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Does What You’re Producing Have a Place in the Market?

By Dr. Andrew Griffith

On a recent trip to a major feedlot, there was an opportunity to learn a great deal from feedlot representatives but also through observation. This particular feedlot was at 65 to 70 percent capacity and have been at this capacity for some time.

There were certainly a lot of black cattle in the pens, but the breed diversity throughout the feedlot was wide.

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