Otto's Meats, LLC

Otto's Meats, LLC, listed with FSIS as doing business as Otto's Meats Acquisition, LLC, operates at N5674 Adam's Street in Luxemburg, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. The federal record lists establishment numbers M1403, P1403 and V1403, with FSIS activities covering meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry processing, and voluntary meat slaughter and processing. FSIS classifies the plant as Very Small, with a grant of inspection date on file of March 19, 2024, and a slaughter volume category of 2.0. Species slaughtered under inspection as reported to FSIS are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and elk or deer. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, where animals owned by the customer are processed and packages are marked Not for Sale, and retail-exempt sales.

The company website describes a family-owned shop that has made products in Luxemburg since 1980. Its history page states that founder Otto Knoche trained as a butcher in Germany, completed a master's in the trade at 21, came to the Green Bay area in 1975 to work for Packerland Packing, and opened his own business in Luxemburg in 1980 at the former Daul Butchering location, expanding into the current building about five years later. The site says Knoche later moved his product line away from nitrites, dyes, cereals and MSG, and that a family with local roots purchased the business, with the transition completed in February 2022 and Knoche assisting through mid-October 2022.

For processing, the website states that the shop handles locally sourced meats and accepts beef, pork, lamb, goat and more, follows state guidelines, and is HACCP certified. The species list on the website differs somewhat from the federal record, which reports cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and elk or deer under inspection. The site also describes a retail meat market and a wholesale program serving more than 30 area restaurants using a delivery van. Hours, prices, booking lead times and fees are not stated in the sources on file.

The plant reports both federally inspected meat slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, so animals can be handled either for sale or for the owner's own use with packages marked Not for Sale. Species slaughtered under inspection as reported to FSIS are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and elk or deer; the website states the shop accepts beef, pork, lamb, goat and more, and says it processes locally sourced meats and is HACCP certified. Standard cut sheet templates are published for beef quarters, halves and wholes, half and whole hogs, and whole lamb, and the website invites customers to submit a custom cutting order online. Contact points listed are phone (920) 845-2612, text (920) 606-2611, and email ottosmeatsorders@gmail.com. Scheduling lead times, minimums, kill fees and per pound cut and wrap charges are not stated in the sources on file.

Otto's Meats, LLC 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 describes a retail store carrying a large variety of fresh and newly frozen cuts of beef, pork and chicken, with an emphasis on items that are nitrate and MSG free. The site references a login and cart, and cut sheet pages list options for beef quarters, halves and wholes, half and whole hogs, and whole lamb, which a household buying bulk meat would select from. A delivery van is described in connection with wholesale restaurant customers rather than home delivery. Retail hours, prices, shipping and whether home delivery is available are not stated in the sources 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.