ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sanderson Farms, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3K
Total assets Small plan by assets
11,873
Participants Very large workforce
1st
Percentile by assets National rank
$0
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP · Sponsored by Sanderson Farms, Inc. · Mississippi · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

$3K in assets, 11,873 participants

Sanderson Farms, Inc.'s Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP reported $3K in total assets and 11,873 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 1st percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #6 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,288 peers)

Coverage in Mississippi

Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP covers 11,873 participants in Mississippi, 32x the typical Mississippi plan (state average ~366 per filing). Assets: $3K.

#6
in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,288 peers)
-100.0%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $38M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP among the smaller filed plans by assets

Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$2,520 1st percentile higher than 1% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP is a mega filing (11,873 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP end-of-year assets fell from $38M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP reported net income rose from -$58M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$38M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP reported participants rose from 11,231 in the plan year 2022 filing to 11,873 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 640615843 · Sanderson Farms, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP · $3K · 11,873 · 1st

  • RANK $3K
  • PHOTO 11,873
  • IND 1st
  • EOY ESOP
  • 5500 near Wayne Savings Community Bank Restated Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • ASSETS ind #6

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Mississippi →

Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP in the asset neighbourhood

Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOPSanderson Farms, Inc. and Af…$3KWayne Savings Community Bank Restated Employee Stock Ownership PlanWayne Savings Community Bank…$2KVsf Employee Stock Ownership PlanVsf Employee Stock Ownership…$2KO'neal, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustO'neal, Inc. Employee Stock …$3KFontana Lithograph, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanFontana Lithograph, Inc. Emp…$3K
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Mississippi filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$38M
Net Assets (End of Year)N/A
Net Income-$38M
Employer EIN640615843
Plan Effective Date1975-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sanderson Farms, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sanderson Farms, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3K 99.99330922814619% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$0M$20M$40M$60M 20222023 $37.7M $0M ▼ -100.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 25,265 $38M
2023 1 11,873 $3K

Nearby ESOP Plans in Mississippi

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP vs. nearby ESOP plans in Mississippi, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -50050100150200 Total assets ($M) Participants Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP, Total assets ($M): 0.00252 · Participants: 11873Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOPLt Corporation & Affiliates Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 159.396413 · Participants: 399Lt Corporation & Affiliates Employee Stock Ownership PlanTelapex, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 159.125246 · Participants: 1610Telapex, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanMdr Construction, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 93.605073 · Participants: 349Mdr Construction, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanCommunity Bancshares of Mississippi, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 80.926488 · Participants: 887Community Bancshares of Mississippi, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanF.L. Crane & Sons, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 77.794773 · Participants: 325F.L. Crane & Sons, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP vs. nearby ESOP plans in Mississippi, assets vs. participants
Compare Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Mississippi, the nearest ESOP by assets is Wayne Savings Community Bank Restated Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH ($2K); by covered participants it is Andersen Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MN (11,644 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (11,873 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP assets move in 2023? ▼
Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP contracted severely - down 100.0% during 2023, from $38M to $3K. Reported net income was -$38M.
How have Sanderson Farms, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Sanderson Farms, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 100.0%, from $38M to $3K.
Where does Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP ranks in the 1st percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wayne Savings Community Bank Restated Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH ($2K, 58 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Andersen Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MN (11,644 participants, $899M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 640615843.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.