Crystal Creek Meats

Crystal Creek Meats operates at 5357 N. Umpqua Hwy in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon, under FSIS establishment numbers M9246, P9246 and V9246. The federal record lists meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry slaughter, poultry processing, voluntary meat and poultry processing, voluntary meat slaughter, and export certification. Cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb are reported as species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the plant as Very Small, with a grant of inspection date on file of October 26, 2021, and a slaughter volume category of 2.0.

The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales. The company website presents the business as Crystal Creek Quality Meats, a butcher shop with two Douglas County locations in Sutherlin and Roseburg, and cites USDA EST 9246. The site states the business was opened by Robert Shepherd with a single case in Sutherlin in 1962 and is now run by Jacob Shepherd, describing three generations of butchers.

The retail side sells beef, pork, poultry, seafood, and smokehouse items, with prices listed as estimated or market price and final price set at weigh-in. Beef, pork, and wild game custom processing is offered through a digital cut sheet the site says lets customers specify how orders are wrapped, labeled, and frozen. Hours are not stated in the material on file.

The federal record shows meat and poultry slaughter under inspection, with cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb reported as species slaughtered, plus custom-exempt slaughter for animals owned by the customer. The website describes custom processing for producers and hunters, covering beef, pork, and wild game, broken down to the customer's specification using a digital cut sheet that sets how the order is wrapped, labeled, and frozen. The site also references beef halves and fall harvest work and lists processing and wholesale inquiries through its contact page. Booking windows, drop-off scheduling, minimums, kill and cut fees, hanging weight pricing, and carcass aging times are not stated in the sources on file. Export certification is listed among FSIS activities, which matters for producers selling into export channels.

Crystal Creek Meats 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.

Retail buyers can shop a counter case with beef, pork, poultry, seafood, and smokehouse items, with cuts described as cut to order from whole primals and priced by the pound, many marked estimated or market price with the final price set at weigh-in. The website offers online reservation with in-store pickup at the Sutherlin or Roseburg locations, and states that house-smoked jerky and snack sticks are shelf-stable and ship nationwide. Bundles listed include a Backyard BBQ Bundle at $59.99 described as feeding 8 to 10 and a 250 ounce Butcher's Select tailgate pack. Prices and promotions shown on the site, such as a weekend ribeye special and a holiday sale, are dated and may not be current. The federal record notes retail-exempt sales. Sales of halves and quarters to households are not described 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.