A Classic Butcher shop located in State Center, Iowa.

You’ll find affordable pricing, superior service & quality meats!

Welcome to Iowa Meat Company, Inc

We are your local butchery and one stop meat shop known as ‘State Center Locker’. We custom process locally raised beef, hogs, lamb, and goats. We have been locally owned and operated for over 75 years. You can be confident in our staff of butchers and meat cutters, who have years of experience processing livestock, to process your meat the way you want it. Our retail area offers a variety of beef and pork cuts, along with deli meats and cheeses, bacon, hot dogs, beef snack sticks, summer sausage, and of course, traditional beef strip jerky. We can fill special orders big or small. We pride ourselves on providing large orders of our pork patties, beef patties, and brats for local events, such as the State Center Rose Festival, JBS employee lunches, Marshall County Pork Producers, fundraisers, and parties. We can put together a small meat order, too. If you aren’t sure what you want, our retail clerks can make recommendations based on your needs. Just call us to see what we can do! Iowa Meat Company is your best choice for quality meat, superior service, and affordable prices!

Take a look at our services

Beef

We offer processing for whole, half or split side carcasses; tailored as much to your cutting preferences as possible. Some surcharges may apply for special requests not listed on our cut sheet options.

Pork

Hog processing is for whole or half carcass only. You can have everything processed for fresh cuts only, or do a combination of fresh, smoked, and seasoned product.

Specialty (Lamb)

Currently not accepting Lamb/Goat appointments for 2022.

Deer

We are not processing deer at this time.

What We Do?

Local Processing

We offer the best meat processing in the area!  Our educated staff will guide you through the order process, our skilled meat cutters will cut it the way you want it, and our excellent retail staff will wrap it the right way to ensure freshness while being stored in the freezer.  Not sure of your options?  Take a look at our beef and hog cut sheets to see what we offer.

Retail Meat Sales

When you shop at State Center Locker, you have access to the choicest cuts of meat.  Try our aged-to-perfection steaks, tender roasts, and juicy chops. Shop our variety of pork sausages, and custom made products, or stop in and pick up some of your favorite grilling meats!  We have the best hot dogs around, and our lean ground beef and pork patties are second to none!

Local Processing

We offer the best meat processing in the area!  Our educated staff will guide you through the order process, our skilled meat cutters will cut it the way you want it, and our excellent retail staff will wrap it the right way to ensure freshness while being stored in the freezer.  Not sure of your options?  Take a look at our beef and hog cut sheets to see what we offer.

Retail Meat Sales

When you shop at State Center Locker, you have access to the choicest cuts of meat.  Try our aged-to-perfection steaks, tender roasts, and juicy chops. Shop our variety of pork sausages, and custom made products, or stop in and pick up some of your favorite grilling meats!  We have the best hot dogs around, and our lean ground beef and pork patties are second to none!

Deer Processing

We are not accepting deer carcass or deer meat for the Fall 2021 season, which includes, HUSH, Youth, Disabled, Early Muzzleloader, & Early Bow dates (September 18-December 3). Shotgun & late seasons are on hold until further notice.

Specialty & wholesale

Shopping for specialty meats? We carry pork bellies, whole pork butts, ribeye rolls, top sirloin butt and briskets. If we don’t have it on hand, we can special order it for you.
Need something special for the holidays? Order a prime rib roast, Holiday Ham, or tender Beef Brisket.
For large food events or food vendors, we can fill bulk orders of ground beef or pork patties, brat links, steaks, or chops. Give us a call to place your order! (Large orders require at least 2 weeks advance notice)

Deer Processing

We are not accepting deer carcass or deer meat for the Fall 2022/Winter 2022 season.

Specialty & Wholesale

Shopping for specialty meats? We carry pork bellies, whole pork butts, ribeye rolls, top sirloin butt and briskets. If we don’t have it on hand, we can special order it for you.
Need something special for the holidays? Order a prime rib roast, Holiday Ham, or tender Beef Brisket.
For large food events or food vendors, we can fill bulk orders of ground beef or pork patties, brat links, steaks, or chops. Give us a call to place your order! (Large orders require at least 2 weeks advance notice)

What do we do?

We are committed to making sure our meat goes through a proper quality control process. All of our meats are carefully inspected and taken care of by our fully equipped and educated team of butchers.

Why choose us?

We take care of everything! As a one-stop-shop, you will find everything you need with us. All of our meat is cut and packaged fresh daily, therefore we can guarantee freshness in all of our products! 

What's the next step?

Reach out to us! We are open Monday-Friday from 8:00AM-5:00PM, and Saturday from 8:00AM-12:00PM. If you would like to place an order, call us at 641-483-2353, or fill out our contact form here!

Reviews from our customers

5/5
Especially love the brats and bacon. But all the meat is wonderful.

Jacque H.

5/5
I can get my questions answered while I get my order filled. Usually means I buy more!

Cindy C.

5/5
Best ribeyes I have ever had. They also have excellent bacon.

Brian K.

5/5
The best steaks I have ever had.

Steve J.

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