Bauman's Butcher Block

Bauman's Butcher Block is a processing facility in Ottawa, Kansas, serving eastern Kansas farms and ranches within driving distance of the Kansas City area. The shop handles slaughter and processing for cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs, along with poultry processing for chicken, turkey, and duck.

Farmers and small producers bring animals here for custom cuts, whether they're finishing out a single hog for a family freezer or processing a larger batch of lambs after a seasonal harvest. The team works with both red meat and poultry, which makes it a practical stop for mixed-livestock operations that don't want to coordinate multiple processors for different species.

For homesteaders, 4-H families, and small-scale farmers around Franklin County, having slaughter and processing under one roof simplifies the logistics of getting animals from pasture to freezer. The range of species handled reflects the kind of diversified small farms common in this part of the state.