2022 NAICS industry in sector 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting

11211 Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming, including Feedlots

NAICS 11211 is the US industry code for beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots. It covers establishments primarily engaged in raising cattle (including cattle for dairy herd replacements), or feeding cattle for fattening.

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in raising cattle (including cattle for dairy herd replacements), or feeding cattle for fattening.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

Milking dairy cattle are classified in Industry 11212, Dairy Cattle and Milk Production.
Operating stockyards for transportation and not buying, selling, or auctioning livestock are classified in Industry 48899, Other Support Activities for Transportation.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Codes in 11211

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