Mcbride Meats Company, Inc.

McBride Meats Company, Inc. operates at 2421 Highway 156 in South Pittsburg, Marion County, Tennessee, under FSIS establishment numbers M21352 and V21352. The federal record lists meat slaughter, meat processing, meat identification, and voluntary slaughter and processing, with a grant of inspection date on file of March 16, 2022. FSIS classifies the plant as Very Small and places its slaughter volume in the lowest category, under 1,000 head per year. Species reported slaughtered under inspection are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are returned in packages marked Not for Sale, and retail-exempt sales. Halal and kosher slaughter are both reported to FSIS.

According to its website, the company was established in 2021 when Matthew and Amanda McBride purchased H&P Meats Processing, a plant the site says has been continuously USDA inspected since 2001. The McBrides are described as full time cattle farmers in Manchester, Tennessee, and the purchase allowed them to vertically integrate that operation. The site says the plant serves a large area of Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia with full-service slaughter and butchering of beef, pork, lamb, goat and bison, with a focus on beef, and describes itself as Tennessee's largest fully USDA inspected beef processing facility and as farmer-owned. Goat and bison appear on the website but are not among the species listed in the FSIS slaughter record.

Both custom and USDA-inspected processing are offered per the website. A storefront in South Pittsburg sells retail cuts during normal business hours, and online ordering with shipping is directed to a separate site, mcbrideangus.com. Specific hours, prices, and current scheduling availability are not stated in the material on file.

The plant is set up for producer drop-offs by appointment. Per the website, drop off is between 6:30 AM and 3:30 PM on the day of the appointment, and all unloading must be supervised by a staff member or a USDA inspector; the posted number for assistance is (423) 837-4888. Producers dropping off animals for multiple customers are asked to have those customers' information ready at drop off and to send cut sheets as soon as possible. Pork and lamb cut sheets are due within one day of drop off and beef cut sheets within one week, after which butcher's choice is applied. Cancellations made less than two weeks before a scheduled appointment carry fees of $100 for beef, $50 for pork, and $25 for lamb or goat. Credit card payments are subject to a 4% card fee. Beef, lamb, and pork cut sheets are posted on the website. Both custom processing and USDA-inspected processing are offered, so animals can be handled either for the owner's own use or for resale.

Mcbride Meats Company, 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.

Retail meat cuts are available for individual purchase during normal business hours at the storefront in South Pittsburg. The website lists individual cuts, bundle boxes, and half and whole beef options sourced from the owners' farms, and staff say they will walk buyers through cut selection and quantity for a family. Half and whole beef orders are described as taking roughly three weeks from order to freezer. Orders are placed by phone or email. For online ordering with shipping, the site directs buyers to www.mcbrideangus.com.

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.