Provident Meat Company

Provident Meat Company operates at 1000 S 3200 W in Fillmore, Millard County, Utah, under USDA establishment number M1950. The federal record lists both meat slaughter and meat processing activities, with cattle and sheep and lamb reported as the species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classes the plant as Very Small and places its slaughter volume in the lowest category, under 1,000 head per year. The grant of inspection date on file is January 16, 2025. The establishment 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 a workflow it calls From Field to Freezer: customers make an online appointment to choose a drop-off time, bring the animal to the facility during that window for brand inspection and fill out a cut sheet, then receive a call or email when the meat is ready. The site asks that meat be picked up within five days and that customers arrive at least 30 minutes before closing. The site states a dry aging process lasting 14 to 21 days for beef, and describes the mission as providing meat processing services to the rural community and supporting local farmers and ranchers.

Aaron and Dana Rees are identified on the website as the owners and operators. They state they met and married in 2003, have five children, and have lived and worked on ranches and feedlots in Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. They entered the meat cutting business in 2020 in order to butcher their own cattle and offer that service to other local people and ranchers. Hours are not stated in the material on file.

The website directs producers to use the online scheduler to select a drop-off time, bring the animal to the Fillmore facility during that window for brand inspection, and complete a cut sheet. Posted fees for domestic animals are a beef kill fee of $100 for animals under 800 lbs, $125 for 801 to 999 lbs, and $150 for 1,000 lbs and over, plus $12 for brand fees, with processing at $0.90 per pound hanging weight. Lamb is listed at a $50 kill fee at any weight plus $0.90 per pound hanging weight. Customers are notified by call or email when meat is ready and are asked to arrange pickup within five days, arriving at least 30 minutes before closing. The plant reports both federally inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, so producers should confirm which applies to their animals. Booking lead times and minimums are not stated in the sources on file.

Provident Meat Company 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 includes a Shop Meat section and a retail store page, and states that all orders placed will be picked up at the store in Fillmore at 1000 S 3200 W. One retail item visible in the sources is bacon at $6.50 per pound or $85 per case of 15 pounds. The site says the operation offers beef that has been dry aged 14 to 21 days. Delivery, shipping, and sales of halves or quarters are not described in the material 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.