People's Meats LLC

People's Meats LLC, doing business as People's Meat Market, operates at 6811 Burr Oak Road in Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin, under USDA establishment number M48108+P48108. FSIS lists the plant for meat slaughter, meat processing, and poultry processing, with a grant of inspection date on file of August 26, 2021. It is classed by FSIS as very small, and its reported slaughter volume category is under 1,000 head per year. Species slaughtered under inspection, as reported to FSIS, are cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb. The plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, and reports retail-exempt sales.

The website states the business has been family owned and operated since 1938 and describes itself as a full service meat market in Portage County with its own kill floor. It lists wild game processing for deer, antelope, bear, elk, caribou, moose, and more, and names beef jerky, summer sausage, smoked meats, and bacon as specialties. The site also mentions growing eggs for the store and fresh soup chickens, and states that meats are made without added hormones or flavor enhancers.

Addresses and phone numbers differ between sources. FSIS lists 6811 Burr Oak Road, Stevens Point, WI 54482, and phone (715) 597-6328. The website gives a mailing and contact address of 1765 County Road J, PO Box 659, Stevens Point, WI 54481, and phone 715-592-6328, with a fax of 715-592-6338. Buyers should confirm the correct location and number before hauling animals or visiting.

The website posts custom processing prices: beef slaughter $90.00, pig slaughter $50.00, lamb slaughter $50.00, processing charge $0.95 per pound covering cutting, wrapping, and freezing, smoking $1.00 per pound, slicing $1.00 per pound, and patties $1.00 per pound with a 30 pound minimum. Boxes are $3.00 each and refundable if returned. When bacon or ham is smoked with pig processing, slicing and cutting are included in the smoking charge. Booking an animal for slaughter requires a non-refundable deposit equal to the cost of slaughter; it applies to the final bill but is not returned for cancellations or no-shows. Beef and pork cutting slips and USDA ambulatory status forms for cattle and pigs are available for download or on site. A custom sausage flavor list is posted. Prices are stated as subject to change. The plant reports cattle, hog, and sheep and lamb slaughter to FSIS at under 1,000 head per year.

People'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 retail market sells choice beef, and the site states that halves and quarters come from a local farm the business works with closely and are all Black Angus. Posted prices for buyers without a farmer are whole beef $4.00 per pound, half beef $4.05 per pound, mixed quarter beef $4.10 per pound, whole pig $2.70 per pound, and half pig $2.75 per pound, including cutting, wrapping, and freezing, with slaughter and smoking extra and prices based on market price. The counter carries fresh and smoked sausages, beef, pork, lamb, chicken, bacon, hams, deli salads, elk meat, steaks, and pork bundles, plus platters. For grass-fed beef, the site refers buyers to a local farm, Lutz Family Farms. No online ordering, delivery, or shipping is described.

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.