Valley Meat Packing Corp.

Valley Meat Packing Corp. operates at 2812 Settle Road in Newark Valley, Tioga County, New York, under USDA FSIS establishment numbers M4488, P4488 and V4488. The federal record lists the plant for meat processing, meat slaughter and voluntary slaughter of meat, with a grant of inspection on file dated August 11, 2021. FSIS classifies the establishment as very small.

Species slaughtered under inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle and sheep and lamb. The plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale. It also reports both halal and kosher slaughter. The FSIS slaughter volume category on file is 2.0, above the smallest tier of under 1,000 head per year.

No website is on file for this establishment. Secondary business directory listings confirm the Newark Valley address and identify the company as a meat packer, and one halal certification directory lists the company as HMS-certified. Beyond the federal record and those listings, details on retail sales, scheduling, pricing and cut options are not yet on file.

The federal record lists slaughter of cattle and sheep and lamb under inspection, plus custom-exempt slaughter of customer-owned animals, so a producer may be able to have animals killed and processed either for resale under inspection or for personal use with Not for Sale packaging. Halal and kosher slaughter are both reported to FSIS. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill day schedules, hanging fees and cut and wrap charges are not stated in any source on file, so those questions need to be asked directly at (347) 951-1172.

Valley Meat Packing Corp. 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.

Nothing in the sources on file describes a retail counter, halves and quarters, bundle boxes, online ordering, delivery or shipping. Directory listings classify the business as a meat packer. Households interested in buying beef or lamb, including halal or kosher product, should contact the plant 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.