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Cattle on Feed
Source USDA Census of Agriculture 2022 Provenance US federal agency · primary Agency U.S. Department of Agriculture Years 2022 Unit count Geography County (1,237 published) Counted among Farms in the county Coverage 38% of counties Highest Deaf Smith County, Texas, 364,275 Lowest Fayette County, Indiana, 40 Cattle being fattened on grain for slaughter, as distinct from the breeding herd out on grass. Feedlots concentrate in a handful of counties on the southern plains.
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Highest counties
County Cattle on Feed Deaf Smith County, Texas 364,275 Haskell County, Kansas 352,035 Imperial County, California 346,073 Castro County, Texas 316,700 Cuming County, Nebraska 313,667 Scott County, Kansas 281,423 Sioux County, Iowa 255,823 Hartley County, Texas 254,889 Hansford County, Texas 244,676 Finney County, Kansas 217,826 Parmer County, Texas 215,959 Gray County, Kansas 215,579
Lowest counties
County Cattle on Feed Fayette County, Indiana 40 Hickman County, Tennessee 42 St. Mary's County, Maryland 42 Raleigh County, West Virginia 44 Presque Isle County, Michigan 44 Gladwin County, Michigan 44 Lincoln County, Washington 45 Tyler County, West Virginia 48 Hamilton County, Tennessee 48 Monroe County, West Virginia 50 Clarke County, Virginia 52 Mariposa County, California 54
Counted among: Farms in the county