Wayne Farms LLC

Wayne Farms LLC operates a federally inspected establishment at 114 Plugs Drive in Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama, holding establishment numbers M46394, P46394 and V46394. The FSIS record lists doing business as names including Covington Farms, Sanderson Farms, Inc., Sanderson Farms, LLC, Wayne Farms Customer Innovation Center, Wayne Farms LLC and Wayne-Sanderson Farms. Federally listed activities are meat and poultry identification, meat processing, poultry processing, voluntary meat and poultry processing, and voluntary meat and poultry slaughter. The plant is classified by FSIS as Very Small, and the grant of inspection date on file is July 15, 2021. Species detail is not reported to FSIS.

The website on file, waynesandersonfarms.com, is a corporate site for Wayne-Sanderson Farms rather than a page for this specific Decatur address. It describes the company as formed from two poultry companies with roots in farm supply and feed manufacturing, and as the nation's third largest poultry producer, with 23 processing and prepared foods plants, more than 26,000 employees and about 2,000 contract family farmers across a footprint reaching from North Carolina to Texas. Brand names listed include Sanderson Farms, Naked Truth, Covington Farms, Wayne Farms, Harrison, Kosmic Krunch, Buffaloos, Fly'n Saucers, Crispy Fliers, Platinum Harvest and Chef's Craft, sold through retail and foodservice channels.

No custom-exempt activity is reported for this establishment, and the record indicates retail-exempt sales. Facility specific details such as hours, on site retail sales, species handled at this address, and whether individual animals are accepted are not stated in the sources on file. Search snippets reference other Wayne Farms addresses in Decatur, including 112 Plugs Drive, which appear to be separate facilities.

This establishment reports no custom-exempt activity to FSIS, so there is no indication in the sources that it processes animals owned by individual farmers. The company website instead describes contract poultry growing: Wayne-Sanderson Farms states it partners with 1,986 farms across broiler, breeder and pullet production, that about one third of its farmers are in Alabama, that 48 percent have grown with the company for 10 or more years, and that 24 percent are second generation or older. Growers are said to receive a flock advisor, veterinarians, a technical services department, and training. The site directs prospective growers to a general contact page. Booking, drop off, kill floor scheduling and cut and wrap terms are not stated in the sources.

Wayne Farms LLC operates under a federal grant of inspection, so product from this plant can be sold anywhere in the United States, which matters if you sell online or across a state line. FSIS does not list a custom-exempt activity for this plant.

The federal record indicates retail-exempt sales, but no on site retail counter, hours, halves or quarters, bundles, delivery, shipping or online ordering are described for the Decatur address in the sources. The corporate website presents retail brands, including Sanderson Farms, Naked Truth and Covington Farms, that reach consumers through grocery and foodservice channels rather than through direct sale at this plant. Households should contact the plant at (256) 552-4880 to ask what, if anything, is sold directly.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.