University of Wisconsin River Falls

University of Wisconsin River Falls operates a USDA-inspected meat plant at the College of Animal and Food Science, 410 S 3rd Street, River Falls, Wisconsin, in Pierce County. It does business as Falcon Foods and Falcon Premium Meats and holds establishment numbers M46233 and P46233 for meat processing and meat slaughter. The grant of inspection on file is dated April 28, 2021.

The establishment reports slaughter of cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb under federal inspection. FSIS classes it as very small, with a reported slaughter volume category of under 1,000 head per year. 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 it reports retail-exempt sales.

The only website on file is the university's general Facebook page, and no plant-specific website text was available. Details beyond the federal record, including hours, pricing, booking practices, product lists, and retail arrangements, are not yet on file.

The plant reports both USDA-inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter of customer-owned animals, with cattle, hogs, and sheep and lamb listed as species slaughtered under inspection. Reported volume is under 1,000 head per year, which places it in the smallest FSIS volume category. Booking procedures, scheduling lead times, minimums, kill and cut fees, hanging time, and cut and wrap options are not stated in the sources on file. Farmers should contact the plant at (715) 425-3923 to confirm what species and dates are being taken, as listed.

University of Wisconsin River Falls 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 establishment reports retail-exempt sales, which indicates some direct sale of product, and it does business under the names Falcon Foods and Falcon Premium Meats. The sources on file do not state retail counter hours, whether halves and quarters or bundles are sold, or whether delivery, shipping, or online ordering is offered. Households should call (715) 425-3923 to ask 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.