Fehdan Meat Processing LLC

Fehdan Meat Processing LLC operates at 5239 Coker Road in Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, under USDA establishment number M1145. FSIS lists the plant for both meat slaughter and meat processing, with a grant of inspection date on file of October 7, 2024, and a Very Small size class. Species slaughtered under inspection as reported to FSIS are cattle and sheep and lamb, with a slaughter volume category of under 1,000 head per year. The plant also 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 company website describes a family-owned and operated business named after Daniel Feh, in a newly constructed facility, and states that halal slaughter is available. There is a difference in the inspection claim between sources: the plant appears in the USDA FSIS directory as establishment M1145, while the website's About page states that its meats are inspected by the state of Oklahoma, enabling sales across the state and eventually nationwide. The website's processing page separately says the business offers both USDA and custom processing. The site also lists a second location in Lexington, Oklahoma, at 11651 Duffy Road, described in a January 2022 post as a plant built in the 1970s that Fehdan acquired, formerly Hilltop Meat Processing.

Website content mentions Feh's Ranch, established in 2020 on more than 360 acres, raising grass and grain fed cattle, goats, and sheep. Parts of the site are unfinished, with placeholder text and an inactive online shop, so retail hours, product lists, and ordering details beyond what is quoted here are not on file.

The website states that USDA and custom processing are both offered for customers processing their own livestock, and asks producers to call (405) 695-2503 to get on the processing schedule. Beef is typically hung 9 to 15 days; lamb and goat are typically hung 5 to 7 days in the drip cooler. Posted fees include a beef kill and disposal fee of $100 plus processing at $1.00 per pound of hanging weight, with a minimum processing fee applying to beef under 500 pounds hanging weight, and additional fees possible for items outside the standard cut sheet. For lamb and sheep, the kill and disposal fee is $45 plus $1.00 per pound of hanging weight, with a minimum fee of $125. Customers fill out a cut sheet; if no cut sheet is received by the scheduled butcher day, the plant states it will use its standard cut sheet. FSIS records list cattle and sheep and lamb as the species slaughtered under inspection; goat is named on the website for processing and hanging but not in the federal slaughter record. Booking lead times are not stated.

Fehdan Meat Processing 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 plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS. Social and directory listings attributed to FehDan Meat Processing state that fresh meat is available in whole, half, or quarter portions. The website advertises an online shop, but the shop is not functional in the fetched text and no prices, bundles, delivery, or shipping terms are stated. Retail hours are not 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.