Light Hill Meats, LLC

Light Hill Meats, LLC operates at 3851 Cornersville Rd in Lynnville, Giles County, Tennessee, under USDA FSIS establishment number M46240. The federal record lists both Meat Slaughter and Meat Processing activities, with cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb reported as species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the plant as Very Small, with a slaughter volume category of 1.0, meaning under 1,000 head per year. The grant of inspection date on file is July 25, 2024. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale.

The company website presents Light Hill Meats primarily as a family beef operation rather than a general-service locker. It describes cattle owned and raised by the family in Giles County, raised with no added hormones and no antibiotics, tended on the farm, processed in the company's own USDA-inspected facility, and sold through its own butcher shop. Ben Neale is named as founder. The site references more than twenty years of herd genetics work and regenerative farming practices, and it says beef is dry-aged 14 to 21 days, then vacuum-sealed and frozen. The company also supports Light Hill Ministries, described as a nonprofit serving local special needs families.

Retail operations center on online bundles and beef shares, with in-store pickup at a butcher shop in Spring Hill, Tennessee, and pickup for beef shares available at either Spring Hill or Lynnville. Search results and a Facebook page title reference Light Hill Meats Custom Processing at the Lynnville address, and the FSIS record confirms custom-exempt slaughter, but the website text on file does not describe terms, booking, or fees for processing customer-owned livestock. Species other than cattle appear in the federal record but not in the website product listings.

The federal record shows Light Hill Meats performs both inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and packages are marked Not for Sale. Species reported to FSIS as slaughtered under inspection are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The plant is Very Small class with a slaughter volume under 1,000 head per year. A Facebook page and a local directory listing identify the Lynnville site as Light Hill Meats Custom Processing. Beyond that, the website text on file focuses on the family's own cattle and its retail brand and does not state booking procedures, lead times, scheduling windows, kill fees, cut and wrap charges, or drop-off requirements for outside livestock. Farmers should contact the plant at (931) 527-3198 to confirm what work is being taken, as listed.

Light Hill Meats, LLC 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.

Light Hill Meats sells beef directly to households through its website. Bundles listed include a September Bundle Box at $167.00 and a second option at $307.00, a Pitmaster Grilling Beef Meat Box at $314.99, and bulk ground beef boxes at $204.99 for 20 lb, $289.99 for 30 lb, and $464.99 for 50 lb, with a stated 10 percent discount versus retail price for bulk. A Quarter Beef Bundle is listed at $1,599.95 for roughly 81 lbs across 68 packages, local pickup only. Half and whole beef shares are reserved with deposits of $500.00 and $800.00, applied at pickup, with a final price of $7.00 per pound hanging weight stated on the half beef page, a cut consultation by phone after the deposit, and 6 to 8 weeks for dry aging and processing. Pickup for shares is offered at Spring Hill or Lynnville, and in-store pickup is at the Spring Hill butcher shop with 24 to 48 business hours notice. Shipping is via UPS on Mondays and Tuesdays only, free on orders of $250 and over, though some items, including the quarter beef and the 30 and 50 lb ground beef boxes, are pickup only.

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.