5 Pillars Meat LLC

5 Pillars Meat LLC operates at 250 Dominion Drive in Farmville, Virginia, under USDA FSIS establishment numbers M2793 and P2793. The federal record lists meat slaughter, meat processing, and poultry processing activities, with a grant of inspection date on file of October 15, 2025. FSIS classifies the plant as very small, and its slaughter volume category is the lowest tier, under 1,000 head per year.

The plant reports slaughtering cattle, sheep, and lamb under federal inspection, and also reports halal slaughter. It reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales. Secondary listings describe the business as a family-owned custom and USDA-inspected processing plant that works with beef, lamb, and goat and operates a walk-in retail store. Goat is not among the species listed in the federal slaughter record on file.

No website is on file with the registry, and no direct website text was available for review. Hours, pricing, booking practices, cut and wrap options, and scheduling lead times are not stated in the available sources. Details beyond the federal record and these brief secondary listings are not yet on file.

The federal record shows both federally inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter, so a producer may be able to have animals processed either for resale under inspection or for personal use with Not for Sale labeling. Species reported slaughtered under inspection are cattle, sheep, and lamb, and the plant reports halal slaughter. FSIS lists the operation as very small with a slaughter volume under 1,000 head per year, so capacity is limited. Booking procedures, minimums, fees, scheduling lead times, and cut and wrap options are not stated in the sources on file, and producers would need to contact the plant at (434) 569-0165 to confirm what work is accepted.

5 Pillars Meat LLC 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 secondary listings describe a walk-in retail store in Farmville with beef, lamb, and goat, plus fresh and frozen meat. Social posts from the business reference fresh meat days and steaks. Halal slaughter is reported to FSIS, which may matter to buyers seeking halal meat, though no third party halal certification is documented in the sources. Retail hours, bundles, halves and quarters, delivery, shipping, and online ordering are not stated in the available 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.