Sugar Creek Meat Processing LLC

Sugar Creek Meat Processing LLC operates at 905 Gap Springs Road in Old Fort (listed by FSIS as Oldfort), Bradley County, Tennessee, under establishment numbers M2438 and V2438. The federal record lists activities of meat identification, meat processing, meat slaughter, and voluntary slaughter and processing of meat, with a grant of inspection date on file of November 22, 2024. FSIS classes the plant as very small and places it in slaughter volume category 1.0, meaning under 1,000 head per year. Species slaughtered under inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and packages are marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales.

The plant is owned by the family behind Sugar Creek Beef, which sells beef raised on the Webb family farm in Old Fort. The website states that livestock are raised, slaughtered, and butchered by the family under USDA inspection, and that meat is not bought from distributors. The about page describes a farm that has grown to just over 700 acres with contracted poultry houses, 200 head of commercial cattle, and the butcher shop, and states that the family hopes to add a feedlot and expand sales into surrounding states. The website says hormone-free and antibiotic-free meats are what customers will get and that products are processed in the federally inspected plant.

A customer testimonial on the website describes bringing two yearlings to the plant for butchering and mentions communication with the customer's own beef buyer, which is consistent with the custom and retail-exempt activity in the federal record. Specific custom processing rates, booking lead times, hanging weight minimums, and cut and wrap options are not stated in the sources on file.

The federal record lists slaughter of cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under inspection, plus custom-exempt slaughter for animals owned by the customer, with those packages marked Not for Sale. FSIS classes the plant as very small with an annual slaughter volume under 1,000 head, so capacity is limited. One customer testimonial on the website describes taking two yearlings in for butchering and notes communication with the farmer and with the person buying one of the beeves. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, kill days, and custom processing fees are not stated in the sources on file. Farmers should call (423) 762-0349 to confirm current availability, as listed.

Sugar Creek Meat Processing 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.

Household buyers can order through the Sugar Creek Beef online store, which the website presents as the main way to purchase beef and pork. The website states that all meat comes from the family's own farm rather than from distributors, and that orders are processed and picked up at the plant. Delivery is offered to Cleveland, Dalton, and Chatsworth, with details listed in the online store. The website says visitors are welcome at the farm and facility. Halves and quarters, bundle options, retail counter hours, and shipping beyond the named delivery towns are not stated in the sources on file.

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.