Rhode Island Beef & Veal, Inc.

Rhode Island Beef & Veal, Inc. operates at 60 Armento Street in Johnston, Providence County, Rhode Island, under USDA FSIS establishment number M5300. The federal record lists the plant for both meat slaughter and meat processing, with a grant of inspection date on file of October 30, 2024. FSIS classes the establishment as small and places it in slaughter volume category 2.0, above the smallest tier of under 1,000 head per year.

The plant reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under inspection. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it handles animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales. Both halal and kosher slaughter are reported to FSIS. Secondary business directory listings identify the operation as a butcher shop, and a Facebook page under the name Rhode Island Beef and Veal describes fresh local meat from farmers.

No website is on file for this establishment, and no verified hours, pricing, booking policy, or product list has been collected. Details beyond the federal record and basic directory listings are not yet on file. Farmers and household buyers should contact the plant directly at (401) 232-7220 to confirm current services.

The federal record lists cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb as species slaughtered under inspection, so producers raising those animals are within the plant's reported scope. Both USDA-inspected slaughter, which allows resulting meat to be sold, and custom-exempt slaughter, which returns Not for Sale packages to the animal's owner, are reported. Halal and kosher slaughter are both reported to FSIS. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in any source on file, so producers should call (401) 232-7220 to confirm availability and terms.

Rhode Island Beef & Veal, 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, and secondary directory listings categorize it as a butcher shop, which suggests direct sales to the public. However, no hours, product list, price information, halves or quarters program, delivery, shipping, or online ordering is documented in the sources on file. Buyers should contact the business directly to confirm what is available and whether the counter is open.

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.