EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. 1350

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Sanderson Farms, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2011 (the “Report”), I, D. Michael Cockrell, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify that:

     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ D. Michael Cockrell D. Michael Cockrell

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

February 24, 2011