Bixler Country Meats, Inc.

Bixler Country Meats, Inc. operates at 1585 East Mountain Road in Hegins, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County, under USDA establishment numbers M9687, P9687 and V9687. The Food Safety and Inspection Service lists the plant for meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry processing, and voluntary slaughter and processing of both meat and poultry. The grant of inspection date on file is October 26, 2021, and FSIS classes the establishment as very small.

Species reported to FSIS as slaughtered under inspection are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, bison, and elk or deer. The plant falls in the lowest FSIS slaughter volume category, under 1,000 head per year. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it will process animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales.

No website is on file for this establishment. Third-party business listings show the plant under the name Bixler's Country Meats at the same address and phone number, and customer comments on one social listing mention lunch meats and fresh cut bacon. Details beyond the federal record, including booking practices, fees, cut and wrap options, and current retail selection, are not yet on file.

The federal record lists this establishment for meat slaughter and processing at very small scale, under 1,000 head per year, with cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, bison, and elk or deer reported as species slaughtered under inspection. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, so animals owned by a producer can be processed for the owner's own use with packages marked Not for Sale. Booking lead times, drop-off procedures, kill day scheduling, hanging weight fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in any source on file, so a producer would need to call (570) 682-3449 to confirm what is available and whether work is being taken.

Bixler Country Meats, Inc. 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, and third-party listings categorize it as a meat wholesaler and retailer, with customer comments referring to lunch meats and fresh cut bacon. Whether the plant sells halves, quarters, or bundles, and whether it offers delivery, shipping, or online ordering, is not stated in any source on file. Buyers should call to confirm what is available at the counter.

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.