The Butcher's Block

The Butcher's Block operates at 4655 Dry Fork Road in Dry Fork, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, under USDA FSIS establishment number M763. The federal record lists both meat slaughter and meat processing activities, with a grant of inspection dated February 13, 2024. FSIS classifies the plant as very small, and its reported slaughter volume falls in the lowest category, under 1,000 head per year.

Species slaughtered under federal inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer and returns the meat in packages marked Not for Sale. Secondary listings describe the operation as a custom slaughter and meat processing facility offering beef, pork, and venison processing.

No website is on file for this establishment, and details beyond the federal record and a few directory listings are not yet on file. Prices, scheduling practices, cut and wrap options, and retail sales have not been documented here. The listed phone number is (434) 432-2345.

The plant is listed with FSIS for both slaughter and processing of cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb, and it reports custom-exempt slaughter for animals owned by the customer, with the resulting packages marked Not for Sale. That combination means a farmer can potentially have animals slaughtered under federal inspection for resale, or processed custom for personal use, though the establishment has not documented which arrangement it prefers. It is a very small plant with reported slaughter volume under 1,000 head per year, so capacity is limited. Booking lead times, drop-off procedures, kill day schedules, hanging fees, cut and wrap charges, and minimums are not stated in the sources on file. Farmers should call (434) 432-2345 to confirm current availability, since nothing in the record indicates whether the plant is accepting new work.

The Butcher's Block 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.

Secondary directory listings describe The Butcher's Block as a custom slaughter and meat processing facility, and one categorizes it as a butcher shop, but no retail counter, hours, product list, bundle, halves and quarters program, delivery, or online ordering is documented in the sources on file. Households interested in buying meat directly, or in having a deer or a purchased animal processed, would need to contact the establishment at (434) 432-2345 to learn what is offered.

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.