WE KNOW OUR MEAT
Albers Craft Meats was started by The Albers family, in Wisner, Nebraska. Although the story started quite a while ago. The practice of enhancing the flavor of beef by finishing cattle on grain started in Nebraska in the early 1900s. Herb Sr. built Herb Albers Feedlot in the heart of cattle feeding country. Little did he know at the time, the operation he started would be taken over from generation to generation. What began as a small feeding operation, has now grown into several other diverse businesses with multiple generations working together to build a better future.
Today Albers Craft Meats is one of those family owned businesses. We have taken our passion for agriculture and quality beef a step further. Albers Craft Meats and the Albers Family want to offer you the best beef and smoked meats on the market. The Taste of Nebraska tradtion is about bringing the family around the table for an incredible meal.
our founding story
THE ALBERS FEEDLOT IS BORN
Herb Sr. built his farm on the Northern county line, 6 miles north of Wisner, Nebraska. The cattle yards were situated in a wagon wheel formation around our first feed mill, some of which are still around today. It was started as a family-owned and operated farm that specializes in producing grain fed cattle. Our family's love of agriculture and the knowledge we have built on for nearly 100 years has allowed us to consistently grow and expand our operation. Producing incredible beef is something you have to be passionate about.
ALBERS BEEF IS CREATED
The Albers Family handled everything from planting and harvesting the grain, to raising the best cattle, while maintaining the highest standards for animal welfare. With an exemplary family history and industry lineage, our family decided we wanted to do more: bring the consumer closer to the family that produced their beef with a branded name and product.
ALBERS CRAFT MEATS IN NORFOLK IS BORN
With Albers Beef running successfully, we chose to take the culinary experience further by opening our tasting bar and butchershop, Albers Craft Meats. Located in downtown Norfolk, the unique atmosphere paired with great wines, small bites, and of course, our full service butchership. From our family farm, this is our hub, a brick, and mortar for customers to buy our products in person. In 2022 we closed this location to focus on our further processing plant and meat retail where we reside today.
ONLINE MARKETPLACE AND DELIVERY PROGRAMS
The next chapter will be continuing what our family started with Albers Beef: bringing you the highest quality beef that we can. From our family to yours, we want you to have an exemplary beef experience, and we’re bringing other premium options to the table that pair well with your beef selections. A high-quality culinary experience is what truly represents The Taste of Nebraska Tradition. And it’s what we’ll continue to deliver daily at Albers Craft Meats, from our shop to your home.
FARMERS AND RANCHERS
Albers Craft Meats will open its beef processing facility in Norfolk, Nebraska. We will become a house for family-branded beef from passionate producers like our family. Additionally, we will be able to create more and better products for our customers with our state-of-the-art packaging and processing facility.
Lot 279 becomes federally inspected
Lot 279 is the custom meat processing side of the Albers family’s beef business and the facility behind Albers Craft Meats. The name has a special meaning to our family—it comes from the original group of cattle we harvested when we first launched Albers Beef. What started as a way to bring our own family-raised beef directly to consumers has grown into a USDA-inspected meat processing operation that not only produces the quality beef and specialty products you'll find at Albers Craft Meats, but also helps other farmers, ranchers, and food brands bring their products to market. Together, Lot 279 and Albers Craft Meats represent our commitment to connecting the people who raise livestock with the people who enjoy it, while keeping quality, craftsmanship, and family agriculture at the heart of everything we do.
Prepped Proteins is born
As founders Blake and Britt Albers found a passion for fitness while balancing family, businesses, and busy schedules, they saw a need for convenient, protein-packed foods. That passion led to a line of high-protein snack sticks, ready-to-eat chicken and beef, and other products designed to make eating well easier.
Expansion Begins
2026 marks an exciting new chapter for Lot 279 as we begin expanding our existing facility, adding 2,400 square feet of processing space, a new six-truck smokehouse, and tripling our cut-and-wrap capacity. These investments will allow us to increase production, expand our product offerings, and better serve our growing customer base.
our quality quarantee
We stand behind everything we produce and only serve what we would want on our own table. We started Albers Craft Meats, to offer our own home-raised beef but also great products that are quality and flavorful (and products you can’t find in your local grocery store). We only carry products that meet the same standards of culinary experience that we hold ourselves to; and, we taste test products to ensure they’re up to par.
VISIT US IN PERSON
Come down and get the full Albers Craft Meats experience at our butcher shop in Norfolk, NE. Visit us in person and let us show you what Nebraska tradition tastes like.
- 400 West Monroe Ave. Norfolk, NE 68701
- 402-316-3688
- info@alberscraftmeats.com
