Big Mouth/Cudlins

Big Mouth/Cudlins is a very small USDA-inspected establishment at 8 Cox Road in Newfield, New York, in Tompkins County. It holds federal establishment numbers M4528 and P4528 and carries a grant of inspection dated December 30, 2021. FSIS lists the plant for both meat slaughter and meat processing.

The plant reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under federal inspection. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 1, meaning fewer than 1,000 head per year. Alongside inspected work, the establishment reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages marked Not for Sale, and it also reports retail-exempt sales.

A Facebook page listed for the business refers to Cudlins Meat Market in Newfield and to a retail shop selling beef and pork for freezer filling. No detailed website text is on file, so hours, pricing, booking practice, cut and wrap options, and ownership are not documented here beyond the federal record.

The establishment is listed by FSIS for both slaughter and processing, and reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. Its slaughter volume category of 1 indicates fewer than 1,000 head per year, so capacity is limited. Producers can have animals handled either under federal inspection, which allows the resulting meat to be sold, or under the custom-exempt path, in which the customer owns the animal and the packages are marked Not for Sale. Booking lead times, kill day scheduling, minimums, hanging weight fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the sources on file. Farmers should contact the plant at (607) 307-8102 to confirm current availability and terms, since nothing here indicates whether work is being accepted.

Big Mouth/Cudlins 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.

A Facebook page listed for the business describes a retail shop in Newfield and refers to filling a freezer with beef and pork. The plant also reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS. Whether halves and quarters, bundles, delivery, shipping, or online ordering are offered is not stated in the sources on file, and retail hours are not documented. Buyers can call (607) 307-8102 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.