: a plot of land on which livestock are fattened for market
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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.
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Bloomberg, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
Prices of feeder cattle, livestock that is purchased for fattening, were already at a record high, and Arizona feedlots braced for even higher purchase costs.
—Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
No antibiotics, no synthetic fertilizers, no feedlots.
—Steven Fabos, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
Unlike industrial feedlots—where thousands of cattle are confined to small spaces—the Koufs use rotational grazing, allowing livestock to naturally fertilize the land while maintaining healthy pastures.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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Bloomberg, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
Prices of feeder cattle, livestock that is purchased for fattening, were already at a record high, and Arizona feedlots braced for even higher purchase costs.
—Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
No antibiotics, no synthetic fertilizers, no feedlots.
—Steven Fabos, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
Unlike industrial feedlots—where thousands of cattle are confined to small spaces—the Koufs use rotational grazing, allowing livestock to naturally fertilize the land while maintaining healthy pastures.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Feedlot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feedlot. Accessed 9 Sep. 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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