Chaudhry Meat Company, Inc.

Chaudhry Meat Company, Inc., operating as Chaudhry Halal Meats and Chaudhry Zabihah Meats, is a USDA-inspected establishment at 380 Stock Yard Road in Siler City, Chatham County, North Carolina. FSIS lists it under establishment numbers M19697, P19697 and V19697, with a grant of inspection dated October 6, 2021, and a Very Small size class. Listed FSIS activities cover meat slaughter and processing, poultry slaughter and processing, and voluntary slaughter and processing of meat, poultry and rabbit. The plant reports cattle and sheep and lamb slaughtered under inspection, and reports halal slaughter, kosher slaughter, custom-exempt slaughter and retail-exempt sales. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 3.0.

The company website describes a USDA-inspected, halal certified custom processing plant offering slaughter, hanging and dry aging, cutting and vacuum packing of beef, goat, lamb and ostrich. The site states more than 20 years of experience and says the business supplies halal meat to grocers, restaurants, caterers and individuals, covering the Piedmont and Triad area. A Facebook listing associated with the business states it has served halal meat to the North Carolina community since 1996. The federal record lists cattle and sheep and lamb as species slaughtered under inspection, while the website also describes goat, ostrich and alpaca work and poultry sales.

Both wholesale and retail channels are described. The retail page lists priced beef, chicken, goat and lamb items, and the wholesale page describes individual portions, 1 lb packages, combos up to 200 lbs of loose proteins, pallets of boxed meats, and whole carcasses of goat, lamb and beef. Details not stated in these sources, including custom processing fees, scheduling lead times and kosher certifying body, are not on file.

The plant reports custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale. Its website states it will process beef, goat or lamb to customer specifications and can accommodate requests as unusual as alpaca and ostrich, with a standard cut sheet plus willingness to add other items to an order. A beef cutting sheet is offered for download, to be filled out and emailed back or dropped off in person. Services described include slaughter, hanging and dry aging, cutting and vacuum packing. Booking procedures, minimums, kill day schedules and processing fees are not stated in the sources on file. Species slaughtered under inspection as reported to FSIS are cattle and sheep and lamb.

Chaudhry Meat Company, Inc. 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 retail shop carries beef, goat, lamb and chicken, with items priced on the website, including ground beef at $5.39 per unit listed, lean ground beef at $5.99, ribeye steaks at $11.99, T-bone or NY strip at $11.99, goat chops at $10.00, lamb chops at $11.99 and whole chicken at $2.99. Whole or half beef is listed at $4.99. The site says custom orders tailored to a customer's specifications should be requested a few days before pickup, and the retail pages include an order form with pickup date and time selection. The chicken sold is described as certified zabiha halal hand slaughtered, no antibiotics ever, no added hormones, vegetarian fed, grain fed, farm raised, and certified humane. Delivery or shipping is not mentioned in the sources.

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.