White's Wholesale Meats

White's Wholesale Meats operates at 33663 Terrace Lake Road in Ronan, Lake County, Montana, under USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service establishment numbers M7717, P7717 and V7717. The federal record lists meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry slaughter and poultry processing, along with voluntary slaughter and voluntary processing for both meat and poultry. The grant of inspection on file dates to June 2, 2010, and FSIS classifies the plant in its Very Small size category.

Species reported to FSIS as slaughtered under inspection are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with the resulting packages marked Not for Sale. Its reported slaughter volume falls in the lowest FSIS category, under 1,000 head per year.

No website is on file for this establishment. A processor directory listing describes custom beef, bison and hog processing near Ronan, and a business directory states the operation has been in business for roughly 59 years, though that claim is not confirmed by the federal record. Beyond these items, details such as hours, pricing, cut and wrap options, booking practices and retail sales are not yet on file.

The federal record lists both USDA-inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter, so animals can be handled either for resale under inspection or as customer-owned animals returned in packages marked Not for Sale. Species reported slaughtered under inspection are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison, and a secondary directory listing describes custom beef, bison and hog processing. Reported slaughter volume is under 1,000 head per year and FSIS classes the plant as Very Small, so capacity is limited. Booking lead times, drop-off procedures, minimums, kill fees and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the sources on file. Farmers should call (406) 676-0082 to confirm current availability, as listed.

White's Wholesale 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.