Wilmington Slaughter

Wilmington Slaughter, also doing business as Whiting Family Foods and Wilmington Slaughterhouse, operates at 305 Easy Street in New Wilmington, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, under FSIS establishment numbers M8609, P8609 and V8609. The grant of inspection on file is dated September 8, 2021. FSIS classifies the plant as Very Small, and its reported slaughter volume falls in the lowest category, under 1,000 head per year.

The federal record lists meat slaughter, meat processing and poultry processing, along with voluntary slaughter and voluntary processing for meat, poultry and rabbit. Species slaughtered under inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and packages are marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales. Halal slaughter and kosher slaughter are both reported to FSIS.

The website on file is a Facebook page for Whiting Family Foods. No website text is available for this record, so details beyond the federal record, including hours, pricing, booking practices, cut and wrap options, and product lists, are not yet on file. A secondary listing gives an address of 320 N Market St in New Wilmington for a similarly named business; the address reported to FSIS for this establishment is 305 Easy Street.

The federal record shows slaughter under inspection for cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb, plus voluntary slaughter and processing for poultry and rabbit, so a producer can bring several species to one plant. Custom-exempt slaughter is reported, meaning animals owned by the customer can be processed with packages marked Not for Sale for the owner's own use. FSIS lists the plant as Very Small with reported slaughter under 1,000 head per year, so capacity is limited and scheduling should be confirmed directly by phone at (724) 946-8633. Booking windows, minimums, fees, hanging weight terms and cut and wrap details are not stated in the sources on file.

Wilmington Slaughter 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 in some direct-to-consumer form, and it also reports halal and kosher slaughter. Beyond that, the sources on file do not describe a retail counter, halves and quarters, bundles, online ordering, delivery or shipping. Buyers should contact the plant at (724) 946-8633 or check the Whiting Family Foods Facebook page for current offerings.

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.