beef cattle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of beef cattle
An Americanism dating back to 1750–60
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That’s bad news for his company, Clovergrass Produce, and its crop of soybeans, cucumbers, peanuts and corn plus his herd of beef cattle.
From Salon ● May 15, 2026
The couple would have two daughters and a son and settled on a 150-acre-plus farm in Solway, an unincorporated suburb of Knoxville, where they raised beef cattle as a hobby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
U.S. beef cattle inventory fell 1% over the past year to 27.6 million heads, according to a Jan. 1 estimate from the National Agricultural Statistics Services.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
Johnny Tuft, a fourth generation farmer from Ballinderry in County Antrim, farms a mixed farm with beef cattle, sheep, arable and poultry units and is often exposed to dust particles.
From BBC ● May 15, 2025
It had been grazed twice by beef cattle.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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