TexSan Butchers

TexSan Butchers operates as establishment M3235 at 20256 Interstate 35 South in Lytle, Texas, in Atascosa County. The plant is listed with USDA FSIS for both Meat Slaughter and Meat Processing, with a grant of inspection date on file of January 23, 2025. FSIS classifies it as a very small establishment, and its reported slaughter volume falls in the lowest federal category, under 1,000 head per year.

Species slaughtered under inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and goats. A directory listing describes the same range, cattle, sheep, goat, and pig processing, serving the greater San Antonio region. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales.

The establishment website describes premium livestock slaughter and processing on both a custom-exempt and USDA-inspected basis, and states that the operation is on I-35 and serves hunters bringing whitetail and exotic game from the Golden Triangle area. The site refers to a family connection but the fetched text is truncated, so ownership details, pricing, cut and wrap terms, and retail offerings beyond the federal record are not yet on file.

The plant reports both USDA-inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, so animals may be handled either for resale under inspection or for the owner's own use with Not for Sale packaging, as listed. Species reported to FSIS are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and goats. The website states that plant hours for pick-up and drop-off are Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm, and that primary livestock drop-off is Monday each week between 8am and 12pm. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the sources on file.

TexSan Butchers 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 establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which allows direct sales to household customers, and the website lists pick-up times of Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm. Specific retail products, halves and quarters, bundles, online ordering, delivery, and shipping are not described in the sources on file.

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.