CS Beef Packers, LLC: Non-Compliance to Humane Livestock Handling in 2025 (USDA)
See the detail of the non-compliance of humane livestock handling that the USDA observed at the CS Beef Packers, LLC slaughterhouse establishment in 2025.
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313.1
On 08/14/2025 at approximately 0608 hours while performing the livestock humane handling verification task I, the SPHV, observed the following noncompliance: A group of cows were being moved back to pen 5 after being shown for antemortem inspection. A fat heifer from the group had gotten her head trapped between the two lower bars on the gate panel in the alley. The heifer did not show signs of distress or injury. Establishment employees attempted to free the heifer’s head and were unsuccessful. Due to this, establishment personnel elected to apply a stun attempt to the heifer in the alley using a hand-held captive bolt device (HHCB). The stun attempt was effective. No regulatory control action was taken due to the observed immediate and effective corrective actions. This finding is in noncompliance with 9 CFR 313.1. Unnecessary openings where the head, feet, or legs of an animal may be injured shall be repaired. There have been repeated incidents of cattle getting their heads trapped in these two lower bars on gate panels (MOI KJN3409103724G, MOI KJN3716021120G, NR KJN1910044324N). The Denver District Management Team was contacted through supervisory channels. There have been no noncompliance reports issued for the same root cause in the past 90 days. This establishment operates under a robust systematic approach to livestock humane handling and slaughter.
313.1
HATS Category IV: Ante-mortem Inspection On Thursday, April 24th, at approximately 0617 hours, the SPHV observed a black beef cow with her head stuck between the two lower bars on the gate panel between pens 11A and 11B. After approximately 4 minutes of the Pen's Employee and Pen’s Manager attempting to free the cow's head, establishment personnel elected to stun the animal in the pens. I did not observe the cow show signs of distress or injury, and the stun was correctly performed. No regulatory control action was taken due to the observed immediate and effective corrective actions. After consulting with a Denver District DVMO, it was determined that this situation was an incident of noncompliance due to unnecessary openings where the head, feet or legs of an animal may be injured. The plant manager was verbally notified of the forthcoming noncompliance. This establishment operates under a Robust Systematic Approach to Slaughter and Humane Handling of Livestock.
