beef cattle
plural noun
: cattle developed primarily for the efficient production of meat and marked by capacity for rapid growth, heavy well-fleshed body, and stocky build
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Beef prices began climbing in 2024, driven by high demand and the lowest supply of beef cattle this country has seen in 50 years.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Adam Murray, a beef cattle extension specialist at Cornell University, said Trump’s plan to cut beef prices isn’t likely to significantly impact domestic beef prices.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Experior is a feed supplement for beef cattle that reduces ammonia gas emissions.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
In 2011, the farm switch to corn, soybeans, wheat, beef cattle and hay.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Adam Murray, a beef cattle extension specialist at Cornell University, said Trump’s plan to cut beef prices isn’t likely to significantly impact domestic beef prices.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Experior is a feed supplement for beef cattle that reduces ammonia gas emissions.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
In 2011, the farm switch to corn, soybeans, wheat, beef cattle and hay.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Beef cattle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beef%20cattle. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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