| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Fed cattle | Agriculture | Animals leaving a feedlot, after fattening on a high protein 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. (references) | |
| Fed cattle | Economics | Slaughter cattle (usually steers and heifers) that have been finished on concentrated feed. (references) | |
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