Wall Meat Processing

What Wall Meat Processing does

Wall Meat Processing is a privately held, single-location meat processing company headquartered at 21 N Creighton Rd in Wall, South Dakota, offering custom cut-and-wrap, retail sales of local beef and pork, smoked items, custom-exempt processing for personal-use beef/hogs/sheep, and wild game processing for deer, antelope, and elk. The business is built on a traditional processing and butchery model with no proprietary software, AI capabilities, or digital integrations disclosed; customer interaction occurs via a GoDaddy-hosted website, phone, in-store retail case, and physical mobile units. Revenue is generated through per-pound and per-animal transaction fees (e.g., custom exempt beef boneless at $0.75/lbs, patties at $1/lbs, smoke/cure/seasoning at $1.42/lbs) plus retail meat sales and special orders for quarters, halves, and whole animals for freezer storage, with a 3% cash/check discount.

The company serves a diversified local customer base including individual consumers, local ranchers, wild game hunters, seven school districts via its Beef to School program (Wall, New Underwood, Custer/Hermosa, Faith, Philip, Edgemont, Kadoka), restaurants such as Red Rock Restaurant & Lounge, Drifters Bar & Grille, Delmonico Grill, Tally's Silver Spoon, and Philly Ted's, Black Hills Surgical Center, and community programs including Meals on Wheels in Western South Dakota. Distribution combines walk-in retail at the Wall store with mobile sales (Wall Meat Truck and Red Rock Mobile Food Trailer) in Rapid City and a planned satellite retail store at 3850 Eglin Street.

In May 2023, Wall Meat Processing secured a $3.3 million USDA grant to build a larger facility in New Underwood, South Dakota, scaling capacity to 4,000 heads per year. The company is independently and locally owned, with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or public listing; its headcount is 1-10 and its revenue is not publicly disclosed. Strategic positioning emphasizes community-rooted local sourcing, custom processing flexibility, and regional recognition (2019 Prime Promoter Award from the South Dakota Beef Industry Council) over technology differentiation.

Name

Wall Meat Processing

Legal name

Wall Meat Processing

Website

https://wallmeatprocessing.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wall Meat Processing is a privately held, single-location meat processor in Wall, South Dakota, offering custom cutting, retail local beef and pork, wild game processing, and smoked items to individual consumers, local ranchers, hunters, schools, restaurants, and community programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Meat Processing

NAICS

Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (311611), Meat Processed from Carcasses (311612)

SIC

Meat Packing Plants (2011), Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013)

akta.pro primary industry

Further Processing (Cooked, Smoked, Cured & Deli Meats) (AFAKALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Beef Processing & Packing (AFAKALAA), Pork Processing & Packing (AFAKALAB), Sausage & Ground Pork Manufacturing (Fresh & Cooked) (AFANABAF)

Keywords

• Meat processing services
• Custom butchery
• Wild game processing
• Retail meat sales
• Smoked meat products

Headquarters

HQ city

Wall

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Retail Meat Sales: Direct retail sales of beef and pork products from their Wall, SD location. Customers can purchase from the retail case or order custom cuts.
2. Wild Game Processing: Fee-based wild game processing services for deer, antelope, and elk. Charges per animal for skin, cut and wrap services plus additional fees for extras like double wrap, vac-pac, and various processed products.
3. Custom Exempt Processing: Processing services for beef and hogs/sheep for personal consumption (not for resale). Fees based on weight and service type including boneless, patties, and smoke/cure/seasoning.
4. Special Orders: Custom orders for quarters, halves, and whole animals processed to customer specifications for freezer storage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Wall Meat Processing is a traditional meat processing facility and retail butcher based in Wall, South Dakota. The company processes locally raised beef and pork, offers custom cut and wrap services for 1/4, 1/2, and whole animals for freezer storage, provides wild game processing for deer, antelope, and elk, and produces smoked and cured specialty products such as jerky, snack sticks, summer sausage, salami, and bologna. It operates a retail case at its Wall, SD facility along with a mobile meat truck and food trailer serving the Rapid City area.

