Tom's Slaughter House

Tom's Slaughter House, doing business as Three Brothers Meat Co., operates at 2179 State Road A in Montreal, Missouri, in Camden County. The plant holds USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service establishment numbers M2177 and P2177, with a grant of inspection date on file of February 11, 2025. FSIS lists its activities as meat slaughter, meat processing and poultry processing, and classifies the establishment as very small.

Under federal inspection the plant reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 1.0, meaning fewer than 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.

The website on file is a Facebook page under the name Tom's Meat Market, where a post states the business offers local meat processing along with custom orders. No detailed website text is available, and directory listings add only address, phone and hours references. Details beyond the federal record, including cut and wrap options, pricing, scheduling and product lists, are not yet on file.

The plant reports to FSIS that it slaughters cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison under inspection, and that it also performs custom-exempt slaughter, where the animal remains the property of the customer and the finished packages are marked Not for Sale. FSIS places annual slaughter volume under 1,000 head and classifies the establishment as very small, so scheduling capacity is likely limited. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, hanging weight charges and cut and wrap options are not stated in the available sources. Farmers should contact the plant at (573) 346-5233 to confirm species accepted and available dates.

Tom's Slaughter House 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 to household customers, and a post on its Facebook page states it offers local meat processing along with custom orders. The specific products sold, availability of halves or quarters, bundles, delivery, shipping or online ordering are not described in the sources on file. Household buyers should call 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.