Mt. Airy Meat Center, Inc.

Mt. Airy Meat Center, Inc. operates at 133 Old Buck Shoals Rd. in Mt. Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, under USDA FSIS establishment numbers M17696 and P17696. The federal record lists the plant's activities as meat processing, poultry processing, and poultry slaughter, with a grant of inspection date on file of July 21, 2021. FSIS classifies the establishment in its small size class. Species detail is not reported to FSIS.

The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it handles animals owned by the customer with the resulting packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales, a category that covers direct sales to household and similar buyers at the plant. The listed phone number is (336) 786-2023.

The website on file is a Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce member directory address, and the text retrieved from it describes the chamber rather than the meat center. Secondary listings show the business on Facebook, Yelp, and general business directories at the same address, but no verified detail on hours, species handled, cut and wrap options, pricing, ownership, or founding date is on file. Details beyond the federal record are not yet on file, and buyers should call to confirm current offerings.

The federal record lists poultry slaughter along with meat and poultry processing, and the establishment reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale. Species handled are not reported to FSIS, and the sources on file state nothing about scheduling windows, booking lead times, minimums, kill day availability, hanging or cut and wrap fees, or disposal. A farmer planning a haul should call (336) 786-2023 to confirm which species are accepted, whether the work would be USDA-inspected or custom-exempt, and whether the plant is taking bookings as listed.

Mt. Airy Meat Center, 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 establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, a category that covers direct sales of meat to household customers. The sources on file do not state counter hours, product lists, bundle or half and quarter options, delivery, shipping, or online ordering. Secondary directory listings show the business at 133 Old Buck Shoals Rd. in Mount Airy with a Facebook page, and one listing references a menu, but that detail is not confirmed by the establishment or the federal record. Household buyers should call ahead to confirm what is available for 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.