Empire Custom Processing, LLC

Empire Custom Processing, LLC operates a USDA-inspected slaughter and meat processing facility at 430 NYS Route 8 in Bridgewater, Oneida County, New York. The plant holds establishment numbers M47031 and V47031, with a grant of inspection dated May 4, 2022. FSIS lists its activities as meat slaughter, meat processing, and export certification, and classifies it as very small.

Cattle and hogs are the species reported slaughtered under inspection. The plant reports both halal and kosher slaughter to FSIS. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 1.0, meaning fewer than 1,000 head per year. No custom-exempt activity is reported, so work is carried out under federal inspection as listed.

The establishment's website and search listings describe it as a USDA-inspected, 100 percent family-owned slaughter and processing facility offering beef and pork processing. The site text captured for this record was largely page code rather than readable content, so details on pricing, scheduling, cut and wrap options, retail sales, and hours are not yet on file beyond the federal record.

The plant is federally inspected for both slaughter and processing of cattle and hogs, so carcasses and cuts from animals handled here can be sold by the piece as well as returned to the owner. FSIS reports no custom-exempt activity, and the reported slaughter volume is under 1,000 head per year, which indicates a small kill floor and limited annual capacity. Booking practices, lead times, minimums, kill and cut fees, and cut and wrap options are not stated in the available sources; producers should contact the plant at (315) 793-7169.

Empire Custom Processing, LLC operates under a federal grant of inspection, so product from this plant can be sold anywhere in the United States, which matters if you sell online or across a state line. FSIS does not list a custom-exempt activity for this plant.

The website and directory listings describe a family-owned, USDA-inspected facility doing beef and pork processing in Bridgewater. Whether there is a retail counter, whole, half, or quarter animal sales, bundles, delivery, or online ordering 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.