Mitchell's Meat Processing, LLC.

Mitchell's Meat Processing, LLC. operates at 401 Mitchell Street in Walnut Cove, Stokes County, North Carolina, under USDA FSIS establishment numbers M46822 and P46822. The federal record lists the plant for meat processing, meat slaughter, and poultry processing, with a grant of inspection dated October 6, 2021. FSIS classifies the establishment as very small.

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

The website on file is a Facebook page and no usable website text was available for this record. A secondary search result describes the operation as a USDA federally inspected meat processing plant in Stokes County, North Carolina. Beyond that, details such as hours, pricing, booking windows, cut and wrap options, and retail offerings are not yet on file. Buyers and producers should contact the establishment directly to confirm current services.

The federal record lists slaughter of cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under federal inspection, along with custom-exempt slaughter for animals the customer already owns, which returns packages marked Not for Sale. Producers who intend to sell individual cuts would need the inspected option rather than the custom-exempt one. Reported slaughter volume is under 1,000 head per year and FSIS lists the plant as very small, so capacity is limited. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, fees, and cut and wrap sheets are not stated in the sources on file and should be confirmed with the plant directly.

Mitchell's Meat Processing, 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.

The establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which indicates some direct sales activity, but the sources on file do not describe a retail counter, bundles, halves or quarters, online ordering, delivery, or shipping. Households should contact the plant to learn what is available for direct purchase.

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.