McDonald Meats Inc.

McDonald Meats Inc., doing business as Grettler Meats, operates at 10445 W. Ridge Road in Girard, Erie County, Pennsylvania. The plant holds federal establishment numbers M9366, P9366 and V9366, with a grant of inspection on file dated August 2, 2021. FSIS lists its activities as meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry processing, and voluntary meat slaughter and processing. It is classified by FSIS as a very small establishment.

The establishment reports slaughtering cattle and hogs under federal inspection, in the FSIS volume category of under 1,000 head per year. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales, which indicates meat sold directly at the establishment.

No website is on file for this establishment. Directory listings and a social media page appear under the names McDonald Meats and McDonald's Meat at the same Girard address, and one public post references dropping off deer, but no confirmed detail about hours, pricing, booking, cut and wrap options, or retail selection is available. Details beyond the federal record are not yet on file.

The plant is federally inspected for meat slaughter and processing and reports slaughtering cattle and hogs, at a volume FSIS places under 1,000 head per year. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, so a producer can have their own animals killed and processed with packages marked Not for Sale. Booking procedures, scheduling lead time, minimums, hanging weight fees, and cut and wrap details are not stated in any source on file. Farmers should contact the plant at (814) 774-3507 to confirm species accepted, availability, and whether it is taking work as listed.

McDonald Meats 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 establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which indicates meat is sold directly to consumers at the location. No source on file names specific products, cuts, bundles, halves or quarters, delivery, shipping, or online ordering. Households should call (814) 774-3507 to ask 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.