Wayne Farms LLC

Wayne Farms LLC operates establishment P170 at 977 Wayne Poultry Road in Pendergrass, Jackson County, Georgia. The federal record lists the plant for Poultry Slaughter and Poultry Processing, with poultry as the only species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classes the establishment as Large and places it in slaughter volume category 5.0, the highest reported band in the directory. The grant of inspection date on file is February 26, 2021. The establishment is listed to FSIS under several doing-business-as names, including Covington Farms, Sanderson Farms, Sanderson Farms Inc., Sanderson Farms LLC, and Wayne-Sanderson Farms. No custom-exempt activity is reported.

The company website presents Wayne-Sanderson Farms as a company formed from two poultry companies with roots in farm supply and feed manufacturing, describing itself as the nation's third-largest poultry producer with more than 26,000 team members, about 2,000 family farmers, 23 processing and prepared-foods plants, and nine fresh and prepared poultry brands. Facilities are described as located in the Southeast, reaching from North Carolina to Texas. Retail brands named on the site include Sanderson Farms, Naked Truth, and Covington Farms. Foodservice brands named include Wayne-Sanderson Farms, Wayne Farms, Harrison, Kosmic Krunch, Buffaloos, Fly'n Saucers, Crispy Fliers, Platinum Harvest, and Chef's Craft.

This is a company-scale industrial poultry operation rather than a local custom or retail shop. The website does not describe a retail counter, farm animal drop-off, custom slaughter, or direct consumer sales at the Pendergrass plant. Hours, pricing, and any site-specific services beyond the federal record are not on file. A search snippet describes Wayne Farms as a subsidiary of Continental Grain Company and lists a different phone number, (706) 693-2271, than the (706) 669-3351 number reported to FSIS.

The federal record reports no custom-exempt activity at this establishment, and neither the website nor the record describes custom slaughter, cut and wrap, booking, minimums, or fees for individual livestock owners hauling animals to Pendergrass. At the company level, Wayne-Sanderson Farms describes a contract poultry growing program with nearly 2,000 family farmers raising broilers, breeders, and pullets, supported by a flock advisor, veterinarians, a technical services department, and training. The site states that a third of its farmers are in Alabama, followed by Texas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Georgia, and Arkansas, that 48 percent have farmed with the company for 10 or more years, and that 24 percent are second generation or older. Contract terms, pay, and housing requirements are not stated beyond general descriptions. Farmers with questions are directed to the company contact page.

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 store, halves or quarters, bundles, delivery, shipping, or online ordering is described at the Pendergrass plant. Products from Wayne-Sanderson Farms brands, including Sanderson Farms, Naked Truth, and Covington Farms, are described as sold through retail and foodservice channels rather than direct from the plant. Households seeking product information are directed to the company customer care page, which describes person-to-person support for orders, documentation, and shipments.

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.