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Poultry & Egg Production: retirement plans
Plans whose sponsor entered this principal business activity code on Form 5500.
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances. The business code is chosen by the filer from the list in the Form 5500 instructions.
For plan year 2024, 44 retirement plans in poultry & egg production with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500: 42 defined contribution and 2 defined benefit. They reported 268,576 participant records and $7.44B in net assets, counting every plan on the form.
The median defined contribution plan held $26,688 per participant, well below the national median of $53,031, and its employer put in $1,117 per active participant (national: $2,174). Among plans reporting Schedule C compensation the median was $49.50 per participant against $123 nationally.
Employers contributed $249M and participants $422M during the year, and the plans paid out $1.08B in benefits.
In 2009 the same group numbered 60 plans with $2.77B; by 2024 it was 44 plans (down 27%) and $7.44B (up 169%). From plan year 2023 the 100-participant line counts participants with account balances, which moved many plans to the short form.
Medians compared with all US plans
| Median plan, plan year 2024 | Industry: DC | US: DC | Industry: DB | US: DB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net assets per participant | $26,688 | $53,031 | $46,502 | $86,234 |
| Employer contributions per active participant | $1,117 | $2,174 | $0 | $10,244 |
| Schedule C compensation per participant | $49.50 | $123 | $191 | $344 |
| Schedule C compensation, share of net assets | 0.30% | 0.26% | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| Administrative expenses per participant | $74.44 | $116 | $636 | $527 |
Medians across plans with 100 or more participants (41 DC and 2 DB plans with a Schedule H here). Fee medians cover plans reporting an amount. DC: defined contribution, such as 401(k) and 403(b). DB: defined benefit pension.
Distribution of DC plans
| Measure | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net assets per participant | $15,924 | $26,688 | $46,261 | 41 |
| Employer contributions per active participant | $693 | $1,117 | $1,855 | 40 |
| Schedule C compensation per participant | $26.41 | $49.50 | $153 | 39 |
| Administrative expenses per participant | $27.22 | $74.44 | $153 | 40 |
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans 100+ | Participants | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions | Median DC assets / participant | Median DC Sch. C / participant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44 | 268,576 | $7.44B | $249M | $422M | $26,688 | $49.50 |
| 2023 | 51 | 272,566 | $7.08B | $241M | $405M | $26,522 | $69.24 |
| 2022 | 59 | 257,123 | $6.24B | $219M | $380M | $24,413 | $61.05 |
| 2021 | 63 | 259,368 | $7.44B | $212M | $359M | $27,269 | $61.02 |
| 2020 | 60 | 261,242 | $7.00B | $245M | $325M | $27,720 | $52.97 |
| 2019 | 63 | 263,031 | $6.20B | $209M | $301M | $23,480 | $52.56 |
| 2018 | 63 | 253,466 | $5.25B | $195M | $275M | $19,290 | $55.99 |
| 2017 | 67 | 258,704 | $5.53B | $186M | $254M | $20,048 | $40.91 |
| 2016 | 67 | 250,857 | $4.98B | $211M | $228M | $18,660 | $36.29 |
| 2015 | 68 | 246,384 | $4.40B | $205M | $202M | $16,914 | $34.78 |
| 2014 | 70 | 273,282 | $4.62B | $162M | $204M | $13,372 | $34.60 |
| 2013 | 66 | 265,285 | $4.33B | $153M | $168M | $15,298 | $32.05 |
| 2012 | 60 | 248,819 | $3.78B | $151M | $150M | $12,887 | $31.98 |
| 2011 | 69 | 263,225 | $3.34B | $132M | $146M | $10,399 | $18.02 |
| 2010 | 66 | 273,799 | $3.34B | $112M | $138M | $10,159 | $19.24 |
| 2009 | 60 | 224,958 | $2.77B | $121M | $117M | $11,809 | $23.79 |
Plan year is the year in which the plan year began. The drop in large plans from 2023 follows a rule change: the 100-participant line now counts participants with account balances, so many plans moved to the short form.
