Shale Spring Meats, LLC

Shale Spring Meats, LLC operates at 10647 Kelsey Road West in Clyde, Wayne County, New York, under USDA FSIS establishment numbers M45458 and P45458. The federal record lists meat slaughter, meat processing and poultry processing activities, with cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb reported as species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the plant as very small and places its slaughter volume in the lowest category, under 1,000 head per year. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale. The grant of inspection date on file is July 15, 2026.

The shop's website describes a family-owned and operated butcher business established in 2002 by Cleason Horst, who came from Lebanon County, Pennsylvania to Upstate New York in 1991 and raised pigs and finished beef cattle before building a small shop. The business was formally established as an LLC in 2019, separating butchering operations from the family farm, and Cleason's son Walter joined in 2021 and now leads it. The website describes the shop as serving the Lyons community and the wider Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse areas, and states a mission of honest, faith-based service.

Contact details differ between sources. The FSIS record lists (315) 923-2040, while the website lists (315) 946-0087 and the email shalespringmeats@gmail.com. The website's address line matches the federal record at 10647 Kelsey Rd, Clyde NY 14433, though page text refers to the shop as located in Lyons. FSIS lists poultry processing activity; the website does not describe poultry work. Nothing here should be read as a statement that the plant is currently accepting work. Availability, pricing and scheduling terms are not detailed in the sources on file.

The website invites customers to bring their own beef, hog, goat, sheep or deer for custom butchering, with custom cuts and packaging. FSIS lists the plant as reporting custom-exempt slaughter, so animals processed that way come back marked Not for Sale for the owner's own use. The plant also holds federal grants for meat and poultry (M45458+P45458), which is what allows inspected product to be sold. Species reported to FSIS for slaughter under inspection are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb, and the FSIS slaughter volume category is under 1,000 head per year, so capacity is small. The website mentions scheduling a drop-off online and downloadable custom beef and pork order sheets to be brought into the store. Booking lead times, deposits, minimums, kill days and per-head or per-pound fees are not stated in the sources on file.

Shale Spring 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.

For households, the website offers bulk ordering of beef and hogs raised on the family's own farm, described as grain-fed, with whole, half or quarter cow and whole or half hog options, and roaster pigs sold whole only. Buyers choose their cuts from order sheets, and the shop also lists specialty items including homemade sausages, scrapple and deli meats. Order sheets are downloaded and brought into the store to place a bulk order. The website says the shop serves the Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse communities, but delivery, shipping and online checkout are not 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.