Waldron Custom Meats

Waldron Custom Meats, LLC operates at 534 Bronson Hill Rd in New Milford, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, under USDA FSIS establishment numbers M47196 and P47196. The federal record lists the plant for meat processing, meat slaughter, poultry processing and poultry slaughter, with a grant of inspection date on file of January 16, 2025. FSIS classifies it as a very small establishment. Cattle are the species reported as slaughtered under inspection, and the reported slaughter volume category is under 1,000 head per year.

The plant's website describes it as a small family owned USDA beef, hog and lamb processor that supports on-site butchering and slaughter of beef and hogs. It states that it provides locally raised animals to communities, restaurants and markets in Northeast Pennsylvania and the Southern Tier of New York. The federal record lists cattle as the species slaughtered under inspection, while the website describes beef, hog and lamb work, so producers with hogs or lambs should confirm directly which animals can be handled under inspection versus custom exemption.

In addition to inspected work, the establishment reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales. The website lists sections for producers, cut sheets, e-gift cards and Wagyu, but the text captured for those pages is not on file, so specific pricing, cut options and product details beyond the federal record and the home page are not yet documented here.

The website states that the plant supports on-site butchering and slaughter of beef and hogs and that it serves farms and producers in Northeast Pennsylvania and the Southern Tier of New York. A separate scheduling line, 570.442.1445, is listed for booking appointments, and a website announcement stated that USDA appointment requests were being accepted for 2024. The site has a section for producers and posts cut sheets, though that page text is not on file. FSIS lists the establishment as very small, with cattle slaughtered under inspection at under 1,000 head per year, and it also reports custom-exempt slaughter for animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale. Minimums, fees, drop-off procedures and current lead times are not stated in the sources.

Waldron Custom Meats 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, and the website says it provides locally raised animals to communities, restaurants and markets in Northeast Pennsylvania and the Southern Tier of New York. The website also lists e-gift cards and a Wagyu section. Whether a retail counter is open to walk-in customers, and whether halves, quarters, bundles, delivery or online ordering are offered, is not stated in the sources 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.