North American Bison, LLC

North American Bison, LLC operates a USDA-inspected bison plant at 1658 Hwy 281 in New Rockford, Eddy County, North Dakota. The federal record lists establishment numbers M18859, P18859 and V18859, with FSIS activities covering meat slaughter, meat processing, voluntary slaughter and voluntary processing of meat, and export certification. Bison is the only species reported as slaughtered under inspection. The grant of inspection date on file is September 14, 2021, and FSIS classifies the plant in its small size category, with a slaughter volume category of 2.0.

The company does business under several brand names according to the federal record: Beck & Bulow, D'Artagnan, Red Top Farms Kearney, and Wild Creek (Noble Premium Bison). Secondary listings describe North American Bison as a national brand that processes and markets bison raised by independent ranchers across the United States, and reference all-natural, family ranch-sourced bison meat. One directory listing states the operation has worked alongside independent ranchers for more than 25 years, and another older listing uses the name North American Bison Co-Op.

The only website on file is a Facebook page, and no website text was available for this record. The plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS and reports no custom-exempt activity, meaning it is not listed as doing custom slaughter or processing where the meat returns to the animal's owner marked not for sale. Details beyond the federal record and these brief secondary listings, including hours, pricing, cut and wrap options, and booking practices, are not yet on file.

The plant is federally inspected for bison slaughter and processing and reports no custom-exempt activity to FSIS, so it is not listed as returning carcasses to owners as not-for-sale custom work. Secondary listings describe the company as working with independent bison ranchers across the country and marketing their animals under its own brands, which suggests a purchase or contract relationship rather than fee-for-service processing, though the sources do not spell out terms. No booking process, minimum head counts, scheduling lead times, or kill fees are stated in the available sources. Ranchers should contact the plant at (701) 947-2505 to confirm what arrangements, if any, are available as listed.

North American Bison, LLC operates under a federal grant of inspection, so product from this plant can be sold anywhere in the United States, which matters if you sell online or across a state line. FSIS does not list a custom-exempt activity for this plant.

Bison is the only species the plant reports slaughtering under inspection, and the company markets under the brand names Beck & Bulow, D'Artagnan, Red Top Farms Kearney, and Wild Creek (Noble Premium Bison). The plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS. The sources do not state whether there is a retail counter at the New Rockford location, nor do they describe halves, quarters, bundles, shipping, delivery, or online ordering from this address.

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.