Bryan's Meat Cutting, Inc.

Bryan's Meat Cutting, Inc. operates at 8861 Springfield Road in Milan, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, under FSIS establishment numbers M21125, P21125, and V21125. The federal record lists meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry processing, and voluntary meat slaughter and processing, with a grant of inspection dated July 28, 2021. FSIS classes the plant as Very Small and places its slaughter volume in the under 1,000 head per year category. Species slaughtered under inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are returned in packages marked Not for Sale, and retail-exempt sales.

The business describes itself as a third generation family-run operation. A search snippet attributed to the website states it was established in 1981 by Bill and Becky Bryan. The website gives the location as East Smithfield, PA in its descriptive text while listing the mailing and contact address as 8861 Springfield Rd., Milan, PA 18831, which matches the FSIS record. Work described on the site covers custom beef, pork, and wild game processing, along with homemade products sold in the retail store.

Deer processing is a distinct part of the operation, with posted prices, rules on tagging under Pennsylvania game law, and a stated restriction that no deer may be skinned inside the facility between 6:30 and 3:00, Monday through Friday, which the site attributes to USDA rules. Venison specialty products are made from January into the spring on weekends, with a 5 pound minimum per product and a requirement that meat arrive boneless in clear Ziploc bags labeled with the hunter's name and phone number.

The website posts custom processing prices and asks customers to call to schedule an animal. Pork slaughter is listed at $50 for 240 pounds hanging weight or less and $75 above that. Beef slaughter is listed at $100 for 850 pounds hanging weight or less and $125 above that. Cutting and wrapping runs $0.80 per pound for paper wrap and $0.90 per pound vacuum sealed, with an added charge per the site for boneless cuts. Additional processing charges listed include curing at $1.25 per pound, link sausage at $1.75 per pound, bulk sausage at $1.00 per pound, pork patties at $1.75 per pound, beef patties at $1.00 per pound with a 25 pound minimum, and minute steak at $2.00 per pound. Beef and pork cutting sheets are provided on the site. Customers who have animals scheduled and want to remove them are asked to call. FSIS lists cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb as species slaughtered under inspection, and the plant reports custom-exempt slaughter with packages marked Not for Sale. Prices shown here are as posted on the website and should be confirmed with the plant.

Bryan's Meat Cutting, 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 retail store carries beef and pork bundles made from locally grown animals, described on the site as among its biggest sellers, along with a deli case, a freezer section of vacuum sealed beef and pork cuts, chicken, homemade sausage, pork BBQ, beef patties, and seasoned pork roasts. Shop-made items include snack sticks, bologna, hot dogs, bratwurst, link sausage, smoked bacon, and cheeses smoked in the shop's own smokehouse. Non-meat items listed include BBQ sauce, locally made maple syrup, Amish jams, dips, and baked goods. The site has a Meat Bundles page. Online ordering, delivery, and shipping 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.