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TOP 10 BEEF SLAUGHTER OPERATIONS

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LOCATION OWNED BY CEO / MANAGER SUBSIDIARIES
JBS USA Greeley, CO JBS S. A. Wesley Batista
Pilgrims USA, JBS Carriers, Empire Packing
DAILY SLAUGHTER CAPACITY
27,000
2025 SALES
$ 24.4 Billion
ANNUAL SLAUGHTER TOTAL
# OF BEEF PLANTS
6.5 million 8
2 Cargill Protein Wichita, KS Cargill Family Brian Sikes N / A 21,500 N / A N / A 5
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Tyson Foods
National Beef Packing, LLC
American Foods Group, LLC
Springdale, AR
Kansas City, MO
Green Bay, WI
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Marfrig Global Foods S. A., U. S. Premium Beef LLC, others
Rosen ' s Diversified, Inc.
Jeff Schomburger
Tim Klein
David Jagodzinske
N / A
National Carriers, Inc.; National Beef Leathers, LLC; Kansas City Steak Company, LLC; National Beef Ohio, LLC; and Iowa Premium, LLC
Green Bay Dressed Beef, America ' s Heartland Packing, Gibbon Packing, Long Prairie Packing Co.
N / A
13,200
$ 21.623 billion
$ 13.8 billion
N / A 5
N / A 3
N / A $ 4 billion N / A 6
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Caviness Beef / CS Beef
Amarillo, TX / Kuna, ID
Caviness & Simplot
Terry Caviness N / A 4,750
$ 2.16 billion
961,000 3
7 8
Greater Omaha Packing Omaha, NE Privately Owned Henry Davis N / A 2,900 N / A 531,000 1
Harris Ranch Beef Selma, CA Brian Coelho Brian Coelho Central Valley Meats 2,500 N / A N / A 2
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TIE
Nebraska Beef Omaha, NE Privately Owned
Agri Beef Co. Boise, ID Rebholtz Family
William Hughes
Robert Rebholtz, Jr.
N / A 2,500 N / A N / A 1
Washington Beef, LLC 1,500 N / A N / A 1
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