Robert Winner Sons Inc.

Robert Winner Sons Inc., doing business as Winner's Meats, is a very small USDA-inspected establishment at 8544 St. Rt. 705 in Yorkshire, Darke County, Ohio. The federal record lists establishment numbers M21572, P21572 and V21572, with a grant of inspection date of October 25, 2021, covering meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry processing and voluntary meat slaughter and processing. Species slaughtered under inspection are reported as cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and elk or deer. FSIS places the plant in slaughter volume category 1.0, meaning under 1,000 head per year, and the plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are returned in packages marked Not for Sale, as well as retail-exempt sales.

The company website describes a family-owned meat market that raises, processes and prepares its meat on the family farm, with beef coming from farms in Greenville, Ohio and a vertically integrated process described as raising, processing and packaging beef and pork on-site without third-party farmers. The site states the family has operated since 1928. Winner's also sells a Wagyu beef line sourced from an outside producer who raises Wagyu cattle for a national brand, prepared at Winner's. The site reports the business won 10 ribbons, including three Grand Champion awards, at the Ohio Association of Meat Processors product competition.

Website navigation lists processing services including deer processing and beef, pork and lamb processing, alongside custom meat orders, bulk beef and bulk pork. Two locations appear in the site text for orders and pickup, the Osgood processing plant at 419-582-4321, which matches the phone number on the federal record, and a Greenville location at 937-548-7513. Detailed booking terms, kill dates, minimums and per-pound custom processing fees for customer-owned animals are not stated in the material on file.

The plant reports both federally inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, so animals owned by a customer can be processed and returned in packages marked Not for Sale. Species slaughtered under inspection are listed as cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and elk or deer, and the website lists beef, pork and lamb processing plus deer processing as services. FSIS classifies the plant as very small with slaughter volume under 1,000 head per year. Booking lead times, kill day schedules, drop-off instructions, minimums and custom kill and cut-and-wrap fees are not stated in the sources on file. The Osgood processing plant number given on the website, 419-582-4321, matches the phone number in the federal record.

Robert Winner Sons 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.

Winner's Meats sells retail through a store and an online shop, with a stated discount of up to 20 percent for orders placed online and picked up in store. Custom bulk orders are offered in quarter, half and whole beef, cut to the buyer's specifications; the site quotes a half Black Angus steer at 4.39 dollars per pound hanging weight with basic processing included, and lists add-ons such as firehouse burgers at 2.50 per pound, pizza patties at 2.50 per pound, bacon cheeseburgers at 3.50 per pound, smokey sticks at 3.25 per pound and marinated skirt steaks at 3.00 per quarter. Canning is priced at 1.79 per small 14.5 ounce can and 1.89 per large 28 ounce can, with a 100 pound minimum per animal to get your own meat back. Orders can be placed by form or by phone, with pickup at Greenville or Osgood. Shipping or delivery is not mentioned in the sources.

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.