The Butcher Shop, Inc.

The Butcher Shop, Inc. operates at 421 3rd Street S in Oakes, North Dakota, in Dickey County. The plant holds federal grants under establishment numbers M47963 and P47963, with FSIS activities listed as meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry slaughter, and poultry processing. FSIS classifies it as a very small establishment, and the grant of inspection date on file is September 11, 2025.

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

No website is on file with this registry. Secondary listings describe the business as a locally owned butcher shop in Oakes offering meat processing and retail products, including fresh and frozen steaks and marinated steak, and state that cash, credit card, and EBT are accepted. Details beyond the federal record and those listings, including hours, booking practices, fees, and cut and wrap options, are not yet on file.

The plant is federally inspected for both meat and poultry slaughter and processing, and reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under inspection. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, so a producer can have their own animals processed and returned in packages marked Not for Sale. Reported slaughter volume is under 1,000 head per year, which is the smallest FSIS category, so capacity is limited. Booking lead times, scheduling windows, kill fees, hanging weight charges, and cut and wrap details are not stated in any source on file. Producers should contact the plant at (701) 742-2713 to confirm what work is being taken.

The Butcher Shop, 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.

Secondary listings describe a retail side to the business, with meat processing and retail products including fresh and frozen steaks and marinated steak, and note that cash, credit card, and EBT are accepted. The plant also reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS. Whether halves, quarters, bundles, delivery, shipping, or online ordering are offered is not stated in the sources 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.