H & B Packing Co. Inc.

H & B Packing Co. Inc. operates at 702 Forrest Street in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, under USDA FSIS establishment numbers M13054 and P13054. The federal record lists the plant for meat slaughter, meat processing, and poultry processing, with a grant of inspection date on file of December 20, 2011. FSIS classifies the establishment as small and records cattle as the species slaughtered under inspection.

The plant's reported slaughter volume category is 3.0, meaning it slaughters more than the smallest tier of under 1,000 head per year. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS, so animals processed at this location are handled under federal inspection rather than as custom slaughter for an owner's personal use, based on the federal record. The establishment does report retail-exempt sales, which is the category FSIS uses for direct sales to household buyers and similar customers.

No website is on file. Secondary business directory listings place the company at the same Forrest Street address with the phone number (254) 752-2506, and one listing gives a founding year of 1977. A Texas Cattle Feeders Association member listing names Rick Bauer as a contact and lists a fax number of (254) 752-1451. Details beyond the federal record and these listings, including hours, price lists, cut and wrap options, and booking practices, are not yet on file.

The federal record lists H & B Packing Co. Inc. for meat slaughter with cattle as the species slaughtered under inspection, and FSIS records no custom-exempt activity, which means the plant is not reported as offering custom slaughter for an owner's personal use. Its reported slaughter volume category of 3.0 places it above the smallest tier of under 1,000 head per year. The company appears in a Texas Cattle Feeders Association packer and wholesaler listing with Rick Bauer as contact. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, minimums, fees, and cut and wrap details are not stated in the sources on file. Producers should call (254) 752-2506 to confirm what work is accepted, as listed.

H & B Packing Co. 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 establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which is the category used for direct sales to household and similar buyers. Beyond that, the sources on file do not describe a retail counter, halves or quarters, bundles, online ordering, delivery, or shipping. Buyers can call (254) 752-2506 to ask what is available.

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.