Peachey Foods & Locker, LLC

Peachey Foods & Locker, LLC operates at 85 South Penn Street in Belleville, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, under USDA establishment number M9373. The federal record lists meat slaughter and meat processing activities, cattle as the species slaughtered under inspection, and a grant of inspection dated February 27, 2020. FSIS classifies the plant as very small and places its slaughter volume in the category of under 1,000 head per year. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, where animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, and retail-exempt sales.

The website states that Peachey Foods provides USDA inspected slaughtering for beef and offers both custom and USDA inspected processing. Slaughter is done every Thursday. All carcasses are dry aged, with typical hang time of 6 to 10 days and a stated maximum of 15 days. The plant also offers custom bologna processing for beef, venison, pork, or a combination of the three, with each order hickory smoked and processed individually.

A retail store operates at the same address, next to the Belleville livestock market. The site states that each week Peachey Foods purchases live cattle from local farms and that those cattle are slaughtered and processed on-site. Orders and questions are handled by phone at (717) 935-2194. The site notes there is no way to submit cutting instructions through the website or email.

Slaughter is done every Thursday under USDA inspection. For custom processing, the website states cattle must arrive Wednesday between 8AM and 5PM or Thursday morning between 7AM and 9AM, and that no cattle drop-off is offered outside those hours. Carcasses are dry aged, typically 6 to 10 days, with a maximum of 15 days; the plant will try to accommodate a requested hang time but may process earlier or later to fit its cutting schedule. The spinal column is removed from any cattle determined by USDA to be over 30 months of age, which means T-bone and porterhouse steaks cannot be produced from those animals. The plant states it cannot slaughter Longhorn cattle or cattle with horns larger than 6 inches on either side because they will not fit through its holding pens. A custom beef processing cut sheet is posted for reference, but instructions must be given by phone or in person; the site says instructions cannot be submitted online or by email. Booking procedures, minimums, and fees are not stated in the sources.

Peachey Foods & Locker, LLC 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 retail store is at 85 South Penn Street in Belleville, next to the Belleville livestock market. The website states that each week the business purchases live cattle from local farms and that the cattle are slaughtered and processed on-site. Orders can be placed by phone at (717) 935-2194. Halves and quarters, bundles, delivery, shipping, and online ordering are not mentioned in the sources.

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.