Hilltown Pork Inc.

Hilltown Pork Inc. operates at 12948 State Route 22 in Canaan, Columbia County, New York, under USDA establishment number M4018. The federal record lists the plant for both meat slaughter and meat processing, with a grant of inspection on file dated August 3, 2021. FSIS classifies the establishment as very small, and its reported slaughter volume falls in category 2.0, above the smallest tier of under 1,000 head per year. Species reported slaughtered under inspection are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb.

In addition to federally inspected work, the plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales. The establishment's own site describes it as a USDA inspected slaughter and meat processing facility in the foothills of the Berkshires in Canaan, New York, and as family owned.

Website material on file is limited. Search text attributed to the establishment states that it can handle whole carcass needs from sucklings to roasters and that customers can specify the size they need. A pricing page referenced in search results lists pork with processing at a kill charge of $62.00 per head, with a $16 surcharge for pigs over 250 pounds and a further surcharge figure of $26 that is not fully legible in the available text. Hours, booking procedures, and retail details beyond these items are not yet on file.

The plant is listed with FSIS for both slaughter and processing and reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under inspection, so animals processed here can enter commerce if the work is done under the grant. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter for animals the customer already owns, with resulting packages marked Not for Sale. Search text from the establishment's pricing page lists pork with processing at a kill charge of $62.00 per head, with a $16 surcharge for pigs over 250 pounds and an additional surcharge figure of $26 that is not fully readable in the available text. Booking lead times, minimums, cut and wrap charges, and hanging weight terms are not stated in the sources on file. Farmers should contact the plant at (518) 781-4050 to confirm current scheduling and species availability, as listed.

Hilltown Pork 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 establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which indicates some direct sales activity, and its site states it can supply whole carcasses in a range of sizes from sucklings to roasters. No retail counter hours, bundle offerings, halves and quarters pricing, delivery, shipping, or online ordering are described 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.