Winningham's Meats

Winningham's Meats operates at 1968 Cypress Campground Rd. in Ridgeville, South Carolina, in Berkeley County. The plant holds federal establishment numbers M7341 and P7341, with a grant of inspection date on file of August 28, 2018. FSIS lists its activities as meat processing and meat slaughter, and classes the establishment as very small. Species detail is not reported to FSIS.

The plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer and returns packages marked Not for Sale. It also reports retail-exempt sales, which allows direct sales to household buyers at the establishment. Secondary listings describe it as a locally owned and operated family business and give a public retail window of Thursday and Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

The website on file is a Facebook page and no website text was available for review. Details beyond the federal record and these secondary listings, including species handled, booking procedures, pricing, cut and wrap options, and product lists, are not yet on file.

FSIS lists Winningham's Meats as performing both slaughter and processing, and the plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and returned in packages marked Not for Sale. Species handled are not reported to FSIS, and the sources on file state nothing about scheduling lead times, booking deposits, kill day availability, minimums, hanging weight fees, or cut and wrap charges. A farmer should contact the plant at (843) 688-4289 to confirm what species and dates are available, as listed.

Winningham's 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, and secondary listings state that Winningham Meats is open to the public Thursday and Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. One listing refers to a menu. No product list, bundle offerings, halves or quarters, delivery, shipping, or online ordering is described 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.