Clarkco Meats, LLC

Clarkco Meats, LLC operates at 3312 Limestone Road in Cochranville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, under USDA establishment number M3961. The federal record lists both meat slaughter and meat processing activities, with cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb reported as species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the plant as small and places its slaughter volume in the lowest reported category, under 1,000 head per year. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and packages are marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales. The grant of inspection date on file is June 3, 2026.

The company website describes the business as a custom and USDA-inspected butchering service serving farmers scheduling orders for their customers, hunters, and families stocking a freezer. Listed animals include beef, pigs, sheep, and deer, with goat also mentioned on the custom butchering page. Products named include steaks, bacon, ground meat, sausages, roasts, specialty cuts, and smoked meats. Cut lists and pricing sheets are offered as downloads for beef, pork, deer, and sheep and goat. A separate deer processing operation is described with a 24 hour drop-off cooler, a self check-in kiosk for selecting cuts and printing an order tag, and certification to handle Chronic Wasting Disease concerns, with deer accepted from any state or CWD zone.

Ordering runs through a stated four step process: bring an animal or purchase a locally sourced one, call to schedule a drop-off date, submit a cut sheet through the online portal or by phone, then pick up meat that has been processed, packaged, and frozen. Hours of operation, founding year, and ownership structure are not stated in the material on file beyond customer reviews that refer to an owner named Clark.

The website states that Clarkco Meats provides custom butchering for farmers selling directly to their customers. Farmers line up their buyers, schedule, and drop off animals, and the shop handles cut selections, processing, freezing, and order pickups for those customers. Processing dates are arranged by phone at the number on file, with the site directing callers to ask for the nearest available drop-off date. FSIS lists cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb as species slaughtered under inspection, and the site also mentions goat under custom butchering. The plant reports both USDA-inspected and custom-exempt slaughter, so meat intended for resale and meat returned to the owner as Not for Sale are both within the scope of what is listed. Specific booking lead times, per head fees, hanging weight rates, and kill day schedules are not stated in the material on file; cut list and pricing downloads for beef, pork, deer, and sheep and goat are offered on the pricing page.

Clarkco Meats, LLC 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.

Households can bring their own animal or, per the website, call to order a beef, pig, or sheep sourced from local farms. Stated minimums for custom orders are a half pig or a quarter of beef, and the site says single items such as a slab of bacon are not sold on their own. The site offers guidance on freezer space, noting a quarter of beef typically fits a 6 cubic foot freezer and a half pig a 4 cubic foot freezer. Bundle boxes are sold through an online ordering portal at listed prices: Beef Bundle $299 for 15 to 18 pounds, Backyard Grill $229 for 13 to 15 pounds, Grillers, Burger, and Dogs $199 for 14 to 16 pounds, Pork Bundle $170 for 14 to 16 pounds, Snack Sticks $99 for 10 pounds, and Bacon Bundle $99 for 13 pounds. Bundle meats are described as coming from locally raised cattle and hogs from family farms, with beef stated as 100% Angus and meats raised with no added hormones. Hunters can drop deer at the 24 hour cooler and check in at the kiosk. Delivery or shipping is not mentioned.

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.