Kalapooia Valley Grassfed Processing

Kalapooia Valley Grassfed Processing operates a small USDA-inspected slaughter and processing plant at 35854 Courtney Creek Dr in Brownsville, Linn County, Oregon. The establishment holds FSIS establishment number M45218 with a grant of inspection on file dated October 12, 2021, and is listed for both Meat Slaughter and Meat Processing activities. Species slaughtered under inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle and sheep and lamb. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, along with retail-exempt sales and halal slaughter. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 3.0, above the smallest tier used in the directory.

The company website describes the operation as family-farmer owned and operated, located in the Kalapooia Valley where the family lives and farms. The site states the facility is USDA inspected and also a Certified Humane Raised farm and supplier, and that it is open to the public for custom meat processing and packaging by appointment only. The website advertises scheduling of butcher dates, a custom beef processing form, a separate form for lamb and goat, and inquiries about private labeling. A secondary directory listing describes cattle, sheep, goat, and pig slaughter and processing; the federal record lists only cattle and sheep and lamb as species slaughtered under inspection.

Contact numbers differ between sources. The FSIS record lists (541) 466-5866, while the website contact page lists (541) 466-5222 and the email travis@oregonlamb.com. Hours, pricing, cut and wrap fees, lead times, and retail offerings are not stated in the material on file.

The plant is listed with FSIS for both slaughter and processing of cattle and sheep and lamb, and reports custom-exempt slaughter for animals owned by the customer, with packages marked Not for Sale. Halal slaughter is reported to FSIS. The website states processing is by appointment only and directs producers to schedule a butcher date, with a custom beef processing form and a separate form for lamb and goat, plus a contact path for private labeling. Booking windows, minimums, hanging fees, cut and wrap charges, and kill day schedules are not stated in the sources on file. Producers should confirm species accepted directly, since a third-party directory mentions goats and pigs while the federal record lists only cattle and sheep and lamb.

Kalapooia Valley Grassfed Processing 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 describes the facility as open to the public for custom meat processing and packaging by appointment only, and the plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS. The sources on file do not describe a retail meat counter, halves or quarters for sale, bundles, online ordering, delivery, or shipping. Buyers wanting finished meat should contact the plant directly to ask what is available.

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.