Federally inspected establishment
EST. P7044Tyson Foods, Inc.
Doing business as TSD Sales and Distribution; Tyson Foodservice; Tyson Poultry, Inc.; Tyson Sales and Distribution, Inc.
Large USDA-inspected poultry slaughter and processing plant operated by Tyson Foods in Carthage, Texas.
1484 NE Loop, Carthage, Texas 75633 · Panola County
At a glance
- ·FSIS establishment number P7044, listed for poultry slaughter and poultry processing.
- ·FSIS size class large, slaughter volume category 5.0.
- ·No custom-exempt processing reported to FSIS.
- ·Grant of inspection date on file April 23, 2015.
- ·Website on file is the Tyson Foods corporate site, not a plant-specific page.
About Tyson Foods, Inc.
Tyson Foods, Inc. operates establishment P7044 at 1484 NE Loop in Carthage, Panola County, Texas. The federal record lists the plant for poultry slaughter and poultry processing, with poultry as the only species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the establishment in its large size class and places it in slaughter volume category 5.0, the highest volume tier in the directory. The grant of inspection date on file is April 23, 2015. The establishment also appears in the federal record under the alternate names TSD Sales and Distribution, Tyson Foodservice, Tyson Poultry, Inc., and Tyson Sales and Distribution, Inc.
No custom-exempt activity is reported for this establishment, meaning the federal record does not show it processing animals owned by individual farmers or households for their own use. The website on file is the Tyson Foods corporate site, which describes the company rather than this specific plant. That site states Tyson Foods is a multi-national protein-focused food company producing approximately 20 percent of the beef, pork and chicken in the United States, reports about 133,000 team members as of February 2026 and 54 billion dollars in fiscal year 2025 sales, and lists the Tyson, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Ball Park, Wright, Aidells and State Fair brands.
The corporate site describes sales through foodservice channels including restaurant chains, schools, military bases, hospitals and nursing homes, and through club stores, grocery stores and discount stores. Plant-level details for the Carthage location, such as hours, retail sales, tours, or intake procedures, are not stated in the sources on file. Details beyond the federal record and the corporate website are not yet on file.
Services
- Poultry slaughter under federal inspection
- Poultry processing under federal inspection
Species under inspection
Products and retail
- Chicken products under the Tyson brand (company-wide, per corporate site)
Questions about Tyson Foods, Inc.
Can a farmer bring birds here for custom processing?
Is there a retail counter or direct sales to households?
What species are handled at this plant?
What are the hours and who should be contacted?
Federal record
- Activities
- Poultry Processing; Poultry Slaughter
- Grant on file
- April 23, 2015
- Size class
- Large
- Slaughter volume
- Very 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.tysonfoods.com/, https://www.tysonfoods.com/who-we-are/our-story) 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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