Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Lochner James V
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TYSON FOODS INC [TSN] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2200 DON TYSON PARKWAY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/15/2013
(Street)

SPRINGDALE, AR 72762		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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
Class A Common Stock 08/15/2013   J(1)   1,057 A $ 0 39,289 I Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Class A Common Stock 08/21/2013   J(2)   38,148 D $ 0 1,141 I Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Class A Common Stock 08/21/2013   J(2)   38,148 A $ 0 176,393 D  
Class A Common Stock 08/29/2013   J(1)   155 A $ 0 1,296 I Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Class A Common Stock 09/10/2013   M   16,000 A $ 15.96 192,393 D  
Class A Common Stock 09/10/2013   S   16,000 D $ 30 176,393 D  
Class A Common Stock 09/11/2013   M   24,000 A $ 15.96 200,393 D  
Class A Common Stock 09/11/2013   M   50,000 A $ 16.35 250,393 D  
Class A Common Stock 09/11/2013   M   50,000 A $ 15.37 300,393 D  
Class A Common Stock 09/11/2013   M   50,000 A $ 15.06 350,393 D  
Class A Common Stock 09/11/2013   M   40,000 A $ 4.9 390,393 D  
Class A Common Stock 09/11/2013   M   50,000 A $ 12.02 440,393 D  
Class A Common Stock 09/11/2013   M   275,000 A $ 15.96 715,393 D  
Class A Common Stock 09/11/2013   M   216,667 A $ 16.19 932,060 D  
Class A Common Stock 09/11/2013   M   108,334 D $ 19.63 1,040,394 D  
Class A Common Stock 09/11/2013   S   864,001 D $ 30.0236 (3) 176,393 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction 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
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 15.96 09/10/2013   M     16,000 09/29/2006 09/29/2014 Class A Common Stock 16,000 $ 15.96 24,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 15.96 09/11/2013   M     24,000 09/29/2006 09/29/2014 Class A Common Stock 24,000 $ 15.96 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 16.35 09/11/2013   M     50,000 11/16/2007 11/16/2015 Class A Common Stock 50,000 $ 16.35 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 15.37 09/11/2013   M     50,000 11/17/2008 11/17/2016 Class A Common Stock 50,000 $ 15.37 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 15.06 09/11/2013   M     50,000 11/16/2009 11/16/2017 Class A Common Stock 50,000 $ 15.06 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 4.9 09/11/2013   M     40,000 11/14/2010 11/14/2018 Class A Common Stock 40,000 $ 4.9 10,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 12.02 09/11/2013   M     50,000 11/30/2010 11/30/2019 Class A Common Stock 50,000 $ 12.02 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 15.96 09/11/2013   M     275,000 02/11/2011 02/11/2020 Class A Common Stock 275,000 $ 15.96 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 16.19 09/11/2013   M     216,667 11/29/2011 11/29/2020 Class A Common Stock 216,667 $ 16.19 108,333 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 19.63 09/11/2013   M     108,334 11/28/2012 11/28/2021 Class A Common Stock 108,334 $ 19.63 216,666 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Lochner James V
2200 DON TYSON PARKWAY
SPRINGDALE, AR 72762		       Chief Operating Officer  

Signatures

 James V. Lochner   09/12/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock purchased for the Reporting Person's account under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan since the last Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership was filed by the Reporting Person. Such acquisitions are exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16b-3.
(2) The Reporting Person transferred shares from his Employee Stock Purchase Plan account into his personal stock account thereby changing the ownership of the Class A Common Stock from indirect to direct.
(3) This is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions on September 10 and September 11, 2013 at prices ranging from $30.00 to $30.13, inclusive, pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan previously enacted by the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within this range.

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