Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center

The Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center operates a USDA-inspected meat and poultry plant at 304 N. Monroe St. in Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma. It holds establishment numbers M526 and P526 and is listed with FSIS for meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry slaughter, and poultry processing. The grant of inspection date on file is January 31, 2022. FSIS classifies the establishment as Very Small.

Species slaughtered under inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. Reported slaughter volume falls in the lowest FSIS category, under 1,000 head per year. The establishment 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 center is part of Oklahoma State University. Its own materials describe a mission of helping develop food and agricultural businesses, and state that the building houses animal harvesting, food manufacturing, grain milling, and sensory work. Beyond the federal record and these general descriptions, details such as hours, booking practices, fees, cut and wrap options, and retail offerings are not yet on file.

The plant is listed with FSIS for meat and poultry slaughter and processing, and reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under inspection. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, so animals owned by the customer can be processed with packages marked Not for Sale. Reported volume is under 1,000 head per year and FSIS lists the plant as Very Small, which suggests limited capacity. Scheduling practices, lead times, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in any source on file, so a producer would need to call (405) 744-3256 to confirm availability and terms.

Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center 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 establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, and a social media post from the center mentions anniversary meat sales. No source on file describes a regular retail counter, halves or quarters, bundles, online ordering, delivery, or shipping. Households should contact the center directly at (405) 744-3256 to ask what is available for purchase.

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.