Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [X] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SANDERSON JOE F JR	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SANDERSON FARMS INC [ SAFM ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) CEO, Chairman of the Board
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 127 FLYNT ROAD, P.O. BOX 988	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/22/2021
(Street) LAUREL, MS 39443 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/22/2021		G	V	56067	D	$0.00 (1)	655421	D
Common Stock	12/28/2021		G	V	13334	D	$0.00 (1)	642087	D
Common Stock	7/22/2022		M		35500	A	$0.00	677587	D
Common Stock	7/22/2022		M		41000	A	$0.00	718587	D
Common Stock	7/22/2022		D		718587	D	$203.00	0	D
Common Stock	7/22/2022		D		9808	D	$203.00	0	I	By spouse.
Common Stock	7/22/2022		D		107206.1928 (2)	D	$203.00	0	I	Allocated to Reporting Person's account in Issuer ESOP.

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Shares (2019)	(3)(4)	7/22/2022		A		35500		(3)(4)	(3)(4)	Common Stock	35500	$0.00	35500	D
Performance Shares (2019)	(3)(4)	7/22/2022		M			35500	(3)(4)	(3)(4)	Common Stock	35500	$0.00	0	D
Performance Shares (2020)	(3)(4)	7/22/2022		A		41000		(3)(4)	(3)(4)	Common Stock	41000	$0.00	41000	D
Performance Shares (2020)	(3)(4)	7/22/2022		M			41000	(3)(4)	(3)(4)	Common Stock	41000	$0.00	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The reported transaction was a gift. Thus, there was no price.
(2)	Reflects allocations not reported on the Reporting Person's previous ownership report.
(3)	The performance shares were awarded on November 1, 2019 and November 1, 2020, respectively. The awards entitled the Reporting Person to a number of shares of common stock based on the Issuer's level of achievement of return on equity and return on sales targets over a two-year period ending October 31, 2021 and October 31, 2022, respectively. The awards were subject to an additional one-year service-based vesting period before the earned shares would be paid out.
(4)	Due to the pendency of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated August 8, 2021 by and among the Issuer and the other parties thereto, the Issuer's Compensation Committee never determined whether the 2019 performance shares were earned based on the Issuer's actual performance. Moreover, the Reporting Person's employment agreement as amended on August 8, 2021 provided the performance shares would fully vest at the maximum possible level immediately prior to the effective time of the merger. The merger became effective on July 22, 2022, thereby entitling the Reporting Person to the number of shares shown in Table II.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SANDERSON JOE F JR 127 FLYNT ROAD P.O. BOX 988 LAUREL, MS 39443	X		CEO, Chairman of the Board

Signatures
/s/ Tim Rigney, Attorney-in-Fact		7/25/2022
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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