QUALITY MEATS & CATERING SINCE 1953
EICKMAN'S
MEAT PROCESSING
Bringing you the highest quality in meat packing & processing right in Seward, IL
FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED SERVING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1953
WELCOME TO THE EICKMAN'S FAMILY
Over 70 years of family tradition. Located in Seward, Illinois, Eickman’s is family-owned and operated by several generations of the Eickman family. We specialize in customizing your order by cutting, smoking and packaging your meat the way you want – whatever your needs, your options are nearly endless!
John Eickman was a Depot Agent in Seward and would help local farmers butcher their livestock at their farms. When the depot was torn down in 1943, John purchased the local creamery building to slaughter livestock in.
John’s son Merlyn helped his father and brothers with the slaughtering, which eventually led to Merlyn’s job in Rockford, IL at Farmer’s Feed and Locker Company where he learned to cut beef and hogs.
CUSTOM MEAT PROCESSING
THE BEST MEAT PROCESSING IN ILLINOIS
THE EICKMAN'S MISSION
From the humane harvesting of local livestock to the cutting, packaging, curing, and smoking, our goal is to bring you quality meat.
We take pride in learning all facets of our craft – from the ways things were done in the old days to how new technology may contribute to a better product – often blending the two.
Our skilled butchers process your animal just the way you want. We also cure and smoke our hams, bacon, jerky and more in old-fashioned ways and make a variety of sausages, all on-site.