Legacy Turkey

Legacy Turkey operates a USDA-inspected poultry plant at 1129 Main Street East in Melrose, Minnesota, in Stearns County. The federal record lists the establishment under numbers M544, P544 and V4002, doing business as Hormel Foods Corporation and Jennie-O Turkey Store. FSIS lists the activities as poultry slaughter, poultry processing, meat processing, and export certification, with a grant of inspection date on file of April 20, 2026.

FSIS classifies the establishment in its large size category, with a slaughter volume category of 5.0. Poultry is the only species reported as slaughtered under inspection. The plant reports both halal and kosher slaughter to FSIS. No custom-exempt activity is reported, meaning the federal record does not show custom processing for individual owners of animals.

The company website describes an 80 year heritage dating back to 1945 and says the business partners across the full turkey value chain, working with growers, customers and consumers. The site otherwise carries only a careers section. Retail sales, product lists, hours, cut and wrap terms, and booking details are not stated in the sources on file.

The federal record reports poultry slaughter and processing at large volume, with no custom-exempt activity, so this establishment is not listed as a custom processor for individual farm animal owners. The company website refers to partnering across the full turkey value chain and to serving growers, but it does not state grower contracting terms, booking procedures, minimums, or fees. Farmers seeking those details would need to contact the plant directly at (320) 222-9750.

Legacy Turkey 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 sources on file do not describe a retail counter, halves or quarters, bundles, online ordering, delivery, or shipping. The website content available is limited to a company overview and careers page. Household buyers should treat this as a wholesale scale processing plant unless the company states otherwise.

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.