Pope Meat Company LLC

Pope Meat Company LLC operates at 401 Highway 70 in Lockney, Texas, in Floyd County, under USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service establishment numbers M3501 and P3501. The federal record lists meat slaughter, meat processing, and poultry processing activities, with a grant of inspection dated December 18, 2025. FSIS classifies the plant as very small, and its reported slaughter volume falls in the lowest category, under 1,000 head per year. Cattle are the species reported as slaughtered under inspection.

The plant reports both custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and retail-exempt sales. Search results describe the business as a USDA-inspected beef, lamb, and pork processor and identify Brayden and Kyra Pope, a husband-and-wife team from Lubbock, Texas, as the people behind it. Secondary references also mention orders, subscriptions, and custom beef boxes.

The company website at popemeatco.com was password protected when fetched and displayed an opening soon notice with an email signup, so no hours, pricing, booking policies, or cut and wrap details are on file. Details beyond the federal record and these brief secondary mentions are not yet available. Buyers and producers should contact the plant directly at (806) 346-6165 to confirm what work it is taking, as listed.

The federal record lists cattle as the species slaughtered under inspection, and the plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which the animal remains the customer's property and the resulting packages are marked Not for Sale. FSIS also lists meat processing and poultry processing activities. The plant is classed very small with a reported slaughter volume under 1,000 head per year, so scheduling capacity is limited. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, hanging weight charges, and cut and wrap options are not stated in any source on file. Producers should call (806) 346-6165 to confirm species accepted and current scheduling.

Pope Meat Company 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 plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, and secondary listings describe it as a beef, lamb, and pork processor with orders, subscriptions, and custom beef boxes referenced on its website contact page. The website itself was password protected and showed an opening soon message when checked, so no product list, prices, halves and quarters pricing, pickup location details, shipping, or delivery terms are on file. Households should contact the business directly to confirm 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.