Mills County Meat Locker

Mills County Meat Locker, doing business as Mills County Meat Company, is a USDA-inspected meat plant at 1119 Parker St. in Goldthwaite, Texas, in Mills County. It operates under establishment number M1939 with a grant of inspection date on file of April 24, 2025, and is classed by FSIS as a small establishment. The federal record lists both meat slaughter and meat processing activities.

Under federal inspection the plant reports slaughtering cattle as well as sheep and lamb. It reports halal slaughter, and a listing from HMS USA indicates halal certification detail is published for Mills County Meat Company, though the certification status and scope should be verified directly. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it will process animals owned by the customer and return the packages marked Not for Sale. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 3.0, above the smallest reported tier.

No website is on file for this establishment and no operator-published text was available. A secondary directory describes the plant as providing slaughter and processing services in Goldthwaite serving Central Texas ranches. Details beyond the federal record, including hours, pricing, cut and wrap options, retail sales, and ownership, are not yet on file. Two phone numbers appear in public sources: FSIS lists (325) 938-6052, while a business directory lists (325) 648-3111 at the same street address.

The plant reports both slaughter and processing to FSIS and handles cattle as well as sheep and lamb under inspection, so ranchers hauling either species have a listed option in Mills County. Custom-exempt slaughter is reported, which means animals owned by the customer can be processed and returned in packages marked Not for Sale for the owner's own use. Halal slaughter is also reported. Scheduling practice, lead times, minimums, kill day availability, hanging and aging arrangements, cut and wrap choices, and fees are not stated in any source on file, so a producer should call before hauling. FSIS lists the phone as (325) 938-6052; a separate business directory lists (325) 648-3111 at the same address.

Mills County Meat Locker 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.