Star Packing Co., Inc.

Star Packing Co., Inc. operates under USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service establishment number M2934 at 3813 Cote Brillante in St. Louis, Missouri. FSIS lists the plant for both meat slaughter and meat processing and classifies it as a very small establishment. The grant of inspection date on file is January 22, 2016. Species slaughtered under federal inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle and sheep and lamb.

The establishment reports halal slaughter and kosher slaughter to FSIS. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and retail-exempt sales. The FSIS slaughter volume category on file is 2.0, a step above the smallest category of under 1,000 head per year.

No website is on file for this establishment, and the available search results are directory listings rather than descriptions of the business. One local history page notes that the site is a remaining slaughterhouse within the City of St. Louis. Details beyond the federal record, including hours, pricing, booking practices, ownership, and retail offerings, are not yet on file.

FSIS lists Star Packing Co., Inc. for slaughter of cattle and sheep and lamb, and the plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, so animals owned by a farmer can be processed with packages marked Not for Sale. It also holds a federal grant of inspection, which is what allows meat to be sold by the pound or by the half. Halal and kosher slaughter are both reported to FSIS. Booking practices, lead times, kill days, minimums, hanging weight fees, and cut and wrap options are not stated in any source on file, so a producer should call (314) 652-0262 to confirm scheduling and whether the plant is taking work as listed.

Star Packing Co., Inc. 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 indicates some direct sales activity, and it reports both halal and kosher slaughter. No source on file describes a retail counter, product list, half or quarter animal packages, bundles, delivery, shipping, or online ordering. Households should call the plant directly to ask what is available for purchase.

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.