Bills Market, Inc.

Bills Market, Inc., operating as Finger Lakes Meat Processing, is a very small USDA-inspected establishment at 2095 Route 336 in Romulus, Seneca County, New York. It holds establishment number M46391 with a grant of inspection dated October 19, 2021, and reports both Meat Slaughter and Meat Processing activities to FSIS. Species slaughtered under inspection are reported as cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 1.0, meaning under 1,000 head per year.

The business website describes the operation as a custom cutting and butchering shop specializing in beef, pork, lamb, and wild game. Owner Rick Whitmore writes that he began as a meat cutting apprentice at 18, spent over 12 years in that apprenticeship, took ownership of Bills Meat Market in Waterloo, NY in 1991 for 10 years, and opened Finger Lakes Meat Processing in Romulus in 2001. The site states the mission is to provide custom cutting and butchering services to local farmers and patrons, with emphasis on a clean and humane butchering environment.

Addresses differ between sources. The federal record lists 2095 Route 336, Romulus, NY 14531, while the website contact page lists 2094 Route 336, Romulus, NY 14541. The phone number, (315) 549-8252, is the same in both. Retail counter operation, hours, pricing, scheduling policies, and delivery or shipping are not stated in the sources on file.

The establishment reports both inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, so animals can be handled either for resale under inspection or for the owner's own use with packages marked Not for Sale. Reported species slaughtered under inspection are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb, at a volume under 1,000 head per year. The website states the owner personally works with local farmers and inspects their facilities, and that the shop accepts requests tied to certified organic, free-range, grass-fed, and highly managed grain fed animals. Emergency butchering for injured animals is listed. Cutting forms are referenced on the website for detailed cut selection. Booking lead times, minimums, hanging fees, and cut and wrap pricing are not stated in the sources on file.

Bills Market, 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 website describes custom cutting for domestic and wild game, sausage and bologna making, an old fashioned smokehouse for duck, geese, turkey, venison, ham and bacon, and smoked sausages, plus vacuum seal packaging. Wild game species listed include poultry, duck, deer, bear, moose, caribou, and waterfowl. Whether a retail counter is operated, and whether halves, quarters, bundles, online ordering, delivery, or shipping are available, is not stated in the sources on file.

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.