Omaha Variety Meats, LLC

Omaha Variety Meats, LLC, doing business as Henderson Meat Processors, is a USDA-inspected establishment at 706 Road B in Henderson, Nebraska, in York County. It holds establishment numbers M1527 and P13131 and is listed with the Food Safety and Inspection Service for meat slaughter, meat processing, and poultry processing. The grant of inspection on file is dated November 30, 2016, and FSIS classifies the plant in its Very Small size category.

The federal record reports cattle and hogs slaughtered under inspection, with a slaughter volume category of 1.0, meaning under 1,000 head per year. 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 it reports retail-exempt sales. A secondary directory listing describes the operation as a custom meat processor in Henderson.

No website is on file for this establishment. Hours, pricing, scheduling practices, cut and wrap options, and product lists are not yet on file beyond what the federal record shows. The listed phone number is (402) 723-4701.

The federal record lists cattle and hogs as the species slaughtered under inspection, and the plant reports both USDA-inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter, so a producer could in principle have animals processed either for sale under inspection or for the animal's owner with Not for Sale labeling. Reported slaughter volume is under 1,000 head per year, which places it among the smaller plants in the FSIS directory. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill days, hanging and aging practices, cut and wrap terms, and fees are not stated in any source on file. Producers should call (402) 723-4701 to confirm species accepted and scheduling, since availability is not indicated in the record.

Omaha Variety 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 plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which allows direct sales of meat to household customers at the establishment. Whether a retail counter is open to walk-in buyers, and whether halves, quarters, bundles, delivery, shipping, or online ordering are offered, is not stated in any source on file. Households interested in buying should contact the plant directly at (402) 723-4701.

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.