Double L Meat Processing

Double L Meat Processing operates at 155 Boone Meat Drive in Jonesville, Virginia, in Lee County. The plant holds establishment number M47541+V47541 and appears in the USDA FSIS directory with a grant of inspection dated February 13, 2024. FSIS lists its activities as meat processing, meat slaughter, voluntary processing of meat, and voluntary slaughter of meat, and classifies the establishment as very small.

The plant reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under federal inspection. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 1.0, meaning fewer than 1,000 head per year. Double L 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 establishment's website on file is a Facebook page. No substantive website text is available, and one Facebook post referenced in search results mentions visiting to purchase beef or sausage and a contact name of Lisa. A secondary blog listing places the plant in the central Appalachian region near the small town of Jonesville. Details beyond the federal record, including hours, ownership, booking practices, and fees, are not yet on file.

Double L Meat Processing reports both federally inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, so a producer can have animals harvested for sale under inspection or processed for the animal's owner with packages marked Not for Sale. Species reported slaughtered under inspection are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The plant is classified very small, with an FSIS slaughter volume category of 1.0, meaning fewer than 1,000 head per year, so capacity is limited. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the sources on file. Producers should contact the plant directly to confirm availability, as listed.

Double L Meat Processing 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 establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, and a Facebook post associated with the plant invites customers to visit to purchase beef or sausage. Retail hours, bundles, halves and quarters, delivery, shipping, and online ordering are not stated in the sources 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.