Kerr's Custom Butchering

Kerr's Custom Butchering is a USDA-inspected establishment in South Dayton, New York, in Chautauqua County. It operates under FSIS establishment number M8768 with a grant of inspection dated October 2, 2013. FSIS lists the plant for both meat slaughter and meat processing and classifies it as very small.

The establishment reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under federal inspection. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 1, meaning under 1,000 head per year. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it handles animals owned by the customer and returns the meat in packages marked Not for Sale.

No website is on file for this establishment. Business directory listings confirm a butchering business at South Dayton under the phone number (716) 988-5940, though some list the street as 149 Main St while the federal record gives 149 Cottage Rd. Details beyond the federal record, including hours, pricing, scheduling, and retail sales, are not yet on file.

The federal record lists cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb as species slaughtered under inspection, so a producer hauling any of those species is bringing animals the plant reports handling. Annual slaughter volume is under 1,000 head, and FSIS classifies the plant as very small, so scheduling capacity is likely limited. The plant reports custom-exempt slaughter in addition to inspected slaughter, which allows a farmer to have their own animals processed for personal use with packages marked Not for Sale. Booking windows, deposits, cut and wrap fees, hanging charges, and minimums are not stated in any source on file. Producers should call (716) 988-5940 to confirm availability, as listed.

Kerr's Custom Butchering 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.