1954

Established

Cut Right.
Since 1954.

Three generations of the Thompson family have run this plant. Custom beef, lamb, and goat processing — and the deer processor Stanly County hunters have trusted for decades.

Plan Your Processing See What We Do

70+ YearsFamily owned & operated

NCDA ApprovedCustom & inspection

Your CutsProcessed to your exact order

The Thompson Family

A butcher shop with a bloodline.

Bill Thompson opened Thompson & Son Beef Processing on Blanche Street in 1954. The trade passed to Jerry Thompson Sr., then to Jerry Jr. — same building, same standards, same handshake.

Today the plant runs as Albemarle Meat Processing, NCDA-approved for both custom and inspected work. Whether it's a steer you raised or the buck you took at first light, it gets cut the way you asked and labeled the way you'd want.

1954Bill Thompson opens the plant

2nd GenJerry Thompson Sr. carries it on

TodayJerry Jr. keeps the blade sharp

"Customer service is outstanding. When there was a question about my processing request, they did not hesitate to call me."

— Processing Customer

What We Do

Custom processing, done to order

Every animal is cut to your instructions — thickness, roasts, ground, packaging sizes. No guesswork, no mystery packages.

Slaughter + Cut Custom beef cuts on a butcher table

Beef

From the hoof to the freezer — aged and cut to your exact order.

Rib-eye, T-bone, sirloin, filet
Roasts, boneless stew, ground beef
Aging to your preference
Labeled & freezer-wrapped

Slaughter + Cut Sheep grazing on pasture

Lamb & Goat

Whole-animal processing for family freezers and special occasions.

Chops, steaks, stew meat
Whole or half animals
Custom packaging sizes
Cut sheets honored exactly

Hunting Season Whitetail buck at golden hour

Deer

The processor hunters in Stanly County have used for decades.

Skinning, cutting & packaging
Steaks, roasts, ground venison
Trophy-conscious handling
Fast turnaround in season

How It Works

Four steps from field to freezer

Call Ahead

Tell us what you're bringing — livestock books a slaughter date, deer drop off in season.

Drop Off

Bring the animal to 1718 Blanche Street. We check it in under your name.

Your Cut Sheet

Steak thickness, roast count, ground, packaging — we cut exactly what you tell us.

Pick Up

Your order comes back labeled, wrapped, and ready for the freezer.

Coming soon: fill out your cut sheet online before you drop off, and get a text the moment your order is ready.

Deer Season

Take the shot. We'll take it from there.

Opening morning is chaos — yours shouldn't be. Field-dress it, get it here, and get back in the stand. Skinning, cutting, and packaging handled by people who have processed Stanly County deer for generations.

Drop-offIn-season hours — call ahead for the day's window
Your deerTagged and tracked under your name, start to finish
Your cutsSteaks, roasts, ground venison — your call
Ready callWe contact you the moment it's wrapped

Visit The Plant

Come see us on Blanche Street

Call ahead for slaughter dates and in-season drop-off windows. We'll answer — and if we can't, we call back.

Address1718 Blanche St, Albemarle, NC 28001
Phone(704) 982-6946
HoursOpen daily — call for today's window
ApprovedNCDA — Custom & Inspection