Butcher Shops in the Midwest

No. Each listing was added from the business's own website and checked on October 18, 2026: the website was reachable and showed the business. Listings marked "Unclaimed" haven't been confirmed by the business, and their products, practices and certifications weren't checked. Listings are not endorsements or certifications.

University of Illinois Extension notes that butchers know about meat grades and can suggest cuts for what you plan to cook. Good questions: Where does this meat come from, and which farms do you work with? Can you cut it to a certain thickness or portion size? Do you make your own sausage, ground meat or cured products?

Packaged meat and poultry from a USDA-inspected plant carries the USDA mark of inspection and an establishment number ("EST." for meat, "P-" for poultry). State-inspected meat carries a state mark and is generally sold only within that state. Meat custom-processed for an animal's owner is marked "Not for Sale."

According to USDA FSIS's list, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin run their own state meat and poultry inspection program, and Michigan doesn't, so FSIS inspects plants there that need inspection.