Gore's Processing, Inc.

Gore's Processing, Inc. operates at 12526 S. Middle Road in Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, under FSIS establishment numbers M27237, P27237 and V27237. The federal record lists meat slaughter and processing, poultry slaughter and processing, and voluntary meat slaughter and processing, with a grant of inspection dated December 14, 2021. FSIS classifies the plant as very small, with a reported slaughter volume category of under 1,000 head per year. Species reported slaughtered under inspection are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are returned in packages marked Not for Sale, and retail-exempt sales.

The company website describes the Edinburg site as the Edinburg Foltz Plant, a federally inspected facility where meat may be processed for resale, and describes a second, state-inspected plant in Stephens City that is not for resale, plus a Gore's Fresh Meats retail location in Stephens City. The site describes the business as a family-owned small business serving the Shenandoah Valley for over 50 years, and in another passage thanks customers for 60 years of support. It states that the company processes beef, lamb and pork from farm to packaged cuts for kitchens, markets and restaurants, handles dry aging, and runs a wholesale operation delivering to markets, restaurants and groceries from Charlestown, West Virginia to Waynesboro, Virginia.

Booking details for the Edinburg plant are published on the website. Livestock may be dropped off the evening before an appointment or by 7:30am on the appointment day, placed in the holding pens at the back of the facility with gates locked and the owner's name and phone number posted. Cut sheets are due at the slaughter appointment for beef, pork and lamb; if a cut sheet is not submitted, the standard cut sheet is used. The site notes that Gore's does not cure or smoke meat.

The Edinburg plant is described on the website as federally inspected and suitable for meat intended for resale, while the separate Stephens City plant is described as state inspected and not for resale. For animals owned by the customer and not for sale, published Edinburg fees include a $100 beef appointment deposit applied to a $100 butchering and rendering fee, a $90 pork deposit and $90 butchering and rendering fee, and a $60 lamb or goat deposit, with cut, vacuum seal or paper wrap, label and quick freeze at $1.05 per pound hanging weight for beef and pork and a $115 per head flat fee for lamb or goat. Beef over 30 months has the spinal column removed, eliminating NY strip and porterhouse, and carries a $50 additional fee. Dry aging beyond 21 days is discussed at booking. For resale work, listed Edinburg fees include a $100 beef slaughter fee plus $20 rendering, cuts vacuum sealed with private label at $1.25 per pound hanging weight, ground beef at an additional $0.65 per pound, a $90 pork slaughter fee with pork cuts at $1.15 per pound hanging weight, sausage options at $0.75 per pound, and lamb or goat weigh and label at $135 per head. Free freezer holding is one week for not-for-sale work and one month for resale work, after which monthly charges of $50 and $40 respectively are stated. Prices are noted as subject to change. FSIS lists the plant as very small with under 1,000 head slaughtered per year, so capacity is limited; confirm availability directly.

Gore's Processing, 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 website says Gore's serves individual families needing fresh retail cuts through its Gore's Fresh Meats and Edinburg locations, and that it sources locally with a selection of items grown or created in and around the Shenandoah Valley. Bulk buyers can order a quarter, half or whole beef, a half or whole hog, or a whole lamb, with an order and deposit taken by phone and a call when the meat is ready for pickup. Cut sheets are submitted online or printed. The site gives rough estimates of about $900 per beef quarter, about $1,800 for a half and about $3,600 for a whole, charged per pound on hanging weight and subject to variation by animal and to change. To buy meat directly from Gore's, the website says customers must call the pickup location first and place an order with a deposit. Delivery or shipping to households is not stated; the site describes wholesale transport to markets, restaurants and groceries.

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.