Thoma Meat Market

Thoma Meat Market operates at 748 Dinnerbell Road in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, in Butler County. The plant holds federal establishment numbers M9714 and P9714 and is listed with USDA FSIS for meat processing, meat slaughter, and poultry processing. The grant of inspection date on file is October 4, 2021. FSIS classifies the establishment as very small, and its reported slaughter volume falls in category 2.0.

Species slaughtered under federal inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The establishment 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. Secondary listings describe Thoma Meat Market as a family owned and operated butcher shop in Saxonburg for over 75 years, with an online shop page at shop.thomameat.com.

No website text was available for this record, so specifics on pricing, booking lead times, cut and wrap options, bundles, and hours are not yet on file. Buyers and producers should contact the shop at (724) 352-2020 to confirm current details.

The establishment reports slaughter of cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under federal inspection, and it also reports custom exempt slaughter in which animals owned by the customer are processed and packages are marked Not for Sale. That combination means a producer may be able to have animals harvested either for resale under inspection or for personal use, as listed. FSIS lists the plant as very small with a slaughter volume in category 2.0. Booking procedures, scheduling windows, drop-off instructions, kill fees, hanging weight charges, and cut and wrap options are not stated in the sources on file. Call (724) 352-2020 to confirm.

Thoma Meat Market 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.

Thoma Meat Market is described in secondary listings as a family owned and operated butcher shop in Saxonburg, and the establishment reports retail exempt sales to FSIS, which is consistent with a retail counter. An online shop is listed at shop.thomameat.com. The sources on file do not state specific products, halves or quarters availability, bundle offerings, delivery, or shipping. Store hours are not on file.

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.