Eader's Butcher Shop

Eader's Butcher Shop operates at 5616 Timber Ridge Road in Big Cove Tannery, Pennsylvania, under USDA establishment number M45570. The Food Safety and Inspection Service lists the plant for both meat slaughter and meat processing, with a grant of inspection on file dated August 5, 2021. FSIS classifies the establishment as very small and places its slaughter volume in the lowest category, under 1,000 head per year.

Species slaughtered under federal inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer and returns the meat in packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales. The shop's own site describes custom slaughtering of beef, pork, and poultry and a full-service shop with a retail counter; poultry is not among the species listed in the federal slaughter record reviewed here.

Full website text was not available for this record, so descriptions of the business come from short search snippets referencing the shop's Wix site and a social media page. Those sources mention fresh meat and meat products, grass-fed beef pricing, and made-to-order meat and cheese trays quoted by phone. Details beyond the federal record and these snippets are not yet on file.

FSIS lists Eader's Butcher Shop for meat slaughter and meat processing of cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb, and the plant reports custom-exempt slaughter for animals owned by the customer, with the returned packages marked Not for Sale. The shop's own site describes custom slaughtering of beef, pork, and poultry. Slaughter volume falls in the lowest FSIS category, under 1,000 head per year, so scheduling capacity is limited. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the sources on file. Call (717) 294-3954 to confirm current availability and terms.

Eader's Butcher Shop 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 shop's site describes a full-service shop with a retail counter and offers fresh meat and meat products, and a pricing page references grass-fed beef. A social media post mentions meat and cheese trays made to order, with pricing quoted by phone at (717) 294-3954. The establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS. Whether halves, quarters, bundles, delivery, shipping, or online ordering are available is not stated in the sources on file.

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.