Very Good Meat Company

Very Good Meat Company, doing business as Hudson Meat Company, operates a USDA-inspected plant at 617 4th St. in Hudson, South Dakota, in Lincoln County. The establishment holds federal establishment numbers M18632, P18632 and V18632, with a grant of inspection dated February 15, 2022. FSIS lists its activities as meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry processing, and voluntary meat slaughter and processing.

The plant reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under inspection. FSIS classifies it as a very small establishment, and its reported slaughter volume falls in the lowest category, under 1,000 head per year. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales.

No website is on file for this establishment, and no hours, pricing, booking policy, or product list has been verified. Details beyond the federal record are not yet on file. Farmers and households should call (605) 984-2033 to confirm what services are available.

The plant reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under federal inspection, and also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which the animal remains the property of the customer and the resulting packages are marked Not for Sale. That combination lets a producer choose inspected slaughter for meat intended for resale or custom work for meat going back to the owner. FSIS places the plant in the smallest slaughter volume category, under 1,000 head per year, so scheduling capacity is likely limited. Booking windows, lead times, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in any source on file, and no source confirms the plant is currently accepting animals. Call (605) 984-2033 to ask about availability, as listed.

Very Good Meat Company 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, which generally allows direct sales of meat to household customers at the plant. However, no website, retail counter description, product list, bundle or half and quarter offering, delivery option, or hours appear in the sources on file, so a household buyer should call (605) 984-2033 before making the trip.

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.