Utah State University Meat Science Lab

Utah State University Meat Science Lab is a USDA-inspected establishment at the Matthew Hillyard Animal, Teaching and Research Center, 3580 South Hwy 89/91, Wellsville, Utah, in Cache County. It holds establishment numbers M874, P19237, and V874, and its grant of inspection on file is dated August 25, 2017.

The federal record lists activities of meat processing, meat slaughter, and voluntary poultry processing. Species slaughtered under inspection are reported to FSIS as cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. FSIS classes the plant as very small, with a slaughter volume category of 1, meaning under 1,000 head per year. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS.

No website is on file for this establishment, and no website text was available. A secondary directory listing describes the lab as providing slaughter and processing services in Wellsville serving the Cache Valley, and a Utah State University page refers to a Meats Research Lab on the Logan campus with fabrication capabilities, which may be a separate facility. Details beyond the federal record, including scheduling, pricing, retail sales, and cut and wrap options, are not yet on file.

The federal record shows slaughter of cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under inspection, at a very small scale of under 1,000 head per year. No custom-exempt slaughter or processing is reported to FSIS, so animals harvested here would be handled under federal inspection as listed. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, cut and wrap charges, and hanging or cooler policies are not stated in any source on file. Farmers should contact the lab at (801) 797-2107 to confirm current availability and terms.

Utah State University Meat Science Lab operates under a federal grant of inspection, so product from this plant can be sold anywhere in the United States, which matters if you sell online or across a state line. FSIS does not list a custom-exempt activity for this plant.