Backgrounding cattle that achieve weights of 650–700 pounds (290–320 kg) are suitable for sale to grass feeding operations, whereas those achieving weights of 800–825 pounds (363–374 kg) are suitable for sale to feedlot operators. Backgrounding operations will typically purchase 300–600 pounds (140–270 kg) feeder cattle calves and feed to grow the animals into 650–875 pounds (295–397 kg) backgrounded cattle. įeedlots producing live cattle for slaughter will typically purchase 500–850 pounds (230–390 kg) feeder cattle calves and feed to grow the animals into 850–1,400 pounds (390–640 kg) cattle. Packers slaughter the cattle and sell the meat in carcass boxed form. After attaining a desirable weight, feeder cattle become finished cattle that are sold to a packer (finished cattle are also called fattened cattle, fat cattle, fed cattle, or, when contrasted with carcasses, live cattle). Both types are often produced in a cow-calf operation. Feeder calves are less than 1 year old feeder yearlings are between 1 and 2 years old. Backgrounding occurs at backgrounding operations, and fattening occurs at a feedlot. The term often implicitly reflects an intent to sell to other owners for fattening (finishing). They may be steers (castrated males) or heifers (females who have not dropped a calf). Foxhole Martha 2005 Royal Cornwall Female Breed Championįeeder cattle, in some countries or regions called store cattle, are young cattle mature enough either to undergo backgrounding or to be fattened in preparation for slaughter.
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