Wayne Farms LLC

Establishment P1009 is a poultry plant at 2301 E 8th St in Danville, Yell County, Arkansas. The federal record lists the operator as Wayne Farms LLC, with business names including Covington Farms, Sanderson Farms, Inc., Sanderson Farms, LLC, Wayne Farms LLC, and Wayne-Sanderson Farms. FSIS lists the establishment for poultry slaughter and poultry processing, with poultry as the species slaughtered under inspection, a grant of inspection date on file of July 27, 2010, and a size class of Large. The slaughter volume category on file is 5.0, the highest of the reported categories. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS.

The company website describes Wayne-Sanderson Farms as the nation's third-largest poultry producer, formed from two poultry companies with roots in farm supply and feed manufacturing, with 23 processing and prepared-foods plants, more than 26,000 employees, and about 2,000 family farmers across a footprint from North Carolina to Texas. The site presents retail brands including Sanderson Farms, Naked Truth, and Covington Farms, and foodservice brands including Wayne-Sanderson Farms, Wayne Farms, Harrison, Kosmic Krunch, Buffaloos, Fly'n Saucers, Crispy Fliers, Platinum Harvest, and Chef's Craft.

The corporate website does not describe operations, hours, retail sales, or services specific to the Danville plant. Search results also list a Wayne Farms LLC feed mill on Feedmill Rd in Danville and a Wayne Farms LLC address at 2299 E 8th St, and a company announcement dated July 10, 2025 describes the grand opening of a new feed mill in Danville, Arkansas. Details about this establishment beyond the federal record and the corporate brand and grower information are not yet on file.

This establishment reports no custom-exempt activity to FSIS, and neither the federal record nor the website describes custom slaughter or cut-and-wrap service for animals hauled in by individual farmers. The plant operates as a large-volume company poultry slaughter and processing facility. The corporate website instead describes a contract grower program in which nearly 2,000 family farmers raise broilers, breeders, and pullets, supported by a flock advisor, veterinarians, a technical services department, and training. The site states that Arkansas is among the states where its growers are located, that 48 percent of its farmers have been with the company for 10 or more years, and that 24 percent are second generation or older. Farmers interested in growing under contract are directed to the company's contact page. Booking procedures, minimums, and fees are not stated.

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.

No retail counter, freezer sales, halves or quarters, bundles, delivery, shipping, or online ordering are described for the Danville plant in the sources on file. The corporate website presents retail chicken brands, including Sanderson Farms, Naked Truth, and Covington Farms, that reach consumers through grocery and foodservice channels, and points visitors to product catalogs and a customer contact page rather than direct sales. Households looking for plant-direct purchasing should confirm with the company, since nothing on file indicates sales to the public at this location.

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.