Windthorst Custom Meat Co

Windthorst Custom Meat Co, establishment M3613, operates at 17465 US Highway 281 in Windthorst, Texas, in Archer County. The plant is listed with FSIS for both meat slaughter and meat processing and is classed as Very Small. It reports slaughtering cattle and hogs under inspection, with a slaughter volume category of 1.0, meaning under 1,000 head per year. The federal record also shows custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, and retail-exempt sales. The grant of inspection date on file is July 6, 2026.

The company website describes a local, family-owned operation rooted in North Texas ranching and rodeo, offering both custom exempt and USDA inspected processing for beef, pork, lamb, sheep, and goat. The federal record lists cattle and hogs as the species slaughtered under inspection, while the website describes lamb, sheep, and goat work as well. The stated service area covers Archer County, the Wichita Falls area, North Texas, and Southern Oklahoma. Customers include ranchers, direct-to-consumer meat producers, families filling a freezer, and 4-H and FFA participants.

Scheduling begins with a phone call at (940) 423-6332. The website outlines a process of booking a date, dropping off livestock, completing a cut sheet online or in print, then cut, package, label, and pickup at the Windthorst facility once the plant calls. The site states that processing dates were available within weeks at the time of writing. Hours of operation are not stated in the sources on file.

The plant is listed with FSIS for both slaughter and processing and reports slaughtering cattle and hogs under inspection, plus custom-exempt slaughter for animals the customer owns. Producers selling meat to customers, retailers, or restaurants can schedule USDA inspected processing; households processing for their own freezer can use custom exempt processing. The website says the team will help determine which option applies before scheduling. Booking starts with a phone call to (940) 423-6332, and the site states it accepts anything from a single animal to larger groups, with processing dates available within weeks at the time the page was written. Animals are dropped off on the scheduled date and given time to settle before processing. Cut sheets can be completed online or printed and brought at drop off, and the plant says it will walk customers through cut options. Finished orders are cut to instruction, packaged, labeled, boxed, and held for pickup, with a phone call when ready. Prices for custom processing, kill fees, hanging weight rates, and minimums are not stated in the sources on file.

Windthorst Custom Meat Co 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 website sells beef by the share, listing a whole beef at 400 lbs for $5,199, a half at 200 lbs for $2,799, and a quarter at 100 lbs for $1,499, with itemized cut lists for the whole and half packages. The cattle are described as North Texas raised, grass fed and grain finished, then USDA inspected and processed at the Windthorst facility. Buyers can exchange up to 50 lbs of ground beef on a whole, or 25 lbs on a half, for assorted beef sausage, with ground beef adjusted to bring the package to the stated total weight. Meat is vacuum sealed and frozen. The site advises roughly one cubic foot of freezer space per 25 pounds of packaged beef and recommends a 20 cubic foot freezer for a whole beef. Orders are placed by calling (940) 423-6332. The federal record notes retail-exempt sales. Storefront hours, delivery, shipping, and online checkout 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.