Creek Ranch Inc.

Creek Ranch Inc. operates a small USDA-inspected slaughter and processing plant at 413 County Road 4781 in Boyd, Wise County, Texas. The establishment holds federal establishment numbers M2146 and V2146, with a grant of inspection dated June 13, 2024. FSIS lists its activities as meat slaughter, meat processing, and export certification. The plant reports slaughtering cattle, sheep and lamb, and goats under inspection, and its FSIS slaughter volume category is 3.0, above the smallest reported tier.

The company website, operating as Creek Ranch Meat Processing, describes the facility as a slaughterhouse and processing plant offering custom processing, custom cut sheets, vacuum packaging, boxed meats, and private labeling with a customer's own logo and name. It states that livestock can be processed for the owner's own use or for resale, and that both USDA and state inspection options are available. Scheduled pickup or delivery of finished, packaged, and labeled product is also listed.

In addition to federally inspected work, the establishment reports custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale. It also reports both halal and kosher slaughter. Contact details differ between sources: FSIS lists (214) 534-4675, while the website lists 254-329-6292.

The plant slaughters cattle, sheep and lamb, and goats under federal inspection and also reports custom-exempt slaughter, so animals can be processed either for resale under inspection or for the owner's own use with Not for Sale labeling. Halal and kosher slaughter are both reported to FSIS, and the establishment carries export certification. The website states that livestock can be cut to the producer's specifications, with options for thickness, portion size, and labeling, and that private labeling and boxed meats are available for producers selling their own product. Posted rates for beef are a $75 kill fee plus $0.75 per pound on hot carcass weight to boxed beef subprimal, plus $3.50 per box used, plus $50 per E. coli test. Further processing is listed at $2 on starting weight for portioning steaks, $1.50 per pound for ground bricks, and $1.75 per pound for patties. Goats and sheep are listed at $65, with $25 for rendering. Booking procedures, lead times, and minimums are not stated in the sources; the website asks producers to call for custom processing instructions. Contact numbers differ, with FSIS listing (214) 534-4675 and the website listing 254-329-6292.

Creek Ranch 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.