ABF Packing, Inc.

ABF Packing, Inc. operates a USDA-inspected meat plant at 8758 S. US Highway 377 in Dublin, Erath County, Texas, under establishment number M19478. The federal record lists both meat slaughter and meat processing activities, with cattle as the only species reported slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the plant as small and places it in slaughter volume category 3.0, meaning annual head counts above the smallest tier. The grant of inspection on file is dated July 20, 2021.

The company website identifies the business as a beef processing plant serving Central Texas and uses the tagline "The Udder Packers." The site states a mission of producing and delivering safe, premium quality food products, with an emphasis on customer service, on time deliveries, and continuous improvement of food safety and quality programs. The website also states a commitment to BRC certification and ongoing employee training. A secondary business directory listing gives a founding year of 1996, which is earlier than the 2021 grant of inspection date recorded by FSIS.

No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS, so the federal record does not indicate slaughter or processing of animals returned to their owner as uninspected custom product. Details beyond the federal record and the brief website text, including hours, retail sales, cut and wrap options, and booking procedures, are not yet on file.

The federal record lists ABF Packing as a small establishment conducting cattle slaughter and meat processing under federal inspection, in FSIS slaughter volume category 3.0. No custom-exempt activity is reported, so the plant is not recorded with FSIS as doing custom kill for return to the owner. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, minimum lots, kill fees, hanging weight terms, and cut and wrap options are not stated in the sources on file. Producers should contact the plant at (254) 968-4919 to confirm what work is accepted, as listed.

ABF Packing, Inc. operates under a federal grant of inspection, so product from this plant can be sold anywhere in the United States, which matters if you sell online or across a state line. FSIS does not list a custom-exempt activity for this plant.

The sources describe ABF Packing as a beef processing plant serving Central Texas but do not mention a retail counter, halves or quarters, freezer bundles, online ordering, delivery, or shipping. Households interested in buying should contact the plant directly at (254) 968-4919 to ask whether any direct sales are offered.

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.