Tyson Foods Inc.

Tyson Foods Inc. operates a poultry slaughter and processing establishment at 550 Tyson Boulevard in Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee. The plant holds establishment numbers M47579 and P47579 and is listed with FSIS for meat processing, poultry processing, and poultry slaughter. FSIS classifies the establishment as large, with a slaughter volume category of 5.0, the highest band in the agency's reporting scale. The grant of inspection on file is dated December 1, 2021. Poultry is the only species reported slaughtered under inspection. The establishment is listed under several alternate names, including Delightful Farms, Howard County, Nature Raised Farms, Prospect Farms, TSD Sales and Distribution, Tyson Farms, Inc., and Tyson Sales and Distribution, Inc.

The corporate website describes Tyson Foods as a multi-national, protein-focused food company producing approximately 20 percent of the beef, pork, and chicken in the United States, with fiscal year 2025 sales of $54 billion and roughly 133,000 team members as of February 2026. Its brand portfolio includes Tyson, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Ball Park, Wright, Aidells, State Fair, IBP, and Hillshire Snacking. The company states it sells chicken, beef, pork, and prepared foods through club stores, grocery stores, and discount stores, and supplies restaurant chains, schools, military bases, hospitals, and nursing homes. A Tyson careers page describes a $425 million project in Humboldt that includes a processing plant, feed mill, and hatchery.

The corporate website does not describe plant-level operations at Humboldt such as retail sales, custom slaughter, cut and wrap options, or scheduling. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS for this establishment, though it does report retail-exempt sales. Details beyond the federal record and the corporate website are not yet on file.

The federal record reports no custom-exempt activity at this establishment, so it is not listed as a plant that returns processed meat to an individual owner. Species slaughtered under inspection is reported as poultry only, and FSIS places the plant in its largest slaughter volume category. The sources do not state whether the plant accepts animals from independent growers outside company arrangements, and no booking, minimum, fee, or cut and wrap information is stated. Growers should contact the plant directly at (731) 222-1395 to confirm current arrangements, as listed.

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.

The establishment reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, but neither the federal record nor the corporate website describes a retail counter, bundles, halves or quarters, delivery, shipping, or online ordering at the Humboldt site. Tyson Foods states its products are sold through club stores, grocery stores, and discount stores under brands including Tyson, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Ball Park, Wright, Aidells, and State Fair. Households seeking direct purchase should contact the plant to confirm whether any on-site sales exist.

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.