MTXBeef, LLC

MTXBeef, LLC operates a small USDA-inspected slaughter and processing plant at 3348 Old Junction Rd in Mason, Texas, in Mason County. The establishment holds meat slaughter and meat processing grants under establishment number M1770, with a grant of inspection date on file of 2023-12-27. Cattle are the only species reported slaughtered under inspection, and the plant falls in FSIS slaughter volume category 1, meaning under 1,000 head per year. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale.

The company describes itself as a Texas family of generational cattle raisers that began selling beef directly after 2020. According to the website, the family raises, feeds and processes its cattle in the Texas Hill Country, hauls the cattle, oversees processing, and handles finished meats for delivery. Site text and search snippets also reference an 8,000 head feed yard in Mason and note that the plant operates out of a Friesla modular processing system. Wholesale contacts are listed as Ty and Brady Crocker, and custom beef orders are handled by Missy Crocker.

Sales run through wholesale accounts, retail partners, an online store, and pickup at the plant. The website states that MTXBeef partners with more than 75 restaurants, markets and boutique businesses around the Texas Hill Country. Contact information differs between records: FSIS lists (325) 347-7114 for the establishment, while the website lists 817-681-5723 and mtxbeef@gmail.com.

The federal record shows MTXBeef reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, alongside its USDA-inspected cattle slaughter. Cattle are the only species listed as slaughtered under inspection, and the plant is in the smallest FSIS volume category at under 1,000 head per year. The website, however, describes the operation as processing the family's own cattle from its ranch and Mason feed yard, and does not publish booking procedures, scheduling windows, kill fees, cut and wrap rates, or minimums for outside livestock. A producer considering hauling animals here should contact the plant directly to confirm whether outside work is taken, as those details are not on file.

MTXBeef, 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.

Households can order online through the MTXBeef virtual meat market, buy at participating retail spots, or pick up at the plant. The site states that boxes are hand packed, vacuum sealed, and shipped frozen in dry ice, with nationwide shipping, local delivery, and plant pickup offered. Individual cuts are priced from $8.95 for all-beef hot dogs up to $35.99 and higher for tenderloin, and boxes range from $149.99 for the Top Hand box to $600.00 for the Wild Wild West box. For freezer stocking, the site quotes custom whole beef at $5.75 per hanging weight pound and half beef at $6.00 per hanging weight pound, with a $1,500 deposit for a whole and $750 for a half. Animals average 800 to 1,000 pounds hanging weight, the final invoice is issued after weighing, and buyers fill out a custom order sheet to choose cuts, thickness and what gets ground. Delivery outside the standard areas can be arranged for whole beef orders at a stated minimal charge.

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.