Theurers Custom Meat Inc

Theurers Custom Meat Inc, operating as Theurer's Quality Meats, is a very small USDA-inspected establishment at 880 West Center in Lewiston, Cache County, Utah. It holds establishment numbers M31647, P31647 and V31647, with a grant of inspection date on file of October 6, 2020, and is listed with FSIS for meat slaughter, meat processing, and voluntary slaughter and processing of meat. Species slaughtered under inspection as reported to FSIS are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison. The website also lists goat harvest. The plant reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, as well as retail-exempt sales. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 2.0.

The website describes a family owned facility in Lewiston with a commitment to food safety passed down through four generations, and states that a new processing facility was built in May 2004, the year of the company's 100th anniversary. Rick Theurer and Trevor Theurer are named as owners. The site describes HACCP compliance, Good Manufacturing Practice programs, and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures that include daily pre-operational inspections, with USDA inspection and process verification before the mark of inspection is applied.

The operation combines harvest and custom cutting with a retail product list covering beef, pork, lamb, chicken and deli items. The website describes the plant as a USDA-inspected harvest, processing, and smokehouse operation. The federal record lists the address ZIP as 84320, matching the site's contact page, while the site's home page footer shows 84333.

The plant is listed with FSIS for meat slaughter and processing and reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning animals owned by the customer can be processed with packages marked Not for Sale. Species slaughtered under inspection as reported to FSIS are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison; the website adds goat to the list of animals harvested and states that everything is processed to the customer's specifications. Posted processing charges include a beef harvest charge of $125.00, beef cut and vacuum seal at $0.75 per pound or $0.89 per pound including bone-in product or private label, patties at $0.50 per pound and vacuum sealed patties at $0.70 per pound. Hog charges are a $60.00 harvest charge, cut and wrap at $0.75 per pound, cut and vacuum seal at $0.89 per pound, curing and smoking at $0.99 per pound, and link sausage at $2.00 per pound. Lamb under 100 pounds carcass weight is $110.00 for harvest and processing or $125.00 with vacuum seal; over 100 pounds is $125.00 or $150.00 with vacuum seal. Goats are priced the same as lambs. Prices are noted as subject to change without notice. Cutting instruction sheets for beef, pork and lamb are offered for download, but the site states the instruction form cannot be submitted online and asks customers to call so staff can walk them through the process. Booking lead times, deposits and drop-off scheduling are not stated in the sources.

Theurers Custom Meat Inc 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 plant reports retail-exempt sales and publishes a retail price list covering beef, pork, lamb, chicken and deli meats. Beef is sold whole, half, or quarter as choice beef at $4.89 per pound, and hogs whole or half as all natural hog at $2.99 per pound, alongside individual cuts such as ribeye steak at $18.95 per pound and hickory smoked bacon at $5.99 per pound. The site asks customers to call ahead for special orders and notes that a few days notice is very helpful. Prices are subject to change without notice. Delivery, shipping and online ordering are not mentioned in the sources.

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.