Hunt's Meat Co.

Hunt's Meat Co. is a very small USDA-inspected establishment at 3658 Highway 64 in Waterflow, San Juan County, New Mexico, operating under establishment numbers M34401 and P34401. The federal record lists both meat slaughter and meat processing activities, with a grant of inspection on file dated August 10, 2021.

The species reported to FSIS as slaughtered under inspection is sheep and lamb. The plant falls in FSIS slaughter volume category 1, meaning fewer than 1,000 head per year. The establishment also reports custom-exempt processing and retail-exempt sales, two categories that commonly indicate work done for individual animal owners and direct sales of meat to consumers.

No website is on file for Hunt's Meat Co., and no first-party description of hours, pricing, booking, or product lines was available. A secondary directory listing describes the business as offering slaughter and processing services to ranchers and small farms in the area, and a state business record lists Hunt Meat Co., LLC in Waterflow. Details beyond the federal record are not yet on file. Prospective customers should call (505) 598-6050 to confirm current services.

The federal record lists Hunt's Meat Co. as performing both slaughter and processing, with sheep and lamb reported as the species slaughtered under inspection, and with fewer than 1,000 head slaughtered per year. The plant also reports custom-exempt processing, the arrangement generally used when an owner brings an animal in for their own household use rather than for sale. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, minimums, kill fees, hanging weight charges, and cut and wrap options are not stated in any source on file. Producers should call (505) 598-6050 to ask what species and dates are being taken, as listed.

Hunt's Meat Co. reports custom-exempt processing 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.

Hunt's Meat Co. reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, a category that allows direct sales of meat to household buyers, but no retail hours, counter inventory, bundle offerings, halves or quarters pricing, online ordering, delivery, or shipping are described in any source on file. Household buyers should contact the establishment directly by phone to learn what is available.

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.