The plant's footprint measured about 330 by 240 feet (100 by 75 m).
 The building was about 90 feet (25 m) high.
The main portion consisted of six stories above a basement; five-story sections lay to the south and the northeast.
 The exterior walls consisted of concrete, insulated with cork and faced with brick; to provide insulation and keep meat cool, portions of these walls were up to 30 inches (75 cm) thick.

Processing moved downward in the plant.
 Cattle and hogs were killed on the fifth floor and stored in coolers on the fifth and sixth floors.
 Hog carcasses were brought down to the fourth floor for cutting, then subjected to more specialized processes on lower floors.
 Cattle carcasses were processed on the first floor.
 Both pork and beef were shipped out via a loading dock at the east end of the building.
The plant's footprint measured about 330 by 240 feet (100 by 75 m).  The building was about 90 feet (25 m) high. The main portion consisted of six stories above a basement; five-story sections lay to the south and the northeast.  The exterior walls consisted of concrete, insulated with cork and faced with brick; to provide insulation and keep meat cool, portions of these walls were up to 30 inches (75 cm) thick.
Processing moved downward in the plant.  Cattle and hogs were killed on the fifth floor and stored in coolers on the fifth and sixth floors.  Hog carcasses were brought down to the fourth floor for cutting, then subjected to more specialized processes on lower floors.  Cattle carcasses were processed on the first floor.  Both pork and beef were shipped out via a loading dock at the east end of the building.
Swift Packing Company building (Sioux City, Iowa)