Clark Meat Science Laboratory

Clark Meat Science Laboratory is a USDA-inspected establishment at 3260 SW Campus Way on the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon. It holds establishment numbers M9223 and P9223, with a grant of inspection date on file of May 18, 2016, and is listed by FSIS for both Meat Processing and Meat Slaughter. FSIS classes the plant as Very Small.

The only species the plant reports slaughtering under federal inspection is cattle. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 1.0, meaning fewer than 1,000 head per year. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the resulting packages are marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales. Secondary listings describe it as a slaughterhouse offering slaughter and processing services in Corvallis, and Oregon State University refers to the site as the Clark Meat Science Center, or Meat Lab, within the College of Agricultural Sciences.

No website is on file for this establishment and no hours, pricing, booking process, cut and wrap options, or product list have been supplied. Details beyond the federal record are not yet on file. Farmers and household buyers should contact the plant directly at (541) 737-1927 to confirm what is available.

The plant is listed with FSIS for both meat slaughter and meat processing, and the only species reported slaughtered under inspection is cattle. It reports custom-exempt slaughter, so animals owned by the customer can be processed with packages marked Not for Sale. Reported slaughter volume falls in the lowest FSIS category, under 1,000 head per year, and the plant is classed as Very Small. Scheduling, lead times, minimums, kill fees, hanging arrangements, and cut and wrap options are not stated in the sources on file, and should be confirmed by phone at (541) 737-1927.

Clark Meat Science Laboratory 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, which generally allows direct sales to household customers, and Oregon State University describes the site as the Clark Meat Science Center, or Meat Lab, on its Corvallis campus. No retail counter hours, product list, bundle or half and quarter offerings, online ordering, delivery, or shipping information appears in the sources on file. Buyers should call ahead to learn 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.