Rainier Pure Beef Company

Rainier Pure Beef Company operates at 350 South Pekin Rd in Woodland, Cowlitz County, Washington, under FSIS establishment numbers M6423, P6423 and V6423. The federal record lists meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry processing and voluntary meat slaughter, with cattle as the species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classes the plant as small, records a grant of inspection dated December 9, 2021, and places it in slaughter volume category 3.0. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale.

The company website describes the operation as a privately held meatpacker serving the Western United States, with operations spanning sourcing, harvesting and fabrication. It states that its reputation was built as a custom processor and that its output includes primals, sub-primals, grind trimmings and offal moving into grocery retail, food service and ingredient channels. Organic, grass-fed and conventional beef trimmings and offal are listed. The site says all products are processed under USDA inspection using a validated HACCP system, supported by antimicrobial interventions and ongoing microbiological testing, and that an organic program meets USDA organic standards.

The site traces the site's history to cattle raising at Horseshoe Lake beginning in 1897, the opening of the McKinley Meat Packing Plant in 1961, and its later operation as Walt's Wholesale Meats for more than 60 years. In 2021 Walt's was acquired by Founders Group of Food Companies, described as a family owned organization, and the business now operates as Rainier Pure Beef Company. Branded programs named are WholePasture Beef, a 100% grass-fed and grass-finished Angus program sourced from the company's Purewater Ranch in Eastern Washington, and Rainier Premium Beef, a grass-fed program. The website states the company focuses on wholesale volume to foodservice and retail distributors, further processors and manufacturers. Hours, retail counter details and custom processing terms are not stated in the sources on file.

The federal record shows cattle slaughter under inspection and custom-exempt slaughter of customer-owned animals, with those packages marked Not for Sale. The website describes the company as having built its reputation as a custom processor and says its cattle are raised by ranchers throughout the Pacific Northwest, with an emphasis on producer relationships and animal welfare training for everyone handling cattle from loading and transport through unloading. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, kill day availability, minimums, per-head fees and cut and wrap terms are not stated in the sources on file. Producers should contact the plant directly to confirm whether custom work is being scheduled.

Rainier Pure Beef Company 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 states the company focuses on wholesale volume to foodservice and retail distributors, further processors and manufacturers, and directs prospective customers to a sales team at orders@rainierpure.com. No retail counter, halves or quarters, bundles, online ordering, delivery or shipping to households is described in the sources on file. Household buyers may encounter the company's beef through grocery retail and food service channels, and through the WholePasture Beef brand, which has its own website linked from the company site.

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.