Wells, Jenkins & Wells

Wells, Jenkins & Wells operates at 145 Rollins Road in Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina, under USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service establishment numbers M881, P881, and V881. The federal record lists the plant for meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry processing, and voluntary meat slaughter and processing, with a grant of inspection date on file of January 27, 2022. FSIS classifies the establishment as very small.

Species slaughtered under inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it handles animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it also reports retail-exempt sales. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 2.0, one step above the smallest band of under 1,000 head per year.

No website is on file for this establishment. Secondary listings describe the business as a butcher shop selling fresh meats at retail and wholesale, refer to it as Wells, Jenkins & Wells Fresh Meats or Fresh Meat Market, and one listing gives a market address of 394 US Highway 221A in Forest City, separate from the Rollins Road plant address in the federal record. A 2018 listing states the business processes beef, pork, goat, and lamb; the FSIS record lists cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb as species slaughtered under inspection. Details beyond the federal record and these listings are not yet on file, including hours, booking practices, fees, and cut and wrap options.

The federal record lists cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb as species slaughtered under inspection, and the plant reports both federally inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter, in which the animal remains the customer's property and the finished packages are marked Not for Sale. That combination allows a producer to have animals harvested for resale by the cut or to have a carcass returned for personal use. FSIS classifies the plant as very small with a slaughter volume category of 2.0. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill day scheduling, hanging fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in any source on file. Producers should call (828) 245-5544 to confirm species accepted and current availability, as no source states the plant is currently accepting work.

Wells, Jenkins & Wells 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.

Secondary directory listings describe Wells, Jenkins & Wells as a butcher shop selling fresh meats at retail and wholesale, and the plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS. One listing places a fresh meat market at 394 US Highway 221A in Forest City, while the federal record lists the plant at 145 Rollins Road. Whether the business sells halves and quarters, freezer bundles, or offers delivery, shipping, or online ordering is not stated in any source on file. Retail hours are not on file.

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.