Provider share
Service provider organisations named most often on the Schedule C of the 44 plans on this page's list, by number of plans. A plan usually names several providers.
Largest plans
The 40 largest by participants of 44 plans with a page on this site.
| Plan | Sponsor | State | Type | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C / participant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan | Tyson Foods, Inc. | AR | DC | 128,426 | $3.73B | $29,038 | $973 | $17.65 |
| Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan | Wayne Farms LLC | GA | DC | 28,874 | $596M | $20,631 | $1,367 | $87.61 |
| The Perdue Savings Plan | Perdue Farms Inc. | MD | DC | 20,923 | $708M | $33,859 | $1,161 | $34.05 |
| Employee P/s Ret Plan & Trust of Foster Farms Group | Foster Poultry Farms | CA | DC | 14,959 | $456M | $30,486 | $1,065 | $49.50 |
| George's, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | George's, Inc. | AR | DC | 8,530 | $136M | $15,924 | $911 | $42.53 |
| Koch Meat Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan | Koch Foods, Inc. | IL | DC | 7,385 | $102M | $13,748 | $660 | $31.17 |
| Peco Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan | Peco Foods, Inc. | AL | DC | 6,708 | $129M | $19,294 | $699 | $143 |
| Foster Farms Group Pension Plan | Foster Poultry Farms | CA | DB | 6,544 | $378M | $57,713 | — | $223 |
| Fieldale Farms Corporation Employees' Retirement Savings Plan | Fieldale Farms Corporation | GA | DC | 6,154 | $164M | $26,688 | $1,406 | $78.68 |
| Case Farms 401(k) Plan | Case Foods, Inc. | NC | DC | 4,405 | $55.2M | $12,527 | $505 | $23.47 |
| Nash Johnson & Sons' SVGS & Ret Plan | Nash Johnson & Sons' Farm, Inc. | NC | DC | 3,771 | $56.9M | $15,092 | $673 | $70.19 |
| Aviagen, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan | Aviagen, Inc. | AL | DC | 3,156 | $163M | $51,560 | $2,996 | $37.40 |
| Claxton Poultry Farms Employees' Saving Plan | Norman W. Fries, Inc. Claxton | GA | DC | 2,961 | $20.4M | $6,896 | $156 | $14.73 |
| Rose Acre Farms Employees' 401(k) Plan | Rose Acre Farms, Inc. | IN | DC | 2,874 | $116M | $40,511 | $675 | $51.14 |
| Mar-Jac Poultry, Inc. 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan | Mar-Jac Poultry, Inc. | GA | DC | 2,561 | $89.2M | $34,828 | $1,643 | $16.47 |
| Pitman Farms, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan | Pitman Farms, Inc. | CA | DC | 2,137 | $9.4M | $4,389 | $71 | $38.08 |
| Cooper Farms Retirement Plan | Cooper Hatchery, Inc. | OH | DC | 1,894 | $130M | $68,601 | $2,734 | $159 |
| Alatrade Foods Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan | Alatrade Foods Holdings, Inc. | AL | DC | 1,824 | −$75.9M | — | $4,032 | — |
| Versova Management Company 401(k) Plan | Versova Management Company | IA | DC | 1,770 | $29.0M | $16,373 | $957 | $70.84 |
| The Allen Harim Group 401(k) Plan | Allen Harim Foods, LLC | DE | DC | 1,408 | $16.8M | $11,946 | $432 | $25.79 |
| Shenandoah Valley Organic, LLC Employee Savings Plan | Shenandoah Valley Organic, LLC | VA | DC | 1,302 | $2.8M | $2,138 | $243 | $15.08 |
| Hillandale Gettysburg LP Employee Savings & Retirement Plan | Hillandale Gettysburg, LP | PA | DC | 1,034 | $34.6M | $33,425 | $1,256 | $376 |
| Vital Farms Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | Vital Farms Inc. | TX | DC | 1,004 | $20.1M | $20,018 | $2,746 | $26.15 |
| Carolina Turkeys Employees' Pension Plan | Butterball, LLC | NC | DB | 947 | $33.4M | $35,290 | $0 | $159 |
| Daybreak Foods Inc. 401(k) Plan | Daybreak Foods, Inc. | WI | DC | 899 | $12.4M | $13,773 | $266 | $3.20 |
