Agency obligations in this NAICS are concentrated in food and agricultural procurement, led by the Agricultural Marketing Service, which accounts for nearly all reported spend. Vendor activity is led by beef packers and meat processors, with recurring awards to a small set of suppliers.
NAICS Industry
NAICS 311611 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
Federal procurement activity under NAICS 311611 covers animal (except poultry) slaughtering, with 5,710 award actions totaling $3.10 billion over the last 5 years.
Annual obligations ranged from $483.99 million in 2022 to $779.51 million in 2023, and the top five agencies and vendors reflect the same small supplier base across multiple award actions.
NAICS Code
311611
Industry
ANIMAL (EXCEPT POULTRY) SLAUGHTERING
Total Obligated
3.10 billion
3,104,988,838.15
Award Actions
5,710
Average Action Value
543,780.88
About NAICS 311611 federal contract activity
NAICS 311611, Animal (Except Poultry) Slaughtering, recorded $3.10 billion in obligated awards across 5,710 actions over the last 5 years, with an average award value of $543,780.88. Spending is highly concentrated, indicating a small number of large procurement relationships drive most activity in this sector.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
The Agricultural Marketing Service dominates this NAICS, accounting for $3.08 billion and 2,970 awards, or essentially the entire market observed in FPDS for the period. The next-largest agencies—Defense Logistics Agency, Federal Prison System/Bureau of Prisons, and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service—are orders of magnitude smaller, suggesting limited but recurring procurement use outside USDA.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Vendor activity is led by beef and meat processors, with Caviness Beef Packers, Ltd. and Cherry Meat Packers, Inc. each capturing substantial obligated dollars across multiple awards. Several names appear to reflect related or similarly named entities tied to the same CAGE code, indicating a concentrated vendor base with repeated awards to a small set of suppliers.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligated spending peaked in 2023 at $779.51 million, then declined to $613.57 million in 2024 and $547.80 million in 2025. Award counts moved in the opposite direction, rising from 858 in 2021 to 1,614 in 2025, which points to a shift toward smaller or more numerous awards over time.
How to interpret this page
This page summarizes FPDS obligations for NAICS 311611 over the last 5 years using the provided award totals, counts, and vendor and agency rollups. Annual trend figures reflect obligations by fiscal year, while agency and vendor sections reflect aggregate obligated dollars and award counts within the same analysis window.
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 5 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 | 3,076,272,856.64 | 3.08 billion | 2,970 |
| 97AS | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | 15,083,473.60 | 15.08 million | 1,959 |
| 1540 | FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS | 10,632,712.34 | 10.63 million | 629 |
| 12K3 | ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE | 3,003,584.27 | 3.00 million | 148 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 14,804.58 | 14.80 thousand | 2 |
| 12H2 | AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE | -18,593.28 | -18.59 thousand | 2 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, obligations under NAICS 311611 total $3.10 billion across 5,710 awards, with spending highly concentrated in AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE at $3.08 billion and 2,970 awards. The next largest agencies are far smaller by obligation: DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY at $15.08 million, FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS at $10.63 million, and ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE at $3.00 million. This indicates a dominant single-agency concentration in this NAICS, with comparatively limited and dispersed activity among other agencies.
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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAVINESS BEEF PACKERS, LTD. | 4ET85 | 217,774,865.69 | 217.77 million | 179 |
| CHERRY MEAT PACKERS, INC. | 9P704 | 197,646,688.16 | 197.65 million | 122 |
| AMERICAN BEEF PACKERS, INC. | 5B9Y2 | 182,795,114.15 | 182.80 million | 134 |
| CAVINESS BEEF PACKERS, LIMITED | 4ET85 | 167,801,038.09 | 167.80 million | 74 |
| CENTRAL VALLEY MEAT CO., INC. | 05HR5 | 161,566,084.93 | 161.57 million | 34 |
| JBS USA FOOD COMPANY | 68190 | 145,010,319.34 | 145.01 million | 169 |
| CHERRY MEAT PACKERS, INC | 9P704 | 135,427,683.71 | 135.43 million | 65 |
| LAKESIDE FOODS, INC. | 8L556 | 123,297,891.16 | 123.30 million | 92 |
| LAKESIDE FOODS INC | 8L556 | 108,325,943.56 | 108.33 million | 52 |
| CRIDER, INC. | 55LW1 | 105,550,941.15 | 105.55 million | 79 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, NAICS 311611 obligated $3.10 billion across 5,710 awards, averaging $543.8 thousand per award. Obligations are concentrated among a small set of vendors: the top 10 entries account for roughly $1.61 billion, or about 52 percent of total obligations. Several vendors appear under multiple name variants with the same CAGE code, including CAVINESS BEEF PACKERS, LTD./LIMITED (4ET85), CHERRY MEAT PACKERS, INC./INC (9P704), and LAKESIDE FOODS, INC./INC (8L556), indicating the need to normalize vendor identity before drawing firm concentration conclusions.
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 5 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 |
Insight
Across the last 5 years, NAICS 311611 recorded $3.10 billion in obligated spend across 5,710 awards, with an average award value of $543,780.88. Obligations were concentrated in 2023 at $779.51 million, followed by 2021 at $680.12 million and 2024 at $613.57 million, while 2022 was the low point at $483.99 million. Award counts generally increased over time, peaking in 2025 at 1,614 awards despite lower obligations than 2023, indicating a shift toward smaller awards in the most recent year.
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