Rafter M Meats - Willcox Meat Packing House - Willcox, Arizona

Rebecca Antle

We have bought through Wilcox packing plant in the past and the new owners are no where near the last onwers. The order was not what we asked for and the meat is almost half fat.

We were told they were trying something different as a “test case” for prime beef finished in a feed lot to make them bigger. That is not what I asked for or wanted. Especially if the meat is to be very fatty and greasy.

In this case larger was not better. Being on a budget this was a huge cost for us and not what we wanted or expected especially when we were told there would be about 60 pounds of ground beef and we received 170 lbs. Asked for as many steaks as possible, cut at ¾”, recieved very few and cut at 1".

We bought this with the intent of sharing it with a few others. Those that were going to help us with the cost backed out when they would be buying only ground beef and maybe a steak or two at a very high price. This is some pretty expensive greasy hamburger.

We buy for the steaks as we use very little ground beef. At this point I think we are pretty much stuck with a large amount of ground beef and a few huge steaks with large amounts of fat.

Rafter M gave us options that would have yielded half as much meat, adding a few steaks and actually bring the cost of the meat up per pound. Ground beef is a much less expensive cut of meat especially fatty ground beef.

One of our partners was able to take a small amount of ground beef but we had to part with couple of the few steaks we received.

The flavor is okay, but the fat is issue.

In the future we will buy directly from the rancher and possibly have Rafter M cut it if we actually get what we order.

Picture is the fat from two pounds of ground beef, the tomato paste can is for scale.

Michelle Morris

My husband and I had 2 hogs processed through here. The first one was amazing. The flavor was great, there was so much meat that came from the first hog. We had a second hog processed and this hog was bigger. The person that was raising it for us kept it longer so that it would continue to grow. Once we received the processed meat, it seemed like we didn't have very much, no where near what we had last time. Some of the meat looked freezer burnt and had a rancid flavor, such as the bacon. And I'm not sure if our pig was disabled, but we only received one rack of ribs. I was very disappointed the second time around as the first time was amazing. I won't recommend this place nor will I take anything there again. I'm not sure if they missed a complete box of our meat or if they are keeping some of it. Very disappointed.

mactine2k7

This is first time processing through the new owners of Wilcox meat packing. The newest reviews make sense now. After almost two decades of raising one steer every year processing (with Harris family) I know the return yield on my beef. The former owners did an outstanding job every year.

This year a third of the yield was missing~
(About 200lbs of ground beef).
It made me question my whole order.
And for those of you who are praising the bacon and ham, those are not processed in house.
They are sent off & indeed done really well.
The pork bratz however are not. What we got was disgusting. I'm glad they shorted us there, except for the cost part... They did not resemble pork whatsoever. I could not even chew my way through a whole one. I tried them a second time with more effort on adding flavors, etc...nope. Disappointed. I hope they give up or level up, but we won't be back.

Pennie Merrill

My family has been doing business with Willcox Meat Packing as long as I remember with good service and kindness. When the new owners took over I was so very pleased with their professionalism and kindness. They are very knowledgeable and helpful. I love their bacon and sausage. Thank you .

Mindy McBride

Worth the drive to Wilcox! It seems that the new owners have really taken pride in their store front and building as well as their customer service. I had previously used another processing plant for two hogs and, unfortunately, my meat didn't get sealed properly and went bad. Also, none of my sausage was labeled as chorizo or plain by the other plant. When I received the meat from Wilcox Packing all of the packages were perfectly wrapped and labeled. Thank you Wilcox Packing Plant!

Brian Elms

The two brothers have always taken time to educate and walk me through the process. Great family and wonderful service with an exceptional product. Can't say enough good about Rafter M Meats! ?

Lacey Lawen

Amazing!! Knowledgable, patient, kind and caring staff! They happy to share any knowledge they have with you. They divided the meat for us to split between co owners. Great prices too! The whole process from the drop off to pick up was easy and thorough! We definitely will be using them again! Thank you all so much for what you do! And thank you for being so incredibly kind! God bless!

Faith Downey

Will not be coming back nor sending anyone there for anything whatsoever, first of all it’s too expensive to process 1 steer second of all we’ve told them multiple times our beef is for our business! And they go and package it in a not for sale package!! They screwed over a huge amount of our profits!! I’ll be taking pictures as soon as it’s here. Currently 4:33 pm 9/8/23, expect a phone call from our ranch guys!