Meat packing app for custom meat processing
Custom processors bill for many services per animal – slaughter, cutting, ageing, packing, storage, delivery. Recording them as work happens makes billing automatic.
Farmsoft · Updated 25 October 2026 · 2 min read
Key points
- Every service per animal recorded and billed automatically.
- Tablets at each station: weigh, knock, head, evisceration, inspection, rail, scale, pack, ship.
- Recall by supplier, property, lot, date, invoice, animal ID, RFID or pallet.
- Labels for boxes, inner packs, pallets and export.
Built for beef, bison, pork, lamb and goat
Customers submit cutting instructions – quarter, half or whole; roast sizes, steaks per pack, mince pack sizes – by the day the animal arrives. Mixed quarters usually receive a standard cut.
Pre-slaughter handling
Stress before slaughter causes PSE and DFD meat quality problems, especially in pork. Avoid mixing groups, keep animals cool with ventilation, avoid overcrowding, and allow water but withhold feed for 12–24 hours before slaughter. In the US, the Humane Slaughter Act governs handling, stunning and slaughter.
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Fabrication with tablets
Low-cost tablet terminals show each team member where the carcase is in the process and record data at every station, so cut sheets are followed and every box links to its animal.
Traceability
Instant mock recalls trace to livestock supplier, property and establishment using lot, supplier, delivery date, invoice, inventory or animal number, RFID, pallet, customer reference or order.
Industry context
US meat packing is highly concentrated: as of 2019 the four largest companies controlled about 85 % of beef cattle slaughter, 67 % of pork packing and 54 % of broiler processing. Small and custom processors compete on service, flexibility and traceability.
Producepak meat packing app · Producepak
Frequently asked questions
Can customers submit cut sheets online?
Yes. Cutting instructions are captured per customer and animal and followed at fabrication.
Does it handle dry ageing charges?
Yes. Ageing days and storage are recorded per carcase and billed automatically.
Sources and further reading
- en.wikipedia.org – Meat packing industry
- britannica.com – Livestock slaughter procedures
- nichemeatprocessing.org – CrashCourseOne.Final revised 8.13
- uspackagingandwrapping.com – a beginner s guide to meat packaging
- showalterscountrymeats.com – meat processing
- markscustommeats.com – custom processing 1
- nadlersmeats.com – custom beef processing
- piedmontcustommeats.com
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