Texas Natural Meats

C.W. Texas Natural Meats, LLC operates at 736 State Hwy 320 in Lott, Falls County, Texas, and appears in the USDA FSIS directory as Texas Natural Meats under establishment numbers M34449, P34449 and V34449. The federal record lists meat processing, meat slaughter, poultry processing, poultry slaughter, voluntary processing of meat and voluntary slaughter of meat. The grant of inspection on file is dated January 14, 2022. FSIS classifies the plant as very small, with a slaughter volume category of 1, meaning under 1,000 head per year. Species slaughtered under inspection and reported to FSIS are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb.

The plant's website describes a federally inspected USDA facility that is locally owned and handles slaughter and processing of cattle, lamb, goat and domestic pigs for resale, and also slaughters and processes ostrich. The site states that everything processed is vacuum sealed and boxed before freezing, and that custom labeling with a customer's own logo or brand is available. Cut sheets for beef, swine, lamb and goat are posted for download, along with a terms of service and beef price list agreement. The website notes openings for slaughter in 2026 and asks customers to call to schedule a date.

In addition to inspected work, the federal record shows the establishment reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales. Named staff on the website are owner CW Whorton, plant manager Ashley Whorton, office manager and secretary Kelly Bishop, and butcher Refugio Cortes. The FSIS directory lists the phone number as (245) 584-0115, while the website lists 254-584-0115 for the office and 254-379-2822 as a cell; the website also posts a notice that phone lines are temporarily down due to an AT&T fiber outage, directing contact to txnmsales@gmail.com or to 254-379-2822 and 254-654-1014.

The website states the plant handles slaughter and processing of cattle, lamb, goat and domestic pigs for resale, and also slaughters and processes ostrich. Beef, swine, lamb and goat cut sheets are posted for download, along with a terms of service and beef price list agreement document. Slaughter dates are booked by appointment, and the site notes openings for slaughter in 2026 with a request to call to schedule. Producers selling under their own brand may use the custom labeling option described on the site. The federal record shows the plant reports both inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter, and lists cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb as species slaughtered under inspection; goat and ostrich are described on the website but are not among the species listed in the FSIS slaughter record. FSIS lists the plant as very small, in the under 1,000 head per year volume category. Specific fees, minimums, hanging weight terms and lead times are not stated in the sources on file.

Texas Natural Meats 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 federal record shows the establishment reports retail-exempt sales, and the website states that everything processed is vacuum sealed and boxed before frozen. Beyond that, the sources on file do not describe a retail storefront, halves or quarters for sale, bundles, delivery, shipping or online ordering. Households interested in buying should contact the plant directly using the contact information listed.

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.