Warsaw Packing Co.

Warsaw Packing Co., listed on Facebook and in local directories as Warsaw Meat Packing Co., operates at 3865 Miller Rd in Warsaw, Wyoming County, New York. The plant holds federal establishment numbers M4638 and P4638, with a grant of inspection date on file of January 15, 2015. FSIS lists its activities as meat slaughter and meat processing and classes it as a very small establishment.

Species slaughtered under inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The plant's FSIS slaughter volume category is 1.0, meaning under 1,000 head per year. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales.

The establishment's website on file is a Facebook page, and no page text was available for this record. Details beyond the federal record, including hours, pricing, scheduling practices, cut and wrap options, and ownership, are not yet on file. A Yelp review of the business describes staff as accommodating about cutting to order, though that is a customer comment rather than a statement from the plant.

As listed with FSIS, the plant performs slaughter under federal inspection for cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb, and it also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning a farmer can have animals processed for their own use with packages marked Not for Sale. Federally inspected slaughter is the path for a farmer who intends to sell individual cuts. The reported slaughter volume category is under 1,000 head per year, so capacity is limited. Booking lead times, minimums, drop-off procedures, hanging weight fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the sources on file, so farmers should contact the plant at (585) 786-2820 to confirm.

Warsaw Packing Co. 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 plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which generally allows direct sales of meat to household customers at the establishment. The sources on file do not state what is sold at a counter, whether halves and quarters or bundles are offered, or whether delivery or shipping is available. Households buying a whole or half animal from a farmer may find their meat cut here, since the plant also handles customer-owned animals under the custom exemption.

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.