Bingman's Packing

Bingman's Packing, also listed as Bingman Packing Co and Bingman Meat Packing, operates at 165 5th Avenue in Berlin, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. The plant holds federal establishment number M9696 and is recorded by USDA FSIS under the activities Meat Processing and Meat Slaughter, with a grant of inspection date on file of February 23, 2018. FSIS classifies it as a very small establishment.

The species slaughtered under inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle and hogs. The establishment falls in FSIS slaughter volume category 1.0, meaning fewer than 1,000 head per year. It 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.

No website is on file for this establishment. Secondary listings describe it as a local family owned business and as a custom beef and hog processor, but details on cut and wrap options, pricing, booking lead times, and retail inventory are not yet on file. Buyers and producers should confirm current practices directly by phone at (814) 267-3413.

The establishment is set up for both federally inspected and custom-exempt work on cattle and hogs, so a producer can bring animals for inspected slaughter of meat intended for sale or for custom processing where the finished packages are marked Not for Sale and returned to the animal's owner. FSIS lists the plant in the smallest slaughter volume category, under 1,000 head per year, which suggests limited weekly capacity. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, kill day availability, hanging weight or per head fees, and cut and wrap details are not stated in any source on file. Producers should call (814) 267-3413 to confirm current scheduling, as listed.

Bingman's Packing 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 plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which indicates meat can be sold directly to household buyers at the establishment. Secondary listings post weekday hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Specific products, bundles, halves and quarters, delivery, shipping, or online ordering are not stated in any source on file, so households should call ahead to confirm 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.