Del Fox Custom Meats Inc.

Del Fox Custom Meats Inc. operates under USDA FSIS establishment number M46203 at 13400 D Arcy Rd in Bow, Skagit County, Washington. The federal record lists both meat slaughter and meat processing activities, with cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb reported as species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classes the plant as very small and places its slaughter volume in the lowest reported category, under 1,000 head per year. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and packaged marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales.

The business website, delfoxmeats.com, presents two locations: the Bow plant at 13400 D Arcy Rd, phone (360) 399-5010, and a retail location at 7229 300th Street NW in Stanwood, phone (360) 629-3723. The FSIS record lists the Stanwood phone number, (360) 629-3723, alongside the Bow address. The site states the business has been serving its community since 1972. Retail offerings described online include ground beef, steaks, pepperoni, bacon, roasts, cheese, and dips, with an online shop listing 254 items across categories such as beef, pork, poultry, lamb, bratwurst, jerky, snack sticks, summer sausage, smokehouse items, and pet products.

Beyond livestock work, the website describes wild game processing for deer, elk, bear, and moose, with posted check-in hours, carcass condition requirements, transport tag rules under Washington Administrative Code, and a published price list current as of January 2025. Note that the website's game processing terms describe custom cut and wrap, which is separate from the inspected slaughter reported to FSIS.

The website's livestock and farmer page directs producers to call the store for current slaughter and cutting prices, noting the website is not always up to date on pricing. For custom-exempt slaughter, which the page defines as slaughter without inspection for personal consumption, the shop requires a complete list of the farmer's customers the week before or up to the same day of slaughter, citing 9 CFR 416.2(g)(1). Buyers must call in cutting and wrapping requests within two days of slaughter, and orders without instructions receive a standard cut. Emails are not accepted for instructions. Orders are invoiced after processing is complete, with butcher fees plus cutting, wrapping, and further processing charged per order, and payment due at pickup. The shop does not mail invoices and asks farmers to collect payment for meat from their own customers. Coolers and freezers are described as full, so pickup is expected generally within one to three days of a completion call, and storage fees may apply. Customers must bring their own containers, coolers, baskets, or boxes. Pickup hours listed are Monday through Saturday, 9am to 5pm. Downloadable beef, pork, and lamb or goat cutting instruction forms are posted. Species slaughtered under federal inspection, per FSIS, are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb.

Del Fox Custom Meats 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 invites customers to a retail store and lists an online shop with 254 items and add-to-cart ordering, spanning beef, pork, poultry, lamb, bacon, bratwurst, jerky, snack sticks, summer sausage, smokehouse items, cheese, dips, and pet products. Posted prices include baby back ribs at $5.99, beef cubed steak at $8.99, ground turkey at $4.99, boneless pork chops at $4.99, prime top sirloin steak at $11.99, boneless skinless chicken breast at $5.99, and prime rib roasts at $29.99, with a site-wide notice that prices change weekly and may not be accurate online, so buyers should call or visit for current pricing. The site points to its Facebook page for monthly specials and Saturday hot and ready items. The retail address given is 7229 300th Street NW, Stanwood. Halves, quarters, bundles, delivery, and shipping are not addressed in the 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.