Bluebird Locker Inc

Bluebird Locker Inc operates at 204 West Main Street in Delmont, South Dakota, in Douglas County, under USDA establishment number M47906. The federal record lists the plant for both meat slaughter and meat processing, with cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb reported as species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classes the plant as very small, with a slaughter volume category of 1, meaning under 1,000 head per year, and a grant of inspection date on file of June 24, 2024. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and packaged marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales.

The company website describes beef, pork, lamb, and wild game processing and packaging on site, along with a retail store and delivery of orders to local grocery stores in the area. Named items include summer sausage, sausage patties, sausage links, ring bologna, natural casing hot dogs, brats, jalapeno brats, and pork chops. Reviews quoted on the site also mention German sausage, shaved ham, beef sticks, hamburger, and Dimock cheese sold at the store, and note that Bluebird Locker products are carried at a grocery store in Sioux Falls. A Facebook search snippet attributed to the business refers to more than five decades of custom meat processing.

Several pages of the website, including the About page and parts of the Processing page, remain placeholder text and are marked under construction, so hours, pricing, booking lead times, and company history beyond the Facebook reference are not on file. The website contact address is wbietz@gmail.com and the phone number, matching the federal record, is (605) 779-2041.

The federal record lists Bluebird Locker Inc for both slaughter and processing of cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under inspection, and also reports custom-exempt slaughter, so a producer can have animals processed for personal use with packages marked Not for Sale, or have them processed under inspection for sale. FSIS lists the plant as very small with an annual slaughter volume under 1,000 head, so scheduling capacity is limited. The website posts separate beef and pork cut sheet forms that collect roast size, steak thickness and count per package, tenderizing, short ribs, soup bones, organ meats, ham and side pork fresh or cured, pork loin chops, brats, links, and sausage size and seasoning. Booking windows, deposits, kill fees, and per pound cut and wrap charges are not stated in the sources. Call (605) 779-2041 to confirm availability as listed.

Bluebird Locker 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 website describes a retail store at the Delmont location where customers can buy from the plant's stock, and mentions delivery of orders to local grocery stores in the area. Named retail items include summer sausage, ring bologna, natural casing hot dogs, brats, jalapeno brats, sausage patties and links, pork chops, and German sausage, and reviews on the site mention hamburger, shaved ham, beef sticks, and Dimock cheese. One review states the products are also sold at a grocery store in Sioux Falls. Sales of halves or quarters, bundle boxes, online ordering, and shipping are not mentioned in the sources.

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.