Wausa Lockers Inc.

Wausa Lockers Inc. operates at 516 East Broadway in Wausa, Knox County, Nebraska, under USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service establishment numbers M5686, P5686, and V5686. The federal record lists the plant for meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry processing, and voluntary meat slaughter and processing. Its grant of inspection on file is dated January 23, 2019, and FSIS classifies the operation as very small.

Under federal inspection the plant reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and bison. FSIS places its slaughter volume in category 1.0, meaning under 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, and no website text was available for this record. Secondary listings confirm the address and phone number but add no operational detail. Hours, pricing, booking practice, cut and wrap options, and product lists are not yet on file beyond the federal record.

The federal record lists Wausa Lockers Inc. for meat slaughter and processing under inspection, with cattle, hogs, and bison reported as species slaughtered. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, so a producer can have an animal processed for personal or shared use with packages marked Not for Sale. FSIS lists slaughter volume under 1,000 head per year, which indicates a small-scale operation and may affect scheduling. Booking lead times, kill day schedules, minimums, hanging weight fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in any source on file. Producers should contact the plant at (402) 586-2882 to confirm availability, as listed.

Wausa Lockers Inc. 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. No source on file describes a retail counter layout, bundles, halves or quarters sold by the plant, online ordering, delivery, or shipping. Buyers should call (402) 586-2882 for current offerings.

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.