Stafford's Custom Meats

Stafford's Custom Meats operates at 70761 Oregon Highway 82 in Elgin, Oregon, in Union County. The plant holds federal establishment numbers M44868 and V44868 and is listed by USDA FSIS under Meat Processing, Meat Slaughter, Voluntary Processing - Meat, and Voluntary Slaughter - Meat. Its grant of inspection date on file is September 21, 2021. FSIS classifies the establishment as Very Small.

The federal record shows cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb slaughtered under inspection, with a slaughter volume category of 1, meaning fewer than 1,000 head per year. The plant 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 business is also listed as doing business as Billy Bob's Butcher Shop, and a Facebook page appears under the name BillyBob's and Stafford's Custom Meats.

There is no website on file for this establishment, and details beyond the federal record are not yet on file. One business directory listing states the business was founded in 1984, but that is a secondary source and is not confirmed by the federal record. Hours, pricing, booking lead times, cut and wrap options, and retail product lists are not documented in the sources available. Farmers and household buyers should call (541) 437-6328 to confirm current operations, since nothing in these records indicates whether the plant is accepting work at any given time.

The federal record lists both inspected and custom-exempt slaughter for cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb, so a producer can in principle bring animals for either federally inspected harvest, which allows resale of the meat, or custom harvest, where the meat returns to the animal's owner in packages marked Not for Sale. The plant is a Very Small establishment in the lowest FSIS slaughter volume category, under 1,000 head per year, so capacity is limited. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, kill days, hanging and aging practices, cut and wrap fees, and drop-off instructions are not stated in any source on file. Call (541) 437-6328 to confirm species accepted and current scheduling.

Stafford's Custom 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.

The establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which generally indicates some product is sold directly to consumers at the location. No source on file describes a retail counter, case selection, halves and quarters, bundles, online ordering, delivery, or shipping, so those cannot be confirmed here. Households buying a whole or half animal from a local producer would typically arrange processing at a plant like this one through the farmer.

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.