Tyson Foods, Inc.

The Hope, Arkansas plant at 275 County Road 278 operates under USDA FSIS establishment numbers P7156 and V7156, held by Tyson Foods, Inc., which also does business as TSD Sales and Distribution, Tyson Chicken, Inc., and Tyson Sales and Distribution, Inc. The federal record lists FSIS activities of poultry slaughter, poultry processing, and export certification. Poultry is the only species reported slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the establishment in its large size class, with a slaughter volume category of 5.0, the highest volume tier in the directory. The grant of inspection date on file is February 22, 2019.

No custom-exempt activity is reported for this establishment, meaning the federal record does not show it processing animals owned by individual farmers or households for their own use. The plant is part of Tyson Foods, a multinational protein company whose corporate website describes production of roughly 20 percent of the beef, pork, and chicken in the United States, brands including Tyson, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Ball Park, Wright, Aidells, and State Fair, and about 133,000 team members as of February 2026, with fiscal year 2025 sales of $54 billion.

Corporate materials describe sales through retail channels, foodservice customers such as schools, military bases, hospitals, and nursing homes, and national restaurant chains. The corporate site does not publish plant-level details for Hope, and there is no information on file about a retail counter, custom booking, hours, or direct sales at this location. Details beyond the federal record and the corporate website are not yet on file. Listing addresses vary slightly across third party directories, appearing as 275 County Road 278, 275 Hempstead 278, and 271 Co Rd 278; the FSIS record gives 275 County Road 278.

The federal record reports no custom-exempt activity at this establishment, and no custom processing, booking procedure, minimums, fees, or cut and wrap terms are stated in any source on file. Farmers seeking custom poultry processing for their own animals should not assume that service is available here. The plant is listed by FSIS as a large poultry slaughter and processing operation in slaughter volume category 5.0, the highest tier, which is consistent with high volume commercial production rather than individual animal drop-off. Any arrangement would need to be confirmed directly with the company using the phone number on file, (870) 777-8646.

Tyson Foods, Inc. 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.

No retail counter, on-site sales, bundles, halves or quarters, shipping, or online ordering are described for the Hope plant in the sources on file. The Tyson Foods corporate website states that its products are sold through all major retail distribution channels, including club stores, grocery stores, and discount stores, and through foodservice customers, but it does not describe direct-to-household sales at this establishment.

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.