North Star Bison, Slaughter Division

North Star Bison, Slaughter Division, doing business as Farm Country Butchery, operates at N2559 Markey Rd. in Conrath, Wisconsin, in Rusk County. The plant holds federal establishment numbers M3683, P3683, and V3683, with a grant of inspection date on file of June 11, 2026. FSIS records list its activities as meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry processing, voluntary processing of meat, and voluntary slaughter of meat.

Species slaughtered under federal inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison. The establishment also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning it processes animals owned by the customer with packages marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 1.0, which corresponds to fewer than 1,000 head per year, and no FSIS size class is reported.

The website on file for this record points to a general third-party manufacturing registry rather than a page maintained by the plant, so it supplies no operating details about this establishment. Hours, pricing, booking practices, cut and wrap options, and retail offerings are not yet on file beyond the federal record. Buyers and producers should contact the plant directly at (715) 532-5063 to confirm current details.

The establishment reports both federally inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, so animals can be handled either for resale under inspection or as customer-owned animals returned in packages marked Not for Sale. Species reported to FSIS for slaughter are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison. Reported slaughter volume falls in the smallest FSIS category, under 1,000 head per year, which suggests limited throughput. Booking procedures, lead times, drop-off scheduling, minimums, kill fees, and cut and wrap charges are not stated in any source on file, and producers should call (715) 532-5063 to confirm whether dates are available.

North Star Bison, Slaughter Division 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 plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which allows direct sales to household customers, but no source on file describes a retail counter, hours, halves and quarters, bundles, delivery, shipping, or online ordering for this establishment. Households interested in buying should contact the plant directly to learn what is available.

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.