Meat processing plants in Texas
Texas has 79 meat processors in EPA records, facilities that list codes for meat and poultry slaughtering and processing. The most are in Dallas, Palestine and Waco. That is 5% of the 1,589 such facilities nationwide, and Texas ranks #5 of 46 states.
- Product
- Meat processing plants
- Facilities
- 79
- State rank
- #5
- NAICS
- 311611 and 3 related codes
- Revised
- November 1, 2026
Facilities in Texas
These are active facilities in EPA's ECHO database that list a code for meat and poultry slaughtering and processing. The 40 shown first are the ones with the most EPA program records, which usually means the larger sites.
| Facility | City | What EPA lists |
|---|---|---|
| Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc - Amarillo, Tx | Amarillo | Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering |
| Friona Plant | Friona | Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering |
| Tyson Farms | Center | Poultry Processing |
| Tyson Prepared Foods, Fort Worth | Fort Worth | Meat Processed from Carcasses |
| Cargill Meat Solutions Plainview | Plainview | Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering |
| Tyson Prepared Foods, Dallas | Dallas | Meat Processed from Carcasses |
| Sanderson Farms Processing Division Palestine Facility | Palestine | Poultry Processing |
| John Soules Food | Tyler | Meat Processed from Carcasses |
| Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing | Tyler | Poultry Processing |
| Mineola Packing | Mineola | Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering |
| Sanderson Farms, Inc. | Bryan | Poultry Processing |
| Zummo Meat | Beaumont | Meat Processed from Carcasses |
| Bef Foods | Sulphur Springs | Meat Processed from Carcasses |
| Djs Boudain | Beaumont | Meat Processed from Carcasses |
| H&m Food Systems | North Richland Hills | Meat Processed from Carcasses |
| Hillshire Brands Company--Haltom City, Tx | Haltom City | Meat Processed from Carcasses |
| Pilgrim's Pride - Lufkin Poultry Processing Plant | Lufkin | Poultry Processing |
| Reddy Ice-Dallas (311) | Dallas | Meat Processed from Carcasses |
| Sanderson Farms Inc. | Waco | Poultry Processing |
| Wayne-Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing Division | Tyler | Poultry Processing |
| Almond Street Cold Storage | Abilene | Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering |
| Anderson County Meat Packers | Palestine | Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering |
| Anms Farm | Wylie | Poultry Processing |
| Buckhead Meats Of Dallas | Dallas | Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering |
| Cargill Foods Temple Feed Mill | Temple | Poultry Processing |
| Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation | Fort Worth | Meat Processed from Carcasses |
| Cargill Value Added Meats | Waco | Poultry Processing |
| Caviness Amarillo Beef Plant | Amarillo | Meat Processed from Carcasses |
| Caviness Beef Packers Amarillo Plant | Amarillo | Meat Processed from Carcasses |
| Darling Ingredients Bastrop | Bastrop | Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing |
| Darling Ingredients Inc- Grapeland | Grapeland | Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing |
| Darling Ingredients Inc. | Bastrop | Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing |
| Darling International | Dallas | Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing |
| Deen Wholesale Meat | Fort Worth | Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering |
| Don Lee Farms Mansfield | Mansfield | Meat Processed from Carcasses |
| Eddy Packing Company | Yoakum | Meat Processed from Carcasses |
| Flavorland Beef | Amarillo | Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering |
| Goodheart Brand Specialty Foods | San Antonio | Poultry Processing |
| Gourmet Ranch | Houston | Meat Processed from Carcasses |
| Houston Speciality Meats & Seafood | Houston | Meat Processed from Carcasses |
Industry codes are reported by facilities to EPA programs and are not checked here. A few listings may be repair shops, distributors or recyclers. How these records work.
Where they are
- Dallas: 9
- Palestine: 5
- Waco: 5
- Houston: 5
- Amarillo: 4
- Fort Worth: 3
By product code
- Meat Processed from Carcasses (NAICS 311612): 16 of those shown
- Poultry Processing (NAICS 311615): 11 of those shown
- Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (NAICS 311611): 9 of those shown
- Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing (NAICS 311613): 4 of those shown
All food manufacturing in Texas: 336 facilities and Census job counts.