Gary's Meat

Gary's Meat operates at 515 E. Payson Canyon Rd. in Payson, Utah, in Utah County, under USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service establishment numbers M21108 and V21108. The federal record lists a grant of inspection dated July 23, 2021, and classifies the plant as very small. FSIS activities on file include meat slaughter, meat processing, meat identification, and voluntary slaughter and voluntary processing of meat.

The plant reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison under inspection. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 3.0, above the smallest tier of under 1,000 head per year. Gary's Meat also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales.

The website on file is a Facebook page, and no website text was available for this record. Secondary directory listings confirm the Payson address and phone number, and one Facebook post referenced a location at 35 N 900 E in Payson for a limited time. Details beyond the federal record, including hours, pricing, booking practices, cut and wrap options, and ownership, are not yet on file.

The federal record lists Gary's Meat as a very small plant carrying out both slaughter and processing under federal inspection, with cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison reported as species slaughtered. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, so producers can have their own animals processed with packages marked Not for Sale. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, minimums, kill and cut fees, hanging weight terms, and cut and wrap details are not stated in the sources on file. Farmers should contact the plant at (801) 465-4344 to confirm current availability and terms.

Gary's Meat 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.

Gary's Meat reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which indicates some direct sales activity at the establishment. No source on file describes a retail counter's product list, halves and quarters, bundles, delivery, shipping, or online ordering. The only website on file is a Facebook page, and one post referenced a temporary location at 35 N 900 E in Payson. Household buyers should call 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.