401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

National Beef Packing Company, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$131M
Total assets Near avg plan size
3,359
Participants Above avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$38,944
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: National Beef 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by National Beef Packing Company, LLC · Missouri · Manufacturing

$131M in assets, 3,359 participants

National Beef Packing Company, LLC's National Beef 401(k) Plan reported $131M in total assets and 3,359 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #15,699 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

National Beef 401(k) Plan covers 3,359 participants in Missouri, 4.6x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $131M.

#15,699
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+11.8%
assets growth YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

National Beef 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

National Beef 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$130,812,797 Top 8% higher than 92% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

National Beef 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. National Beef 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (3,359 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • National Beef 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 2,295 in the plan year 2023 filing to 3,359 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • National Beef 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $19M in the plan year 2023 filing to $14M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • National Beef 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $117M in the plan year 2023 filing to $131M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 481129505 · National Beef Packing Company, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

National Beef 401(k) Plan · $131M · 3,359 · 92nd

  • IND $131M
  • EOY 3,359
  • 5500 92nd
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • PCT near Cerity Partners 401(k) Plan
  • EIN ind #15699

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Missouri →

National Beef 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Arkema Inc. Retirement Savings (401(k)) Plan for Collectively Bargained EmployeesArkema Inc. Retirement Savin…$131MCerity Partners 401(k) Plan$131MNational Beef 401(k) Plan$131MFlexera Software LLC 401(k) PlanFlexera Software LLC 401(k) …$131MPattern Energy Group 401(k) PlanPattern Energy Group 401(k) …$131M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among National Beef 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$117M
Net Assets (End of Year)$131M
Net Income$14M
Employer EIN481129505
Plan Effective Date1987-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (National Beef Packing Company, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All National Beef Packing Company, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$155M 56.059112101022244% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$80M$100M$120M$140M$160M$180M 202220232024 $99.1M $155M ▲ +56.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 7,954 $99M
2023 3 3,295 $139M
2024 2 9,508 $155M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Missouri

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

National Beef 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants National Beef 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.130812797 · Participants: 3359National Beef 401(k) PlanEdward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.368282167 · Participants: 47254Edward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanBayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.811159993 · Participants: 19357Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement PlanEmerson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.357409447 · Participants: 8315Emerson Savings PlanEnterprise Holdings Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.521110634 · Participants: 72024Enterprise Holdings Retirement Savings PlanCentene Management Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.716699086 · Participants: 53760Centene Management Corporation Retirement Plan
National Beef 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare National Beef 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

National Beef 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Cerity Partners 401(k) Plan in CA ($131M); by covered participants it is Graham Healthcare Group 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in MI (3,359 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($131M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,359 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did National Beef 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
National Beef 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.8% during 2024, from $117M to $131M. Reported net income was $14M.
How have National Beef Packing Company, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), National Beef Packing Company, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 56.1%, from $99M to $155M.
Where does National Beef 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
National Beef 401(k) Plan ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to National Beef 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cerity Partners 401(k) Plan in CA ($131M, 1,058 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to National Beef 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Graham Healthcare Group 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in MI (3,359 participants, $117M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 481129505.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.