Cal Poly Meats

Cal Poly Meats offers slaughter and processing services in San Luis Obispo, California, serving the Central Coast region near Santa Barbara. Operating as part of California Polytechnic State University's animal science program, the facility handles cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and poultry including chickens, turkeys, and ducks.

The team provides both slaughter and full processing, along with dedicated poultry processing for smaller-scale flocks. This range makes the facility a practical option for farmers and ranchers who raise multiple species and need one location capable of handling everything from a single hog to a herd of cattle.

Because the operation is tied to an academic institution, staff and student workers rotate through under professional oversight, giving the facility a teaching component alongside its production work. Local producers, small farms, and 4-H or FFA families raising livestock for market often rely on facilities like this one to finish out their animals close to home, without hauling stock long distances across the Central Coast.