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Butterball LLC
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Butterball LLC, of Garner, NC, was obligated $22M in federal awards across the 4 fiscal years in which it reached the $1.0M listing floor (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $3.6M, of which $3.1M (86%) came through contracts.
That is up 35% on FY2025 ($2.7M).
Butterball LLC ranks 349 of 650 listed organisations located in NC by five-year obligations, and 16,788 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Agriculture: 2 awards worth $6.9M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 311615 (Poultry Processing), where it ranks 16 of 19 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $3,422,919 | under $1.0M | $3,422,919 | — |
| FY2024 | $12,795,711 | $8,959,029 | $3,836,682 | +274% |
| FY2025 | $2,657,307 | $2,657,307 | $0 | -79% |
| FY2026 | $3,590,673 | $3,083,040 | $507,633 | +35% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in NC | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $22M | $114B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $3.6M | $33B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $15M | $4.9M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $7.8M | $114B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 16,788 of 30,989 | 1 of 650 in NC | 1 |
Largest in state: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Agriculture | 2 | $6.9M | 100% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 311615: 16 of 19 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Poultry Processing.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Wayne County, NC $5.8M · Madison County, AR $1.0M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | 311615 Poultry Processing | $5.8M | 26 Aug 2024 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | 311615 Poultry Processing | $1.0M | 4 Sep 2025 | AR | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $5.8M, Department of Agriculture, 26 Aug 2024: COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010260/4100030839/TURKEY BREAST CKD FRZ CTN 34-42 LBS
- $1.0M, Department of Agriculture, 4 Sep 2025: COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010960/4100032877/TURKEY CHILLED -BULK
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Butterball LLC receive?
$22M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $3.4M; FY2024: $13M; FY2025: $2.7M; FY2026: $3.6M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Butterball LLC?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Agriculture ($6.9M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 311615 Poultry Processing.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: NC ($5.8M) and AR ($1.0M).
Is Butterball LLC a large federal recipient?
It ranks 16,788 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 349 of 650 located in NC. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.