The last 10 years of FPDS-observed obligations for NAICS 311611 show a market dominated by the Agricultural Marketing Service, which accounts for $5.66 billion across 4,449 awards. Vendor activity is concentrated among a small group of meat processors, led by Cherry Meat Packers, Caviness Beef Packers, American Beef Packers, Lakeside Foods, and JBS USA Food Company.
NAICS Industry
NAICS 311611 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
Federal procurement activity under NAICS 311611 covers animal (except poultry) slaughtering, with 9,673 award actions totaling $5.73 billion over the last 10 years.
Annual obligations peaked at $779.51 million in 2023 and remained above $547.80 million in 2025, while the average action value across the period was $591,906.82.
NAICS Code
311611
Industry
ANIMAL (EXCEPT POULTRY) SLAUGHTERING
Total Obligated
5.73 billion
5,725,514,697.51
Award Actions
9,673
Average Action Value
591,906.82
About NAICS 311611 federal contract activity
NAICS 311611, Animal (Except Poultry) Slaughtering, accounts for $5.73 billion in obligated federal spending across 9,673 awards over the last 10 years, with an average award value of $591,906.82. The category is highly concentrated in a small number of large procurement relationships, indicating that federal demand is driven primarily by recurring, commodity-like food service and supply requirements rather than a broad base of small transactions.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
Agricultural Marketing Service is the dominant buyer by a wide margin, responsible for $5.66 billion and 4,449 awards, making it the clear anchor agency in this NAICS. The remaining activity is much smaller and more dispersed, led by Defense Logistics Agency and the Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons, with only modest obligations from Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Department of State.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
The vendor base is led by established meat packers and food suppliers, including Cherry Meat Packers, Caviness Beef Packers, American Beef Packers, Lakeside Foods, and JBS USA Food Company. Spending is concentrated among a handful of firms, with each of the top vendors receiving hundreds of millions of dollars and relatively high award counts, consistent with long-running supply relationships and repeated procurement action.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations have remained elevated throughout the recent period, ranging from $483.99 million in 2022 to $779.51 million in 2023. Award counts increased materially in 2025 to 1,614 even as obligated dollars declined from the 2024 peak, suggesting more procurement actions at a lower average value than the prior year.
How to interpret this page
This page summarizes FPDS obligations for NAICS 311611 over the last 10 years using total obligated dollars, award counts, and average award value. Agency and vendor rankings are based on aggregated obligated amounts within the selected NAICS and analysis window, and annual trend figures reflect obligations recorded by fiscal year.
Top Agencies
SELECT
agency_id,
agency_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID AS agency_id,
anyHeavy(content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name) AS agency_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '311611'
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY agency_id
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Agency ID | Agency Name | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12K2 | AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE | 5,660,158,774.68 | 5.66 billion | 4,449 |
| 97AS | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | 37,667,246.49 | 37.67 million | 3,087 |
| 1540 | FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS | 24,284,850.81 | 24.28 million | 1,916 |
| 12K3 | ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE | 3,151,225.14 | 3.15 million | 186 |
| 1900 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | 130,698.03 | 130.70 thousand | 7 |
| 12H2 | AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE | 63,601.32 | 63.60 thousand | 9 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 52,749.78 | 52.75 thousand | 5 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 3,276.24 | 3.28 thousand | 2 |
| 1443 | NATIONAL PARK SERVICE | 2,275.02 | 2.28 thousand | 12 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, obligations under NAICS 311611 are highly concentrated in AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE, which accounts for 5.66 billion of 5.73 billion total obligated, or roughly 99% of all dollars. The remaining agencies together represent a much smaller share of spend, with the next largest obligators—DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY and FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS—at 37.67 million and 24.28 million, respectively, despite relatively high award counts. This indicates a dollar concentration in one agency with broader but low-dollar activity across several others.
Top Vendors
SELECT
vendor_name,
cage_code,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
anyHeavy(content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode) AS cage_code,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '311611'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | CAGE Code | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHERRY MEAT PACKERS, INC. | 9P704 | 449,521,947.39 | 449.52 million | 214 |
| CAVINESS BEEF PACKERS, LTD. | 4ET85 | 429,290,623.50 | 429.29 million | 310 |
| AMERICAN BEEF PACKERS, INC. | 5B9Y2 | 385,444,433.17 | 385.44 million | 217 |
| LAKESIDE FOODS, INC. | 8L556 | 370,476,072.81 | 370.48 million | 183 |
| JBS USA FOOD COMPANY | 68190 | 301,950,988.21 | 301.95 million | 249 |
| GOODMAN FOOD PRODUCTS | 3MGV5 | 292,838,087.55 | 292.84 million | 117 |
| CENTRAL VALLEY MEAT CO INC | 05HR5 | 251,335,597.89 | 251.34 million | 129 |
| MISTICA FOODS, LLC | 7NEU0 | 175,723,886.27 | 175.72 million | 121 |
| CAVINESS BEEF PACKERS, LIMITED | 4ET85 | 173,201,438.89 | 173.20 million | 78 |
| CENTRAL VALLEY MEAT CO., INC. | 05HR5 | 167,604,689.53 | 167.60 million | 35 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NAICS 311611 has obligated $5.73 billion across 9,673 awards, with an average award value of $591.9K. Top vendor obligations are concentrated among a small set of firms, led by CHERRY MEAT PACKERS, INC. ($449.5M; 214 awards), CAVINESS BEEF PACKERS, LTD. ($429.3M; 310 awards), and AMERICAN BEEF PACKERS, INC. ($385.4M; 217 awards). The presence of multiple entries sharing the same CAGE code for CAVINESS BEEF PACKERS and CENTRAL VALLEY MEAT CO. indicates award activity recorded under closely related name variants, which may further concentrate obligations among a few underlying vendors.
Annual Trend
SELECT
year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '311611'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 547,795,754.38 | 547.80 million | 1,614 |
| 2024 | 613,570,091.40 | 613.57 million | 1,288 |
| 2023 | 779,511,650.74 | 779.51 million | 1,028 |
| 2022 | 483,990,640.26 | 483.99 million | 922 |
| 2021 | 680,120,701.37 | 680.12 million | 858 |
| 2020 | 507,567,928.19 | 507.57 million | 725 |
| 2019 | 882,825,412.43 | 882.83 million | 876 |
| 2018 | 431,021,955.76 | 431.02 million | 804 |
| 2017 | 390,380,314.83 | 390.38 million | 835 |
| 2016 | 408,730,248.15 | 408.73 million | 723 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NAICS 311611 obligations total $5.73 billion across 9,673 awards, averaging $591,906.82 per award. Annual obligations are uneven, ranging from $390.38 million in 2017 to a peak of $882.83 million in 2019, indicating concentrated funding spikes rather than a steady trajectory. Award counts generally increased in the most recent years, reaching 1,614 in 2025, while obligated dollars declined from 2023’s $779.51 million to $547.80 million in 2025, suggesting smaller average award values in the latest period.
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