K & C Meat Processing

K & C Meat Processing operates under USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service establishment number M13324 at Durden Street in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas. The federal record lists both meat slaughter and meat processing activities, with a grant of inspection date on file of August 20, 2021. FSIS classifies the plant in its Very Small size category.

Species slaughtered under federal inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer and returns the meat in packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 3.0, above the smallest reported tier of under 1,000 head per year.

No website is on file with the registry. Search results associated with a site at kcmeatprocessing.com describe K&C Meat Processing as a full service USDA approved slaughter house for cattle, pigs, lamb, goats, and deer. Goats and deer are not among the species reported to FSIS under inspection, so any such work would fall outside the federally inspected species list on file. Secondary listings give the street address as 1124 Durden Street, while the FSIS record lists 124 Durden. Hours, pricing, booking practices, cut and wrap options, and ownership details beyond the federal record are not yet on file.

The federal record lists cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb as species slaughtered under inspection, and the plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, so animals owned by a farmer can be processed and returned in packages marked Not for Sale. Meat intended for sale by the pound or by the cut would need to run under inspection rather than custom exempt. A site associated with the business describes full service slaughter for cattle, pigs, lamb, goats, and deer, though goats and deer are not in the FSIS species list on file. Booking windows, scheduling lead times, kill fees, cut and wrap charges, and hanging weight practices are not stated in the sources. Farmers should call (936) 825-2644 to confirm species accepted, scheduling, and fees.

K & C Meat Processing 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 plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which allows direct sales of meat to household customers at the establishment. The sources do not state retail counter hours, available cuts, bundle or half and quarter options, online ordering, delivery, or shipping. Households buying a whole or half animal from a farmer may find their meat processed here under custom exemption, in which case the packages are marked Not for Sale and belong to the animal's owner.

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.