Washington State University

Washington State University offers meat processing services in Pullman, Washington, supporting livestock owners throughout the Palouse region near Spokane. The program handles slaughter and processing for cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs, giving local producers a resource for turning farm animals into market-ready product without traveling far from home.

As part of a land-grant university, the facility operates within an academic and research setting, which shapes how animals move through the process from intake to finished cuts. This structure can appeal to small farms, 4-H and FFA families, and hobby producers who want processing done by a program with ties to agricultural education rather than a purely commercial operation.

For ranchers and homesteaders in eastern Washington, having a processing option connected to WSU means access to a facility embedded in the region's broader agricultural community, useful for anyone raising cattle, sheep, goats, or pigs and looking for a nearby processing route from pasture to table.