JBS Live Pork

What JBS Live Pork does

JBS Live Pork is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JBS Foods Group that produces and supplies live hogs exclusively to the JBS Pork Business Unit's processing facilities. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Smithton, Missouri, the company operates a fully vertically integrated hog production system spanning company-owned breeding farms, six boar stud farms, company-operated feed mills, grain elevators, and a contracted finishing farm network. Production facilities are distributed across Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Texas, with contracted sow production in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. In 2023, the operation produced over 6 million market hogs from a base of more than 200,000 breeding sows, placing JBS Live Pork among the top 10 U.S. hog producers. The company employs over 900 direct team members and partners with more than 1,000 contracted farm families.

The business model is a captive B2B supply arrangement: all hog output flows internally to JBS Pork processing plants under transfer pricing, eliminating external customer acquisition. Ancillary revenue is generated through feed mill operations and grain procurement services offered to local farm partners. The company expanded capacity meaningfully in 2022 through the acquisition of TriOak Foods. Its partner-facing technology layer consists of the Barchart-powered JBS Grower Portal and a JBS Pork mobile application available on iOS and Android, providing cash bids, contract types (basis, deferred price, futures average, HTA, priced, and spot contracts), USDA news, weather, and market data for grower partners.

JBS Live Pork is privately held under JBS Foods Group and does not publicly disclose revenue or cap-table information; no external funding rounds are reported. The strategic intent is supply chain integration — providing JBS Pork with consistent, large-volume, internally controlled hog supply to underpin the parent company's downstream pork processing operations.

Name

JBS Live Pork

Legal name

JBS Live Pork

Website

https://jbslivepork.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JBS Live Pork is a vertically integrated U.S. hog producer and wholly-owned subsidiary of JBS Foods Group, supplying live hogs exclusively to the JBS Pork Business Unit's processing facilities. It operates 200,000+ breeding sows across eight states and produced over 6 million market hogs in 2023.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hog Production

NAICS

Hog and Pig Farming (1122)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Contract Hog Growing (Integrator/Production Contracts) (AFAEAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Nursery Pig Production (Weaned Pig Growers) (AFAEAEAD)

Keywords

• Live hog production
• Swine breeding operations
• Feed mill services
• Grain procurement
• Contract hog finishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Smithton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Live Hog Production and Supply: Produces live hogs for the JBS Pork Business Unit. The company operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary supplying hogs to JBS processing facilities, with revenue generated through internal transfer pricing for hogs delivered to the JBS Pork business unit.
2. Feed Mills and Grain Purchasing: Operates feed mills and purchases grain from local farmers adjacent to pig farms, generating revenue from feed production and grain procurement services for their hog raising operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

JBS Live Pork produces and supplies live hogs exclusively to the JBS Pork Business Unit processing facilities. The company operates a vertically integrated hog production system encompassing company-owned breeding farms, six boar stud farms, feed mills, and a network of contracted finishing farms. It also purchases grain from local farmers adjacent to its pig farms to support feed supply.

Product overview

JBS Live Pork operates as an integrated hog production and agricultural commodity platform. The core offering is live hog production and supply to the JBS Pork Business Unit, utilizing over 200,000 breeding sows across multiple U.S. states. The platform is complemented by the JBS Grower Portal, a web-based tool for cash bids and contract management, and a mobile application for iOS and Android. Additional services include feed mill operations, grain sourcing from local farmers, and integrated market data from Barchart including cash bids, futures quotes, and agricultural news. The company expanded in 2022 through the acquisition of TriOak Foods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Hog Production Vertically integrated hog production utilizing over 200,000 breeding sows across company-owned facilities in Morrilton (AR), Lamar (CO), Houstonia (MO), Windsor (MO), Dalhart (TX), and 12 locations in Iowa and Illinois, with contracted sow production in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. The company produces over 6 million market hogs annually across company-owned and contracted finishing farms in Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana, supplying them exclusively to JBS Pork processing plants.
• JBS Grower Portal An online platform powered by Barchart that provides contracted farm families and grower partners with cash bids, contract types (Basis, Deferred Price, Futures Average, HTA, Priced, Spot), discount schedules, and farm management tools. Accessible via the web at jbs.marketplace.barchart.com.
• JBS Pork Mobile App A mobile application available on iOS App Store and Google Play providing grower partners and farm families with on-the-go access to cash bids, market information, and account management for grain selling and feed purchasing activities.
• Feed Mill Operations Management of company-owned feed mills and grain elevators with locations in Centralia (MO), Hedrick (IA), Smithton (MO), London (AR), Bushnell (IL), Dalhart (TX), Mill 240/Tarkio, Oakville, Morning Sun, and Richland. The service includes toll mill feed purchasing and grain procurement from local farmers adjacent to pig farms.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 6 million market hogs produced annually

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TriOak FoodscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Acquired TriOak Foods in 2022 as part of JBS Live Pork's expansion strategy, adding significant hog production capacity to the company's operations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Iowa Select Farms: One of the largest family-owned hog producers in the U.S., operating200,000+ sows across Iowa. Directly comparable on scale, multi-site sow production, and contracted finishing model.
• Pipestone System: Swine management services company that operates production for partner farms, including boar studs and sow farms; closely comparable in providing hog production services at scale across the Midwest.
• Prestage Farms: Privately held hog and turkey producer with vertically integrated pork operations; operates sow farms, finishing, and processing across multiple states — closely comparable on integrated structure.
• Carthage System: Professional swine management company serving independent producers with breeding, nutrition, and production services; comparable to JBS Live Pork on the production-services and contracted finishing dimension.
• Christensen Farms: One of the largest independent family-owned pork producers in the U.S., operating across Minnesota, Iowa, and surrounding states. Comparable on multi-state sow production and contracted finishing model.
• Seaboard Foods: Vertically integrated pork producer affiliated with Seaboard Corporation. Operates breeding-to-finish hog production supplying its own processing plant, comparable in integrated structure and captive offtake model.
• Smithfield Foods: Largest U.S. hog producer and pork processor, owned by WH Group. Operates a vertically integrated model similar to JBS Live Pork, producing live hogs for its own processing plants — the most direct comparable in scale and structure.
• The Maschhoffs: Large family-owned hog production company with operations across the Midwest; uses a contract grower network similar to JBS Live Pork and is among the top U.S. pork producers.

Broad incumbents

• Hormel Foods: Large diversified meat and food company with significant pork processing; operates some upstream hog production through subsidiaries and is a broader incumbent comparable on downstream pork demand dynamics.
• Tyson Foods: Diversified meat company with significant pork production and processing operations; broader portfolio than JBS Live Pork but overlaps substantially in hog production and is a comparable large incumbent in U.S. pork.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jbs-live-pork

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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