Wilson Beef Farms LLC

Wilson Beef Farms LLC operates at 10751 Hess Road in Canaseraga, Allegany County, New York, under USDA FSIS establishment numbers M8855 and P8855. The federal record lists meat slaughter, meat processing, and poultry processing activities, a grant of inspection dated August 2, 2021, and a Very Small size class. Cattle are the only species reported slaughtered under inspection, and the reported slaughter volume category is under 1,000 head per year. The plant reports retail-exempt sales and reports no custom-exempt activity.

The company website describes a 350 acre beef and crop farm where the family raises its own cattle and grows its own feed. Its history page states the business began in 1967 when Jack and Ann Wilson started direct marketing beef, with a cutting room added in 1976, a slaughterhouse built by their son Chris in 1980, and a larger processing plant in 1987. Chris and Bernadette Wilson later purchased the business from Jack and Ann. A smokehouse was added for in-house hams and bacon plus jerky, snack sticks, and hot dogs; venison processing for hunters began in 1999; a retail store opened in 2003 and was doubled in size in a 2017 addition. Snack sticks and jerky have been sold through internet sales since 2006 or 2007. The site states the family finishes about 300 head of beef cattle yearly to supply the store.

Buyers should note the scope difference between the two sources. FSIS lists cattle as the only species slaughtered under inspection, while the website offers pork, chicken, and venison products and describes venison processing for hunters. Anyone bringing an animal or seeking a specific service should confirm current details directly with the plant. Beyond what is quoted here, additional operating details are not on file.

The federal record shows cattle slaughter under inspection at a Very Small plant, with a reported volume category of under 1,000 head per year, and no custom-exempt activity reported. The website describes the operation primarily as processing the family's own cattle, about 300 head finished yearly to supply the retail store, and states that venison is processed into smoked and fresh products for hunters. Printable beef cutting instructions, pork cutting instructions, and a venison price and information sheet are posted on the website. Booking procedures, minimums, drop-off scheduling, and cut and wrap fees for outside livestock are not stated in the sources on file.

Wilson Beef Farms LLC operates under a federal grant of inspection, so product from this plant can be sold anywhere in the United States, which matters if you sell online or across a state line. FSIS does not list a custom-exempt activity for this plant.

The website invites customers to visit the retail store at the farm to buy hormone free, dry-aged beef along with pork, chicken, smoked items, and other locally made products. Orders can be placed by phone, email, or online for pickup on arrival, and the individual cuts pages state that beef steaks and individual cuts are available for local pickup only. Snack sticks and jerky have been marketed through internet sales since 2006 or 2007, and the site lists a snack stick fundraising option with orders arranged by phone. Posted per pound prices for individual steaks appear on the site. Sales of halves and quarters are not described in the fetched text, though the history page states the store sells locally raised, dry-aged beef in any quantity.

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.