Pelkins Smokey Meat Market

Pelkin's Smokey Meat Market operates at 600 South US Highway 141 in Crivitz, Marinette County, Wisconsin, under FSIS establishment numbers M1499, P1499, and V1499. The federal record lists meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry processing, meat and poultry identification, and voluntary slaughter and processing activities, with a grant of inspection date on file of July 3, 2023. FSIS classifies the plant as small and reports slaughter volume category 2.0. Species reported slaughtered under inspection are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and packages are marked Not for Sale, and retail-exempt sales.

The business describes itself as a family owned full-service butcher and custom meat processor founded in 1973, serving Marinette County and northern Wisconsin. Its About page names Terry Butts as the patriarch of the business and Allan Butts as current owner, and states that the facility is federally inspected and HACCP certified, which it says allows processing of beef and pork from outside Wisconsin for resale in other states. The site also references a second location in Suamico, Wisconsin, in addition to Crivitz.

Alongside livestock work, the site advertises wild game processing, including deer, and states a venison hanging cooler with capacity to hang 325 animals. It also describes smoking and curing of fish and turkey. The retail side includes a fresh meat counter and an online store selling sausage products. Hours are not stated in the sources on file.

The plant reports federally inspected slaughter of cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and bison to FSIS, and also reports custom-exempt slaughter for animals owned by the customer, with packages marked Not for Sale. The website states that custom butchering and processing of beef, pork, lamb, and goat is done to customer specifications and by appointment only, and that the facility is HACCP certified and federally inspected, which it says allows beef and pork from outside Wisconsin to be processed for resale in other states. The site says the Crivitz location can serve farmers throughout Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. Order forms are offered on the site for cattle, hogs, lamb, bison, and goat. Wrapping can be freezer paper or vacuum packed, beef is chilled and dry-aged, and custom curing and smoking of sausage, hams, and bacon is offered. Booking lead times, minimums, and fees are not stated in the sources on file. Scheduling is directed to (715) 854-3681.

Pelkins Smokey Meat Market 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 retail shop is stocked with fresh and frozen specialty cuts of beef, pork, and chicken, plus specialty bacon, jerky, snack sticks, bratwurst, summer sausage, wieners, and cheeses, with varieties said to change by season and demand. The site describes a 24-foot fresh meat counter with cuts said to be cut daily in-house, including grass-fed beef and lamb, and fish and seafood, along with spices, cheeses, beer, wine, liquor, and pickled products. The site states that smoked items are MSG-free and nitrate-free. An online store lists sausage products with prices such as bratwurst at $7.99, snack sticks at $8.99, and bacon at $9.99. For whole animal purchases, the site mentions custom butchering from whole, half, or split half beef and whole or half hog at market price. Shipping and delivery terms 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.