Cattle Noun Synonyms
livestock, stock, beef, cows, bulls, bullocks, steers, bovines, oxen
He spent 20 years as a cowboy, herding cattle in Texas.
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Business / Agriculture / Fed Cattle: 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 MORE
Business / Agriculture / Beef (Cattle) Price Index (BPI): An index of the weighted average annual price for beef cattle, excluding calves, for a 16 western state area as compared with a specific base period equal to 100. This index is used in calculating fed MORE
Business / Agriculture / Cattle Cycle: The approximately 10-year period in which the number of U.S. beef cattle is alternatively expanded and reduced over several consecutive years in response to perceived changes in profitability by produ MORE
Business / Agriculture / Stocker Cattle: Calves or older animals maintained, often on pasture or rangeland, to increase weight and maturity before being placed in a feedlot. MORE
Business / Agriculture / Feeder Cattle: A steer or cow mature enough to be placed in a feedlot where it will be fattened prior to slaughter. Feeder calves are less than 1 year old: feeder yearlings are between 1 and 2 years old. MORE