Stevens Brothers, LLC

Stevens Brothers, LLC operates a very small USDA-inspected meat plant at 392 Goshen Road in Panama, Chautauqua County, New York. The establishment also appears as Stevens Bros. and Stevens Brothers, and is listed with FSIS under establishment numbers M17810, P17810, and V17810. Its grant of inspection on file is dated February 22, 2022. FSIS activities on the federal record include meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry processing, and voluntary slaughter and processing of meat.

The plant reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under federal inspection, with a slaughter volume category of under 1,000 head per year. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales. A Facebook page associated with the business describes it as a family owned and operated butcher shop that is USDA inspected.

No website text is available beyond that short description, so details such as hours, booking practices, fees, cut and wrap options, and specific products are not yet on file. Buyers and producers should contact the plant directly at (716) 782-3157 to confirm current operations.

The federal record lists cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb as species slaughtered under inspection, along with poultry processing activity, so producers raising those animals may find the plant relevant. It is classed by FSIS as very small, with a reported slaughter volume of under 1,000 head per year, which suggests limited capacity. Both federally inspected slaughter, which allows resale of the meat, and custom-exempt slaughter, where the animal stays owned by the customer and packages are marked Not for Sale, are reported. Booking windows, drop-off procedures, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the available sources and should be confirmed by phone.

Stevens Brothers, 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.

A Facebook page for the business describes it as a family owned and operated butcher shop, and the plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which indicates meat can be sold directly to consumers. The sources do not state retail counter hours, whether halves and quarters or bundles are sold, or whether delivery, shipping, or online ordering is offered. Households should call (716) 782-3157 to ask what is available.

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.