: a plot of land on which livestock are fattened for market
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Ranegras plain basin is home to about 2,500 people, a flock of millions of egg-laying hens at Rose Acre Farms, some pistachio orchards, several dairies, feedlots and thousands of acres of alfalfa.
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Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
That results in less milk yield for dairy cows and less beef yields from feedlot cattle.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
After the feedlot, most of the cattle are shipped to nearby meatpacking plants, where they’re processed, sorted, and packed for national distribution.
—Elly Fishman, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
While the majority of American beef is produced domestically, the US routinely imports young cattle from Mexico to fatten up in American feedlots, says David Anderson, a professor and livestock economist at Texas A&M University.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
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Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
That results in less milk yield for dairy cows and less beef yields from feedlot cattle.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
After the feedlot, most of the cattle are shipped to nearby meatpacking plants, where they’re processed, sorted, and packed for national distribution.
—Elly Fishman, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
While the majority of American beef is produced domestically, the US routinely imports young cattle from Mexico to fatten up in American feedlots, says David Anderson, a professor and livestock economist at Texas A&M University.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Feedlot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feedlot. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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feedlot
noun
feed·lot
ˈfēd-ˌlät 
: a plot of land on which livestock are fattened for market
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