Hoffer's Ligonier Valley Packing Inc.

Hoffer's Ligonier Valley Packing Inc. operates at 582 Darlington Road in Ligonier, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, under USDA FSIS establishment number M4025. The federal record lists the plant for both meat slaughter and meat processing, with a grant of inspection date on file of August 9, 2021. FSIS classifies the establishment as very small, and its reported slaughter volume falls 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 handles animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales, a category that covers direct sales of meat to household buyers at the establishment.

The website on file is a Facebook page, and no website text was available for this record. Secondary listings confirm the Ligonier address but add no verified detail about hours, pricing, booking, or product selection. Details beyond the federal record are not yet on file.

The federal record lists Hoffer's Ligonier Valley Packing for slaughter of cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under inspection, plus custom-exempt slaughter for animals the customer already owns, with those packages marked Not for Sale. Farmers selling meat by the cut or by the piece would use the inspected side; farmers or families having their own animal harvested for personal use would use the custom side. Booking practices, scheduling lead times, kill days, minimums, hanging or cut-and-wrap fees, and carcass disposal are not stated in any source on file, so contact the plant at (724) 238-7112 to confirm what it is taking, as listed.

Hoffer's Ligonier Valley Packing 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 plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which indicates meat sold directly from the establishment. Beyond that, no source on file describes a retail counter, specific cuts, bundles, halves and quarters, delivery, shipping, or online ordering. Households interested in buying should call (724) 238-7112 or check the Facebook page on file to confirm what is available.

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.