Johnsons Sausage Shoppe

Johnsons Sausage Shoppe operates at 416 State Road 16 in Rio, Columbia County, Wisconsin, under FSIS establishment numbers M2377, P2377 and V2377. The federal record lists meat and poultry slaughter and processing, identification for meat and poultry, and voluntary slaughter and processing for meat, poultry and rabbit, with a grant of inspection date on file of October 22, 2024. Species slaughtered under inspection as reported to FSIS are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison. The plant is classified Very Small, with a slaughter volume category of 2.0.

The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, along with retail-exempt sales. Halal slaughter and kosher slaughter are both reported to FSIS. One search snippet attributed to the company describes it as a state inspected, family-owned and operated meat market and sausage shoppe; the federal directory lists it as a federally inspected establishment. Buyers who need a specific inspection legend on their packages should confirm directly with the plant.

The company website says Johnsons has been in operation since 1985, describes family experience in sausage making, and lists shop hours of 7 days a week, 7 am to 7 pm. The site has pages for livestock processing with booking and cutting instructions for beef, hog and sheep, a year-round wild game and venison processing page, a wholesale product section, and online ordering with delivery. Pricing, scheduling lead times and minimums are not stated in the material on file.

The federal record shows slaughter under inspection for cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison, plus custom-exempt slaughter for animals the customer owns, so a farmer can have animals harvested either for resale under inspection or for personal use with Not for Sale labeling. Halal and kosher slaughter are both reported to FSIS. The website has separate booking pages for beef, hog and sheep processing, and provides cutting instruction sheets online and in print for each species. Deposits, minimums, kill dates, hanging fees and cut and wrap charges are not stated in the material on file, so schedule and pricing should be confirmed by phone at (920) 992-6328.

Johnsons Sausage Shoppe 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 presents Johnsons as a sausage shop and meat market open 7 days a week from 7 am to 7 pm, with products available in the shop or through online ordering with delivery to the door. The plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, and the site includes a wholesale product section. Sales of halves and quarters, bundle boxes and shipping ranges are not described in the material 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.