Leader Meat Packing Corp.

Leader Meat Packing Corp. operates at 254 Sykesville Road in Chesterfield, Burlington County, New Jersey, under USDA FSIS establishment numbers M46585, P46585, and I46585. The federal record lists meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry slaughter, and poultry processing activities, with a grant of inspection date on file of April 9, 2020. Species slaughtered under inspection are reported as cattle, sheep and lamb, and goats. FSIS classes the plant as small and places it in slaughter volume category 3.0. The establishment reports halal slaughter, kosher slaughter, custom-exempt slaughter, and retail-exempt sales to FSIS.

The company website describes the business as specializing in halal slaughter, meat processing, and distribution, and states it has processed halal meat since 2004. That 2004 date predates the 2020 grant of inspection date on the federal record. The site describes a USDA-certified facility handling slaughter, processing, and packaging, and says the Chesterfield facility also engages in livestock and dairy cattle farming. Product categories named on the site are a halal meat selection, poultry options, offal products, and livestock. A beef catalog is offered as a download.

The website lists a fleet of seven refrigerated trucks used to distribute product in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Delaware. Online forms include a meat buyer form, a custom kill and processing request form, and a livestock seller inquiry form. Contact numbers differ between sources: the federal record lists (347) 933-3492, while the website lists (609) 723-3460 and (609) 444-9436, plus contact@leadermeat.com.

The website hosts a Custom Kill/Processing Request Form for booking custom kill or processing work, with animal type options of cattle, lamb, goat, veal, and sheep, plus fields for preferred cuts and special instructions. The federal record confirms the plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning product from customer-owned animals is packaged and marked Not for Sale. Species slaughtered under federal inspection are reported as cattle, sheep and lamb, and goats. A separate Livestock Seller Inquiry Form is available for producers offering animals for sale. Scheduling lead times, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap pricing are not stated in the sources.

Leader Meat Packing Corp. 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 presents a Meat Buyer Form and a downloadable beef catalog, and lists product categories of halal meat, poultry, offal, and livestock. The establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS. Distribution is described as being handled by a fleet of seven refrigerated trucks serving Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Delaware. The sources do not state whether there is a walk-in retail counter, whether halves and quarters or freezer bundles are sold, or whether online ordering or shipping to households is offered.

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.