Quality Meats & Custom Processing in Highland, Illinois

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Family-Owned & Local

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Custom Processing Avaliable

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In-House Smoked and Cured Meat

Our

Services


Whether you seek custom cuts tailored to your preferences or the finest premium meats, "Nobody beats our meats!" We pride ourselves on exceptional quality and a variety that suits every taste. Discover the difference today!

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Host at Our Banquet Room

• Seats up to 65 guests indoors

• Use of outdoor patio weather permitting

• Buffet-style service by our professional chefs

• 14-day notice required

• $150 deposit to reserve your date

We serve lunch Monday through Friday from 11am-2pm

Lunch Special on Saturday - Please call for details.

View the Lunch Menu

Come see us at our retail counter. The Deli counter offers a complete selection of prepared meats and cheese, include all cuts of pork and beef, our award winning sausages, bacon and other cured meats and yes, we will slice to your specification. We also have a complete selection of fresh and wholesome beef and pork cuts to go along with our award winning sausages and cured meats. Stop by and try some today!


Meats are cut and trimmed to your specification.

See the product you are purchasing.

Guaranteed Fresh!

We are open Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Saturday 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

We offer our friends in the hunting community the same exacting standards and quality in processing your game as we provide in custom slaughtering and everything else we do. Try us, you will like us!


Korte Meat Processing has become an icon in the Illinois and Missouri hunting community when it comes to processing deer and other large game animals. The same recipe’s used to make our award winning sausages and jerky are used to prepare your venison sausage and jerky.

Skinning & Caping (Cape must be picked up within 48 hours)

Cut and Wrap

Making Sausage & Hot Stix, cured and smoked (with Hickory)

Venison Jerky

You worked hard to bag your deer or other large game, don’t take chances with processing the meat. We’ll work hard to make certain your rewards of a successful hunt include steaks, sausage & jerky that will please the most discriminating of game eaters.

Custom Processing


Custom slaughtering and processing is the service our business was built on and we continue to offer this service today. The meats, and our facilities are inspected by the Illinois State Dept. of Agriculture to assure the wholesome value of all meats we handle and to assure proper handling.

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BEEF PROCESSING

Custom Beef Processing


Professional. State-Inspected. Done Your Way.

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DEER / VENISON PROCESSING

Custom Deer/Venison Processing


Expert. Certified by the State. Tailored to Your Preferences.

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PORK PROCESSING

Custom Pork Processing


Expertly Inspected by the State. Tailored to Your Preferences.

Over 150+ 5 Star Reviews from Our Clients


About Us

Since 1949, Korte Meats has been serving Highland, IL, with high-quality meats and exceptional service. As a family-owned business, we take pride in our time-tested recipes, old-fashioned methods, and strong relationships within the community.


From custom processing for local farmers and hunters to specialty sausages made in-house, our commitment to quality has remained the same for generations.

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Contact Us

Have a question? Contact Korte Meats today!

Address:
915 Hemlock St
Highland, IL 62249


Phone:
(618) 654-3813


Hours:
Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Sunday: Closed