Product overview

Wall Meat Processing is a traditional meat processing facility and retail butcher offering custom cutting services and locally sourced meat products. The company operates as a single-location operation in Wall, South Dakota, providing custom exempt processing (not for sale), wild game processing, retail cuts of local pork and beef, smoked items, and smoked specialty products. The product portfolio centers on meat processing services including custom cuts, wild game processing with grinding and specialty sausage production, and smoked/cured items. Community programs including the Beef to School initiative and Meals on Wheels partnership extend their local meat distribution to schools and elderly residents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Cuts & Retail
• Local Pork & Beef Products
• Smoked Meat Products
• Wild Game Processing

Quantifiable outcome

• Expanded capacity to process 4,000 heads per year after New Underwood facility opens
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wall School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaunched pilot Beef to School program bringing locally produced beef to Wall School District students. The program was recognized as a success and expanded to additional schools.
• New Underwood School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpanded Beef to School program to include New Underwood School District, providing locally produced beef to students.
• Custer/Hermosa School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpanded Beef to School program to include Custer/Hermosa School District, providing locally produced beef to students.
• Faith School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpanded Beef to School program to include Faith School District, providing locally produced beef to students.
• Philip School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpanded Beef to School program to include Philip School District, providing locally produced beef to students.
• Edgemont School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpanded Beef to School program to include Edgemont School District, providing locally produced beef to students.
• Kadoka School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpanded Beef to School program to include Kadoka School District, providing locally produced beef to students.
• South Dakota Beef Industry CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceived 2019 Prime Promoter Award from South Dakota Beef Industry Council for promoting local beef. Actively participates in promoting local beef to the community.
• South Dakota Stockgrowers AssociationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerActive member and supporter. Ken and crew at Wall Meat Processing prepared and donated meatballs for Ag Fest event in Pierre, recognized for serving the best food at the event.
• Meals on Wheels Programs in Western South DakotacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerProud supporter providing locally produced meat to Meals on Wheels Programs in Western South Dakota, serving elderly community members.
• Wall Economic DevelopmentminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborates with Wall Economic Development organization. Participated in 2019 Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo booth promoting the Wall community.
• Local Restaurants (Red Rock Restaurant & Lounge, Drifters Bar & Grille, Delmonico Grill, Tally's Silver Spoon, Philly Ted's)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRestaurants proudly serving locally produced meat from Wall Meat Processing. Listed on 'Proudly Serving Locally Produced Meat' poster.
• Black Hills Surgical CenterminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHealthcare facility proudly serving locally produced meat from Wall Meat Processing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Lorentz Meats: Minnesota-based custom meat and wild game processor offering cut/wrap, sausage, and smoking services. Closest comparable to Wall Meat Processing's custom-exempt and wild game processing model.
• Crescent Meats: Small custom-exempt meat processor offering cut, wrap, sausage, and smoking services. Comparable to Wall Meat Processing's core processing activities and customer profile.

Broad incumbents

• Smithfield Foods: Largest U.S. pork processor with diversified prepared meats. Relevant incumbent peer given Wall's pork processing and smoking/curing activities.
• Tyson Foods: One of the largest U.S. meat processors with beef, pork, and prepared foods operations. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same meat processing value chain, though at vastly different scale and scope.
• Clemens Food Group: Mid-Atlantic pork and further-processed meat producer with Hatfield brand. Comparable as a vertically-integrated pork/beef processor, though operating at much larger scale and primarily serving retail/foodservice channels.
• JBS USA: Major U.S. beef, pork, and prepared foods processor. Operates in the same broad industry with overlapping beef processing capability, but serves national grocery and foodservice accounts rather than local ranchers.

Emerging players

• Wild Idea Buffalo Company: South Dakota-based ranch-to-table meat company specializing in locally-raised, grass-fed proteins. Highly comparable business model with similar local-sourcing, direct-to-consumer, and regional restaurant supply positioning.

Others

• South Dakota Beef Industry Council: Industry body representing South Dakota beef producers and the entity that awarded Wall its 2019 Prime Promoter Award. Relevant ecosystem participant and demand-driver through state-level beef promotion programs.

Regional players

• Black Hills Farmers Market: Regional aggregation channel for locally-produced proteins in Western South Dakota. Comparable as a regional route-to-market for local ranchers and small processors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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