Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in buying and/or marketing cattle, hogs, sheep, and goats. This industry also includes the operation of livestock auction markets.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 5154 - Livestock are:
- Auctioning livestock-wholesale
- Cattle-wholesale
- Goats-wholesale
- Hogs-wholesale
- Livestock, except horses and mules-wholesale
- Sheep-wholesale
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Cattle & Hog Wholesaling in the US (42452)
Revenue 2025
$10bn
Growth 2025
-1.50%
Key Trends
Industry performance is largely driven by fluctuations in the price of red meat
The coronavirus pandemic affected the supply chain for industry operators and resulted in downstream labor shortages
Weak consumption growth will limit industry revenue moving forward
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 5154 - Livestock
US-SIC Code 5154 - Livestock sits in the 2-digit Livestock sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.
Division: F
Division Title: Wholesale Trade
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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501 Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies
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502 Furniture and Home Furnishings
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503 Lumber and Other Construction Materials
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504 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies
- 5043 Photographic Equipment and Supplies
- 5044 Office Equipment
- 5045 Computers and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software
- 5046 Commercial Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified
- 5047 Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies
- 5048 Ophthalmic Goods
- 5049 Professional Equipment and Supplies, Not Elsewhere Classified
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505 Metals and Minerals, Except Petroleum
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506 Electrical Goods
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507 Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment
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508 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies
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509 Miscellaneous Durable Goods
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511 Paper and Paper Products
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512 Drugs, Drug Proprietaries, and Druggists' Sundries
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513 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions
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514 Groceries and Related Products
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515 Farm-product Raw Materials
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516 Chemicals and Allied Products
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517 Petroleum and Petroleum Products
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518 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages
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519 Miscellaneous Non-durable Goods
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 5154 - Livestock
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 5154 - Livestock. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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515401 Livestock buyers
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515402 Livestock auction markets
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515403 Livestock-dealers (wholesale)
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515404 Livestock commission
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515405 Livestock appraisers
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515406 Cattle companies
8 Digit SIC Codes
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51540000 Livestock
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51549900 Livestock, nec
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51549901 Auctioning livestock
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51549902 Cattle
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51549903 Goats
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51549904 Hogs
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51549905 Sheep
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