Herfurth Brothers Inc

Herfurth Brothers Inc operates at 1220 Interchange Road in Gilbert, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, under USDA FSIS establishment numbers M9465 and P9862. The federal record lists the plant for meat slaughter and meat processing, with hogs as the species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the establishment as small, with a slaughter volume category of 3.0, and the grant of inspection date on file is June 10, 2019. The plant also reports custom-exempt processing and retail-exempt sales to FSIS.

The business trades as Herfurth Meats. Its website states it was founded in 1971 as Herfurth Brothers Meat Market and ran as a retail operation until the mid 1980s, after which it continued as a wholesale business specializing in whole roasting and BBQ pigs. The site describes the specialty as USDA inspected whole roasting pigs, ranging from suckling pigs of about 10 pounds up to roasting pigs of 200 pounds or more, with larger market hogs and butcher hogs also available. Pigs are offered fresh or frozen, in quantities from a single pig up to large volume.

The website says the company supplies distributors, grocery stores, restaurants, markets, caterers, and individuals in the NYC and Brooklyn area, the Newark, New Jersey area, and the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. Pickup at the facility is described as welcome, and delivery to other regions is described as possible by phone arrangement. Some secondary directory listings describe cattle, sheep, and goat processing at this location; the federal record reports hogs as the species slaughtered under inspection, and the company website describes hogs only.

The website states that Herfurth Meats offers custom slaughter for individuals who raise their own pigs, and the federal record confirms the establishment reports custom-exempt processing alongside its inspected hog slaughter. Hogs are the only species listed as slaughtered under inspection in the federal record. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, minimums, kill fees, hanging weight pricing, and cut and wrap options are not stated in the sources on file. Farmers should call (610) 681-4515 to confirm current availability and terms, as listed.

Herfurth Brothers Inc reports custom-exempt processing 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 website says individuals can order roasting pigs for parties, graduations, weddings, picnics, and other occasions, in quantities as low as one pig. Pigs are described as inspected, cleaned, and ready to roast, with a pre-cooked, ready to go option supplied in a double walled roasting pig box, and charcoal roasters available for rent. Pickup at the Gilbert shop is welcome and delivery is offered to surrounding areas, with other delivery regions possible by phone. The site states the business accepts cash and checks only and does not accept credit cards. The original retail meat market operation ended in the mid 1980s according to the website, and no current retail case or individual cut selection is described. Online ordering is not offered; contact is by phone, fax, or the website contact form.

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.