# Fed cattle

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{{Short description|Fed cattle ready to be sold}}
'''Fed cattle''' refers to [cattle](/source/cattle) leaving a cattle [feedlot](/source/feedlot), after fattening on a concentrated ration, that are ready to be sold to a packing plant for slaughter. Beef cattle are typically sold to packers at about 1,100 pounds, which yields a carcass weight of about 660 pounds.

==See also==
* [Feeder cattle](/source/Feeder_cattle)
* [Live cattle](/source/Live_cattle)

==References==
{{CRS|article = Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition|url = https://web.archive.org/20110810044532/http://ncseonline.org/nle/crsreports/05jun/97-905.pdf|author= Jasper Womach}}

Category:United States Department of Agriculture

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