Palmetto Fresh Meats

Palmetto Fresh Meats operates at 403 Jordanville Road in Aynor, Horry County, South Carolina, under USDA FSIS establishment number M47715. The federal record lists the plant for meat slaughter and meat processing, with cattle and hogs slaughtered under inspection, and a grant of inspection dated December 7, 2021. FSIS classes the plant as very small and places its slaughter volume in the lowest category, under 1,000 head per year. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales.

The business website describes Palmetto Fresh Meats LLC as a family-run operation tied to the Doyle family farm, which the site says was established in 1875, ran as a tobacco farm from the 1960s into the early 1980s, and later became a cow-calf operation. John and Jeanne Doyle are named as the operators, with the site describing nearly 40 years of raising Brangus and Ultrablack cattle. The site dates the founding of the plant to 2021 and describes it as a USDA custom meat processing plant. It says beef comes from the family's own cattle along with meat sourced from other local farms.

Listed services include custom meat processing for local farmers and individuals, quarter and half cow packages, freezer bundles, and regional shipping or delivery. An eCommerce store launched in 2025 sells beef and pork boxes and tallow skincare products. The website lists a phone number of (843) 358-1005, while the FSIS record lists (843) 457-9480. Hours are not stated in the sources on file.

The plant is listed with FSIS for both meat slaughter and meat processing, with cattle and hogs slaughtered under inspection, and it also reports custom-exempt slaughter for animals owned by the customer, packaged Not for Sale. FSIS classes it as very small with slaughter volume under 1,000 head per year, so capacity is limited. The website says custom meat processing is offered to local farmers and individuals, and that scheduling begins with an online request form and an appointment calendar, followed by confirmation from the staff. The site also states a goal of giving local farmers a dependable way to process and market livestock directly to consumers. Kill fees, cut and wrap pricing, hanging weight terms, lead times, and minimums are not stated in the sources on file.

Palmetto Fresh 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 website sells beef and pork online through an eCommerce store launched in 2025, with bundles including the Palmetto Pork Box at $200, the Carolina Cookout Bundle at $275, the Everyday Essentials Bundle at $200, the Palmetto Ground Beef Box at $190, and the Butcher's Choice Box at $550. Quarter and half cow packages are offered, and the site says the exact cut breakdown depends on customer preferences discussed during a consultation. Customers may choose local pickup at the facility or delivery, and the site states that deliveries are packed with dry ice and insulated packaging with temperature-monitored shipping. Regional shipping is described as currently available in select areas. Tallow lip balms and whipped tallow creams are also sold at $4.50 and $10.99. Retail hours are 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.