Hometown Meat Market LLC

Hometown Meat Market LLC operates at 380 Business Park Blvd. in Luling, Caldwell County, Texas, under FSIS establishment numbers M936 and P936. The federal record lists meat slaughter, meat processing, and poultry processing activities, with cattle and hogs reported as species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the plant as Very Small and places its slaughter volume in the lowest category, under 1,000 head per year. The grant of inspection on file dates to December 19, 2023. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and packages are marked Not for Sale, and retail-exempt sales.

According to the company website, the facility grew out of 2 Bar C Ranch, owned by Clyde Sommerlatte, whose Black Angus herd expanded in 2019 and outpaced available processing capacity in Central Texas. Clyde and a former business partner built the plant, and Hometown Meat Market opened in 2022. The site states that the business provides custom processing for producers and families and sells high quality proteins to the public. It says 2 Bar C Black Angus cattle are pasture raised in Texas on rotational grazing, finished on locally sourced grains, and processed at the plant, and that they are not given mRNA vaccines or growth hormones.

The website describes a stocked retail counter with fresh and frozen meats, a smokehouse, online ordering, and shipping across the continental United States. It also notes that the Luling Chamber named the business Breakout Business 2025 and that SNAP EBT is accepted. A search snippet describes the operation as family owned. Details beyond the federal record and the company website are not on file.

The website states the plant was built to serve area producers and lists minimum wait time for booking animals to harvest, high quality fabrication, cooler space to age animals, tracking of animals from harvest to pick-up, vacuum packaging, private labeling, and boxing of final product. Downloadable documents on the site include a processing price sheet, a beef affidavit, a beef cut sheet, an affidavit for incoming pork, and a pork cut sheet. The federal record shows cattle and hogs slaughtered under inspection, a Very Small size class, and slaughter volume under 1,000 head per year, along with reported custom-exempt slaughter for animals owned by the customer. Specific booking minimums, lead times, and fees are not stated in the sources beyond the downloadable price sheet. Contact the plant at (830) 351-6446 to confirm current scheduling and terms, as listed.

Hometown Meat Market 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.

The website describes a retail store in Luling with counters of fresh and frozen meats, including beef, pork, chicken, and Texas-raised quail, plus other local and Texas products and gift items. Online ordering is available, with orders designated for pickup, local delivery, or shipment to the door anywhere in the continental United States, including gift bundles. The site says SNAP EBT is now accepted and invites customers to call about custom cuts for special occasions. Halves and quarters are not mentioned in the sources.

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.