Federally inspected establishment
EST. M18079EST. P27232Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp.
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Large USDA-inspected hog slaughter and meat processing plant in Tar Heel, North Carolina.
15855 Highway 87 West, Tar Heel, North Carolina 28392 · Bladen County
At a glance
- ·Listed by FSIS for both meat slaughter and meat processing, with hogs reported as the species slaughtered.
- ·FSIS size class: large; slaughter volume category 4.0, the top reported tier.
- ·Grant of inspection date on file with FSIS is May 28, 2021.
- ·No custom-exempt activity reported to FSIS for this establishment.
- ·The corporate website on file did not yield plant-level details on products, hours, or retail sales.
About Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp.
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. operates a USDA-inspected establishment at 15855 Highway 87 West in Tar Heel, Bladen County, North Carolina. The federal record lists establishment numbers M18079 and P27232, with FSIS activities of meat slaughter and meat processing, and a grant of inspection date on file of May 28, 2021. FSIS classes the plant as large and reports hogs as the species slaughtered under inspection. The slaughter volume category on file is 4.0, the highest of the reported tiers, where category 1 represents fewer than 1,000 head per year.
The FSIS record lists a long set of doing-business-as names tied to this establishment, including Smithfield, Smithfield Foods, Farmland, John Morrell, Gwaltney, Armour, Eckrich, Curly's, Patrick Cudahy, Kretschmar, Carando, Farmer John, and many others. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS, meaning the plant is not listed as doing custom slaughter or processing where the meat is returned to the owner and marked not for sale.
The website on file, smithfieldfoods.com, returned only page titles and policy pages when fetched, so no plant-level description of services, products, hours, or ownership could be drawn from it. Details beyond the federal record are not yet on file for this location. The phone number in the federal record is (910) 862-7675.
Services
- Hog slaughter under federal inspection
- Meat processing under federal inspection
Species under inspection
Products and retail
No retail products on file.
For farmers and ranchers
The federal record lists meat slaughter and meat processing at this establishment, with hogs as the species slaughtered under inspection, and places it in the largest FSIS volume category. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS, so the plant is not on record as returning animals as custom, not-for-sale product to the owner. Nothing in the sources states booking procedures, minimums, fees, scheduling, or cut and wrap options. A producer considering hauling animals here would need to contact the plant directly at (910) 862-7675 to learn whether and how it accepts livestock, as listed.
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. 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.
Questions about Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp.
What animals are slaughtered at this plant?
Does this plant do custom processing for farmers?
Is there a retail counter or can households buy halves and quarters here?
Why are so many brand names attached to this establishment?
Federal record
- Activities
- Meat Processing; Meat Slaughter
- Grant on file
- May 28, 2021
- Size class
- Large
- Slaughter volume
- Large volume
Source: USDA FSIS MPI Directory (2026-09-01 edition) and the FSIS Establishment Demographic Data supplement. Profile text is drawn from the establishment's public website (https://www.fsis.usda.gov/inspection/fsis-inspected-establishments/smithfield-fresh-meats-corp.-5, https://smithfieldfoods.com/) and dated 2026-09-02. Verify at the FSIS directory. LocalMeat.org is not affiliated with FSIS or with this establishment; listing is not an endorsement.
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