Loeffel Meat Laboratory / Animal Science Department

Loeffel Meat Laboratory operates within the Animal Science Department at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Lancaster County. It holds federal establishment numbers M5658, P5658, and V5658, with a grant of inspection dated February 14, 2017 on file with FSIS. Listed FSIS activities include meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry slaughter, poultry processing, and voluntary processing of meat. FSIS classifies the plant as Very Small.

Species slaughtered under inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The slaughter volume category on file is 1, meaning under 1,000 head per year. The establishment reports retail-exempt sales and reports no custom-exempt activity. Secondary sources describe the facility as a USDA-inspected facility used for undergraduate and graduate teaching and research, with the associated Loeffel Meat Shoppe described as open and operating since 1970 as a USDA-inspected retail meat sales operation.

The website on file is a Facebook page, and no website text was available for this record. Details beyond the federal record and these brief secondary descriptions, including hours, pricing, product lists, and whether animals from outside producers are accepted, are not yet on file.

The federal record lists cattle, hog, and sheep and lamb slaughter under inspection, with an annual volume category of under 1,000 head, and no custom-exempt activity is reported. The facility is described in secondary sources as a university teaching and research operation, so whether it accepts animals from outside producers, and any booking process, minimums, fees, or cut and wrap terms, are not stated in the sources on file. A producer would need to contact the lab at (402) 472-6457 to confirm availability as listed.

Loeffel Meat Laboratory / Animal Science Department operates under a federal grant of inspection, so product from this plant can be sold anywhere in the United States, which matters if you sell online or across a state line. FSIS does not list a custom-exempt activity for this plant.

The establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, and a secondary university source describes the Loeffel Meat Shoppe as a USDA-inspected retail meat sales operation open since 1970. Specific products, cuts, bundles, halves or quarters, online ordering, delivery, and shipping are not stated 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.