| Hy-Line International 401(k) Employee Retirement and Savings Plan | Hy-Line International | IA | DC | 887 | $45.9M | $51,739 | $2,329 | $162 |
| Valley Fresh Foods, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | Valley Fresh Foods, Inc. | CA | DC | 749 | $32.9M | $43,908 | $2,852 | $37.67 |
| Herbruck Poultry Ranch, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Herbruck Poultry Ranch, Inc. | MI | DC | 694 | $15.9M | $22,856 | $734 | $155 |
| The Elkin Company & Affiliates Profit Sharing Plan | The Elkin Company, LLC | WI | DC | 669 | $21.7M | $32,451 | $1,072 | $227 |
| Hickmans Egg Ranch, Inc. 401(k) | Hickmans Egg Ranch, Inc. | AZ | DC | 522 | $11.8M | $22,689 | $1,017 | $149 |
| The Egg Retirement Plan | Wabash Valley Produce, Inc. | IN | DC | 454 | $28.2M | $62,134 | $2,020 | — |
| R.W. Sauder, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | R.W. Sauder, Inc. | PA | DC | 380 | $22.6M | $59,365 | $1,845 | $189 |
| VPGC, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan | VPGC, LLC | VA | DC | 364 | $9.1M | $25,053 | — | $152 |
| Swansons Employees 401(k) Plan | Richard E. Swanson Farms, Inc. | CA | DC | 312 | $14.5M | $46,428 | $1,446 | $1.76 |
| Newstead/kreher Farms 401(k) Plan | Newstead Farms, Inc. | NY | DC | 310 | $16.4M | $53,032 | $3,968 | $313 |
| MPS Egg Farms 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust | MPS Egg Farms | IN | DC | 301 | $16.9M | $56,138 | $2,011 | $0.66 |
| Joe Jurgielewicz & Son, Ltd., Et Al 401(k) Plan | Joe Jurgielewicz & Son, Ltd. | PA | DC | 278 | $7.7M | $27,814 | $1,677 | $92.87 |
| Giroux's Poultry Farm, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Giroux's Poultry Farm, Inc. | NY | DC | 258 | $13.2M | $51,347 | $728 | — |
| Koch's Turkey Farm 401(k) Plan | Lewistown Valley Enterprises, Inc. | PA | DC | 219 | $1.2M | $5,369 | $629 | $2.17 |
| Sparboe Farms, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Sparboe Farms, Inc. | MN | DC | 170 | $7.9M | $46,261 | $1,683 | $403 |
By plan size
By state
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans are there in poultry & egg production?
44 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 for plan year 2024, out of 55 pension plans on the full form. Smaller plans file Form 5500-SF and are counted separately where shown.
What is the typical 401(k) balance in poultry & egg production?
The median defined contribution plan reported $26,688 in net assets per participant (middle half of plans: $15,924 to $46,261); nationally it was $53,031. This is a plan-level average that includes former employees, not a typical person's balance.
What do employers contribute in poultry & egg production?
The median defined contribution plan received $1,117 in employer contributions per active participant, against $2,174 nationally. Plans with no employer contribution are included at zero.
What are average 401(k) fees in poultry & egg production?
Among defined contribution plans that report any Schedule C compensation, the median was $49.50 per participant and 0.30% of net assets (nationally $123 and 0.26%). Schedule C leaves out fund expense ratios and fees the employer pays, so it understates total cost.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports in the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Medians are computed by this site across plans with 100 or more participants.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Totals count every pension plan on the full form; medians and the plan list cover plans with 100 or more participants. See the methodology.