Farm Creek Meats, LLC

Farm Creek Meats, LLC operates at 7454 S Highway 87 in Duchesne, Utah, under FSIS establishment numbers M47580 and V47580. The federal record lists meat slaughter and meat processing along with voluntary slaughter and voluntary processing of meat, with a grant of inspection dated March 23, 2023. FSIS classes the plant as Very Small and places it in slaughter volume category 1, meaning under 1,000 head per year. Species reported slaughtered under inspection are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, bison, and elk or deer. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales.

The company website describes the plant as a farm-based facility built by two ranchers, Doug Reid and Bjorn Carlson, who say they began raising and direct-marketing meat and in 2020 decided to build their own processing facility after problems with outside processors, including incorrect cuts, packaging that did not stay sealed, improper aging, and difficulty getting processing slots. The facility was built in an unused building on Reid's land. According to the site, Carlson and his family raise beef, pork, and lamb, and Reid raises bison, beef, and pork, all on pasture without hormones or antibiotics, with the farm growing the grass and hay for cattle and bison and sourcing local feed for hogs.

Retail activity shown on the website is an online store selling 100% bison snack sticks in Original, Honey BBQ, and 7 Pepper, listed at $39.90, described as 1.4 ounce sticks with 21 grams of protein, about 100 calories, gluten free, no MSG, and no soy. The site also describes biltong prepared using South African methods, air-cured and hand-sliced, and says a Teriyaki formulation is in development to be fully soy and gluten free. The website does not state hours, custom processing rates, booking procedures, or whether halves and quarters are sold. Details beyond the federal record and these website statements are not yet on file.

The federal record shows the establishment reports both USDA-inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter, so animals owned by a customer can be processed with packages marked Not for Sale. Species reported slaughtered under inspection are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, bison, and elk or deer, and the plant falls in the smallest FSIS slaughter volume category, under 1,000 head per year. The website does not state booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, cut and wrap charges, aging schedules, or whether outside livestock are accepted at all, since the site presents the facility as built to process the owners' own animals. Farmers should call (435) 738-6328 to confirm availability, as listed.

Farm Creek Meats, 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.

Household buyers can order 100% bison snack sticks through the website's online store, listed at $39.90 for Original, Honey BBQ, and 7 Pepper, each described as a 1.4 ounce stick with 21 grams of protein, roughly 100 calories, gluten free, no MSG, and no soy. Biltong is described on the site but not listed with a price. The plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, but the website does not describe a retail counter, store hours, halves or quarters, bundles, or local delivery. Shipping information is referenced in the store's terms of service but specific rates and regions are not stated.

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.