Stockyards Packing Co LLC

Stockyards Packing Co LLC operates at 6365 College Corner Pike in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, under FSIS establishment numbers M2035 and P2035. The federal record lists meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry slaughter, and poultry processing, with a grant of inspection date on file of May 1, 2024. Species slaughtered under inspection are reported as cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. FSIS classes the plant as small and places its slaughter volume in the lowest category, under 1,000 head per year.

The company website, operating as The Stockyards Packing Company, describes a retail meat store selling locally sourced frozen cuts alongside a USDA approved processing facility serving producers in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. The site says the plant specializes in cattle, hogs, sheep, and goats, and it lists deer and wildlife processing as well. Restaurant and wholesale customers are also named as a customer group. Note that the federal record lists cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb as inspected slaughter species, while the website also mentions goats.

Two phone numbers appear across sources. The federal record lists (513) 312-0648; the website contact page lists (513) 646-2644. In addition to inspected work, the plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and packages are marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales.

The website describes the plant as a USDA approved processing facility for producers in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky, specializing in cattle, hogs, sheep, and goats. Posted slaughter fees are hogs at $0.25 per pound of live weight with a $60 minimum, beef at $0.10 per pound of live weight with a $120 minimum, and sheep or goats at $0.75 per pound of live weight with a $75 minimum. An emergency slaughter fee of $120 over estimated live weight is listed. Domestic processing is listed at $1.00 per pound of hang weight for hogs, beef, lambs, and goats, with sausage, bacon, ham, and smoked chops at $1.00 per pound, traditional summer sausage at $2.00 per pound, and traditional snack sticks at $4.00 per pound. Custom flavor brats, snack sticks, and summer sausage are priced by flavor choice with a 50 pound minimum. Deer and wildlife processing is a $150 flat fee, with a cape or skull mount at $35 and add-ons such as beef fat at $2.00 per pound and various summer sausage and snack stick options. Beef, pork, lamb and goat, and deer cut sheets are published, and the site asks customers to call so staff can walk through the order. Cattle drop-off is listed as Sunday from 2 to 4 pm. Booking lead times and annual capacity beyond the FSIS volume category are not stated.

Stockyards Packing Co 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.

The website invites shoppers to visit the retail meat store for locally sourced frozen meats and to order a quarter or half of an animal, which it describes as the most economical way to buy. Cut sheets for beef, pork, lamb and goat are available, and customers are asked to call to complete an order. Retail prices, bundles, delivery, shipping, and online ordering are not stated 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.