Elk County Processing & Provisions, Ltd.

Elk County Processing & Provisions, Ltd. operates at 6482 Grant Road in Ridgway, Elk County, Pennsylvania, under USDA FSIS establishment number M34807. The federal record lists the plant for both meat slaughter and meat processing, with cattle and hogs reported as the species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the establishment as very small, and its reported slaughter volume falls in the lowest category, under 1,000 head per year. The grant of inspection date on file is July 23, 2024.

In addition to federally inspected work, the plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it also reports retail-exempt sales. The listed phone number is (814) 594-5781. A secondary business listing gives a separate ordering line, (814) 594-5401, and refers to custom processing, cutting, wrapping, and freezing.

The website on file is a Facebook page rather than a standalone site, and no website text was available for this record. Details beyond the federal record and a few directory and social listings, including hours, pricing, booking lead times, and the full product range, are not yet on file.

The establishment is listed with FSIS for both slaughter and processing, and reports cattle and hogs as the species slaughtered under inspection. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, so a producer can have animals they own killed and cut with the packages marked Not for Sale for the owner's household use. A secondary business listing describes custom processing, cutting, wrapping, and freezing and directs orders to a phone line at (814) 594-5401, while the number in the federal record is (814) 594-5781. Booking windows, drop-off schedules, kill-day minimums, hanging weight fees, and cut-sheet options are not stated in the available sources. Given the very small size class and slaughter volume of under 1,000 head per year, farmers should call to confirm capacity and species handled before hauling.

Elk County Processing & Provisions, Ltd. 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 some direct sales to consumers, and a directory entry categorizes it as a butcher shop. A social media snippet refers to being stocked for grilling season, which suggests over-the-counter meat sales, but the available sources do not confirm a retail counter's hours, product list, prices, bundle or half and quarter options, delivery, shipping, or online ordering. Households should call to confirm what is available for purchase.

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.