Riverside Meats

Riverside Meats operates at 298 Landfill Road in Trenton, Jones County, North Carolina, under USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service establishment numbers M20981 and P20981. The federal record lists the plant for both meat slaughter and meat processing, with a grant of inspection on file dated March 30, 2021. FSIS classifies the establishment as Very Small, and its slaughter volume category is 1, meaning fewer than 1,000 head per year.

Species reported slaughtered under federal inspection are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the resulting packages are marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales. A website is on file at riversidemeatcustoms.net, and secondary listings describe the business under the names Riverside Meats and Riverside Meat Customs, Inc. A Facebook page associated with the name states that the business handles custom and USDA-inspected meats.

No website text was available for this record, so details beyond the federal record and brief secondary listings are not yet on file. Hours, pricing, booking practices, cut and wrap options, and retail inventory are not stated in the available sources. Buyers and producers should contact the plant at (252) 448-4047 to confirm current activity, as listed.

The federal record lists Riverside Meats for meat slaughter and meat processing under inspection, with cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb reported as species slaughtered. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, so animals owned by a producer or household can be processed with packages marked Not for Sale. Slaughter volume is in the FSIS category of under 1,000 head per year, and the plant is classed as Very Small, so scheduling capacity is likely limited. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the available sources and should be confirmed directly by phone.

Riverside Meats 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, and secondary directory listings categorize it as a meat market, which suggests over-the-counter sales, though the sources do not confirm counter hours or inventory. Because the establishment holds federal inspection, meat produced under inspection may be sold, while custom-processed animals owned by the customer are returned in packages marked Not for Sale. Specific bundles, halves and quarters, delivery, shipping, and online ordering are not stated in the available 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.