3D Meats, LLC

3D Meats, LLC operates at 14740 Lincolnway E in Dalton, Ohio, in Wayne County, under USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service establishment numbers M45377, P45377 and V45377. The federal record lists the plant for meat processing, meat slaughter, poultry processing, poultry slaughter, and voluntary meat processing and slaughter. FSIS classifies the establishment as small, with a grant of inspection date on file of September 22, 2021.

Species reported to FSIS as slaughtered under inspection are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison. The plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it also reports retail-exempt sales. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 3.0, above the smallest reporting tier of under 1,000 head per year.

No website is on file with this registry. Secondary listings describe 3D Meats as a family owned and operated farm to table grocery store selling fresh beef, pork and chicken along with in-house items, and describe the Dalton location as offering a retail store and custom processing. Details beyond the federal record and those listings are not yet on file.

The federal record lists 3D Meats for both meat and poultry slaughter and processing, with cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison reported as species slaughtered under inspection. The plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, so animals owned by the customer can be processed with packages marked Not for Sale, and secondary listings for the Dalton location name custom processing among its services. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, hanging weight rates, and cut and wrap options are not stated in the sources on file. Farmers should contact the plant at (330) 985-0311 to confirm what work is being scheduled, as listing status does not indicate current availability.

3D Meats, LLC 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 3D Meats as a family owned and operated farm to table grocery store offering fresh beef, pork and chicken plus a variety of in-house items, and list a retail store at the Dalton location. The plant also reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS. Whether halves and quarters, bundles, delivery, shipping, or online ordering are available 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.