Vermont Packinghouse, LLC

Vermont Packinghouse, LLC operates at 25 Fairbanks Road in North Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, under FSIS establishment numbers M45029 and P45029. The federal record lists meat slaughter, meat processing, and poultry processing activities, with cattle and hogs reported as the species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the plant as small, with a slaughter volume category of 2.0, and the grant of inspection date on file is July 18, 2025. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS.

The company's website describes the plant as a craft meat processor serving the Northeast, crafting meat since 2014 and providing USDA-inspected harvest and processing services for the past decade. Services listed include slaughter of cattle and hogs down to sides, primals, and retail-ready exact weight portion cuts, grinds, fresh and cooked sausages, cooking, curing, and smokehouse work using three low-temperature steaming and smoking cookers, vacuum-sealed packaging from individual portions to bulk packs, and support with claims-based labeling such as grass-fed, organic, pasture-raised, local, humane, and GAP. The site states the plant is third-party audited and describes humane slaughter protocols developed with third-party auditors.

Customers described on the website range from independent producers bringing a few animals to about 50 per year up to commercial programs with consistent regional volume, plus co-packing arrangements and regional distributors in wholesale or retail channels. A search snippet from WCAX dated June 3, 2026 refers to the packinghouse expanding under new ownership, but details of that ownership are not on file here. Prices, booking lead times, and any retail counter are not stated in the sources.

The website states that independent customers are typically local to the plant and bring anywhere from a few animals to about 50 per year, raising animals for themselves, friends, neighbors, farmers markets, restaurants, and small retail channels. The abattoir and cutting room handle cattle and hogs from live animal through sides, primals, and portion cuts, and the plant offers grinds, sausage to customized specifications, smoking and cooking, vacuum packaging, and help with claims-based labeling including grass-fed, organic, pasture-raised, local, humane, and GAP. FSIS lists cattle and hogs as the species slaughtered under inspection and reports no custom-exempt activity, so custom slaughter for personal use is not indicated in the federal record. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap rates are not stated in the sources. The website asks prospective customers to describe their needs by phone, email, or the contact form, and to call for an appointment.

Vermont Packinghouse, LLC 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.

The sources do not describe a retail store, halves or quarters sold direct to households, bundles, delivery, shipping, or online ordering. The website describes the business as serving farmers, businesses, branded programs, and regional distributors rather than walk-in consumers. Households interested in this meat would likely need to buy from a farmer or brand that has animals processed here.

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.