Zimmerman Meats LLC

Zimmerman Meats LLC operates a USDA-inspected meat and poultry plant at 4534 Highway 17 in Summersville, Missouri, in Texas County. The establishment holds numbers M47518, P47518, and V47518, and its grant of inspection on file with FSIS dates to June 9, 2022. FSIS lists the plant under meat processing, meat slaughter, poultry processing, and voluntary meat processing and slaughter, and classifies it as a small establishment. Species reported slaughtered under inspection are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, bison, and elk or deer. 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 reports retail-exempt sales. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 1.0, meaning under 1,000 head per year.

According to the company website, Zimmerman Meats was established in 2003 by Mr. Zimmerman, who built the business from a small butcher shop into a state-inspected processing plant. The current owners purchased the company in 2015, after which the plant moved from state to USDA inspection and added two retail stores and co-packing services. The website references the Zimmerman Meats and One Chop brands and describes a showroom with a selection of products. Search material associated with the site lists retail stores in Summersville, Salem, and Marshfield.

Beyond harvest and cut-and-wrap work, the plant describes co-manufacturing and co-packing for outside brands, including products sold in local stores, pet stores, and at an amusement park. Hours and pricing details are not stated in the material on file, though the website indicates beef and hog cut orders and pricing are available by phone or through its online links.

The plant reports slaughter of cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, bison, and elk or deer under federal inspection, plus custom-exempt slaughter of animals owned by the customer, with those packages marked Not for Sale. The website instructs producers to call to make a harvest appointment and, once an appointment exists, to place a cut order by phone or through the beef and hog cut order links. Beef and hog cut order and pricing pages are referenced on the website. FSIS places the plant in slaughter volume category 1.0, under 1,000 head per year. Booking lead times, minimums, hanging fees, and per-pound cut and wrap charges are not stated in the sources on file.

Zimmerman Meats 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 website describes retail meats and groceries and a showroom with a selection of products, including beef jerky, snack sticks, and summer sausage made in house. Search material associated with the site lists retail stores in Summersville, Salem, and Marshfield. The plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS. The website also notes it can source a locally raised animal on a customer's behalf. Halves and quarters, bundles, shipping, and delivery are not described in the sources on file.

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.