Kelley Meats LLC

Kelley Meats LLC operates at 8937 Beckwith Road in Taberg, Oneida County, New York, under USDA establishment numbers M4482 and P4482. The federal record lists meat slaughter, meat processing, and poultry processing activities, with cattle and hogs reported as the species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the plant as very small, with a slaughter volume category of under 1,000 head per year, and shows a grant of inspection date on file of September 2, 2021. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales.

The shop's website describes it as Taberg's hometown butcher shop and a family-run business of more than 30 years. According to the About page, the business first opened in the early 1970s as FJ Lewis Slaughterhouse, and new owners took over on March 1, 1994, operating from then on as Kelley Meats. The site states the facility is USDA-inspected with an inspector on site five days a week, and describes both retail sales and custom processing for farmers as core parts of the business.

Work described on the website includes custom cutting, wrapping, and packaging of beef and pork from start to finish, wild game processing for hunters, smoking and sausage making, and vacuum-sealed packaging. Retail offerings named include beef, pork, and poultry cuts, American Wagyu and limited Japanese A5 Wagyu, bulk freezer meat packs, exotic meats, and reserved fresh Amish turkeys for Thanksgiving. A notice on the home page states the shop will be closed August 10 through 30, 2026, and reopen August 31, 2026.

The website states that local farmers use Kelley Meats for custom processing of beef, pork, and specialty requests, with each animal taken from start to finish and custom cutting, wrapping, and packaging to the customer's specifications, whether for the owner's freezer or for sale. The federal record confirms cattle and hog slaughter under inspection along with custom-exempt slaughter. Posted 2025 slaughter and processing prices include beef slaughter at $125 plus hide, beef rendering at $40 per beef, cut, wrap, and freeze at $0.95 per pound, splitting into quarters at $1.00 per pound, extra boning of chuck at $10.00 per piece and rib, loin, sirloin, or arm at $5.00 per piece, patties at $0.95 per pound, and shaved or cubed steak at $1.25 per pound. Pork prices include slaughter at $75.00 per head, roaster slaughter at $110.00 per head, rendering at $20.00 per head, whole pig cut, wrap, and freeze at $0.75 per pound, half pig at $0.80 per pound, extra boning at $2.50 per piece, smoking at $1.25 per pound, bacon slicing at $3.00 per slab, ground pork at $0.85 per pound, bulk sausage at $1.25 per pound, link sausage at $2.00 per pound, and breakfast links, bratwurst, and chorizo at $2.99 per pound, with hot dogs at $3.75 per pound. Booking procedures, lead times, and scheduling minimums are not stated in the sources. Farmers should call to confirm availability and dates, and note the posted closure of August 10 through 30, 2026.

Kelley Meats LLC 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 presents Kelley Meats as a retail butcher shop selling fresh beef, pork, and poultry cuts, with vacuum-sealed packaging and bulk freezer packages sized to the household. Meat packs are described as combining roasts, ground beef, pork, and chicken in one purchase. Specialty retail items named include American Wagyu NY strips, tenderloin, and ribeye, Japanese A5 Wagyu in limited quantities, exotic meats, and fresh Amish turkeys in 8 to 32 pound sizes at a stated $3.29 per pound, with orders to be placed by July 31. Hunters can have venison and other boneless wild game made into snack sticks, summer sausage, Lebanon bologna, hot dogs, kielbasa, jerky, brats, Watson burger, and ground or bulk sausage; the site says products are made in 25 pound batches using 18 pounds of wild game plus 7 pounds of the shop's pork, and that meat for products is accepted starting in September. Online checkout, delivery, and shipping are not described in the sources; the site directs customers to call or visit.

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.