Green's Quality Meats

Green's Quality Meats operates at 403 Summit Street in Celina, Mercer County, Ohio, under USDA establishment numbers M4202 and P4202. The federal record lists the plant for meat slaughter, meat processing, and poultry processing, with a grant of inspection date on file of September 22, 2021. FSIS classifies the plant as very small and places its slaughter volume in the lowest category, under 1,000 head per year. Species reported slaughtered under inspection are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and goats. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales.

The business describes itself as a locally owned meat cutter. Its website lists butchering of beef, pork, and deer, with downloadable cut sheets for each, and a deer processing price list covering boneless grinding and vacuum packaging, summer sausage, brats, Italian sausage links, whole muscle jerky, and snack sticks. The site states that all sausages have pork added and are vacuum packed. The plant is listed as a processor for the Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry program.

On the retail side, the shop lists beef, pork, poultry, and smokehouse items, steaks described as USDA Choice or better and cut to order, a deli counter with fresh meats and cheeses, ready-to-eat items, pizza kits, and frozen appetizer items. Most products are described as flash frozen and vacuum packaged, with fresh cuts available on request. Kowboy Ken's hickory smoked beef jerky is sold in mild and peppered varieties. Details beyond the federal record and the website, including ownership history and founding date, are not yet on file.

The plant reports to FSIS that it slaughters cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and goats under inspection, and that it also performs custom-exempt slaughter, where the animal remains the customer's property and the finished packages are marked Not for Sale. FSIS places annual slaughter volume in the lowest category, under 1,000 head per year, and classes the plant as very small. The website offers downloadable beef and pork cut sheets and order forms. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges for livestock are not stated in the sources. Contact the plant directly at (419) 586-7425 to confirm availability, as listed.

Green's Quality 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 shop operates a retail counter in Celina selling beef, pork, poultry, and smokehouse items, along with meat bundles, deli meats and cheeses cut to order, ready-to-eat foods, pizza kits, and frozen appetizers. Steaks are described as USDA Choice or better and can be cut to a customer's specification; most products are flash frozen and vacuum packaged, with fresh cuts available on request. Beef jerky is sold in 1 ounce packages at $2.25, 3.25 ounce packages at $8.25, and 1 pound packages at $25.00. The website invites in-person visits during normal business hours and offers a newsletter sign-up for specials. Online ordering, shipping, and delivery are not mentioned in the sources, and prices for halves or quarters are not listed.

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.