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Raising your own steer or hog is one thing, but finding a reliable and clean place to get it processed is a challenge of its own. Sweet Grown Alabama processing facilities across the state are eager to help you fill your freezer with quality meat. 

You’ve put in the work, you’ve raised an animal to finish weight, but now what? Calling and booking a processing date months in advance was not on your to-do list and some of your animals hit goal finishing weight at different times. You are not the only person this has happened to, and it probably will happen again. 

Having a friend in your processor can go a long way. Sweet Grown Alabama processors want to answer your questions, gain your trust and help you make decisions regarding your animals.

“We are ready to welcome farmers and consumers with open arms,” said Joey Mason, Mason Hills Farm Owner. “Our USDA inspected facility can process 500 steers per month and we are constantly looking to grow.”

Many Sweet Grown Alabama processors raise cattle themselves, so they understand what it takes to rear a steer to market weight. They know what it means to be a local farmer and go through challenges. Put your animals in their hands and see what a difference working with a Sweet Grown Alabama member can make.

Sweet Grown Alabama Processing Facilities:

D&S Quality Beef- Albertville

Email: customerservice@dsqualitybeef.com

Phone: (256) 659-4417

D&S Quality Beef offers custom and USDA inspected processing. Custom is $.90 on the hanging weight and inspected is $1.05 on the hanging weight with a $45 kill fee for either.

Mathews Meat Market- Lineville

Email: mathewsmeatmarket@gmail.com

Phone: (256) 396-5694

Mathews Meat Market offers custom and USDA inspected processing. For custom it is $.70 on the hanging weight and inspected is $.90 on the hanging weight with a $80 kill fee for either. Mathews Meat Market processes beef, pork, lamb and goat.

Mason Hills Farm- Mobile

Email: Masonhillsfarm@gmail.com

Phone: (251) 865-7748

Mason Hills Farm is a USDA inspected facility with a retail store onsite. A charge of $1.10 for USDA inspection added to a $125 kill fee for beef or pork. Having your own label is not a problem with Mason Hills Farm, on all of the vacuum sealed packages you can have a custom label with your farm's logo. 

Perdido River Farms- Atmore 

Email: jantillon@pci-nsn.gov

Phone: (251) 368-0826

Perdido River Farms is currently building a processing facility on the Poarch Creek Indian Reservation in Atmore. Construction is set to be completed by the end of 2024. The facility will be able to take custom orders soon after completion. They will be federally inspected by FSIS and USDA. Be on the lookout for an opening date!

The Russell County Butchery- Seale

Email: russellcountybutchery@yahoo.com

Phone: (334) 663-4431

The charge for custom processing is $90 kill fee and $.90 on the hanging weight. The charge for USDA processing is $125 kill fee and $1.25 on the hanging weight. That price includes everything vacuum packed and the farmers are able to have their own label on the packaging.  

An animal processing facility goes by many names- meat packing plant, slaughterhouse, butcher and meat processor just to name a few. Whether it is your first time processing an animal or you have been doing it a while, do not be intimidated by the fancy language, cut sheets or fast-paced atmosphere. Rely on your processor to guide you and help you make decisions.

To find local processing facilities and meat producers near you visit SweetGrownAlabama.org.