766-2211 to confirm 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.