Cut Meat Creek Custom

Cut Meat Creek Custom LLC is a small establishment at 46125 271st Street in Chancellor, South Dakota, in Turner County. It holds establishment numbers M3472 and V3472, with a grant of inspection date on file of March 24, 2026. FSIS activities listed include meat slaughter, meat processing, identification, and voluntary slaughter and processing of meat. The plant reports both custom exempt slaughter, in which animals remain the property of the customer and packages are marked Not for Sale, and retail exempt sales. Species detail is not reported to FSIS.

The business describes itself as a mobile meat harvest operation that brings a USDA compliant harvest unit to the producer, paired with a processing shop where carcasses are aged and cut. According to its website, the mobile trailer can handle up to 10 beef or bison per trip, and the shop offers wet or dry aging. The site states that both custom exempt and USDA harvest and processing are offered, and that the operation is now booking USDA inspected and custom harvests. The website also notes onsite services beginning in fall 2025, which predates the grant date shown in the federal record.

The website identifies Frederick Leader Charge as owner-operator, born and raised on the Rosebud from the Wososo Wakpala and a veteran of the 101st Airborne Division with two deployments. His wife Brooke, a nurse with a background in critical care and infection control, manages social media and regulatory compliance. No retail store hours, price list, or cut and wrap fee schedule is stated in the material on file.

The operation is built around hauling nothing: the website states a truck and trailer come to the producer's location so animals are not loaded and transported to a plant, with capacity for up to 10 beef or bison per onsite visit. Booking starts by contacting Fred at (605) 951-5369 or Frederick@cutmeatcreek.com to schedule an appointment. The website says customers may be onsite with their animals during harvest, that splitting and hanging weight verification are transparent, and that wet or dry aging can be chosen at the shop. Both custom exempt work, returned in packages marked Not for Sale, and USDA inspected harvest are described as available, and the federal record confirms both custom exempt slaughter and voluntary and inspected activities. No minimum head count, scheduling lead time, kill fee, or cut and wrap price is stated in the sources.

Cut Meat Creek Custom 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 federal record shows the establishment reports retail exempt sales, but no retail counter hours, product list, bundles, halves or quarters, delivery, shipping, or online ordering are described in the material on file. The website is oriented toward producers having their own animals harvested and invites customers to visit the shop at least once to see the facility. Households interested in buying meat should call (605) 951-5369 to ask what is available.

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.