feedlot

American  

[feed-lot] / ˈfidˌlɒt /

Or feed lot

noun

• feedlots
  plural

1. a plot of ground, often near a stockyard, where livestock are gathered to be fattened for market.

2. a commercial establishment that operates a feedlot.

---

feedlot British  

/ ˈfiːdˌlɒt /

noun

1. an area or building where livestock are fattened rapidly for market

---

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• feedlots
  plural

---

Etymology

Origin of feedlot

First recorded in 1885–90; feed + lot

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

feedlot feedlots

The Wolfingers bought a dilapidated feedlot in 2010, which they have turned into a sophisticated operation with 5,500 cattle.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

She says that while the feedlot companies are currently selling cattle at record prices, they are having to buy them at all-time highs in the first place.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Not all Wisconsin cows are grass-fed, but grass-fed milk can have up to twice the beneficial Omega-3 fatty acids compared to milk from feedlot cows.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

For cattlemen and feedlot operators in Nebraska, the concern is that having one less large buyer of their livestock could hurt the prices they are paid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

I had followed his life so far, from when he was a calf on the prairie to his days in the feedlot, but his death was the one event I was not allowed to witness.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

The ranch is nestled in a corner of Nebraska that's home to rolling green hills under sweeping Midwestern skies, the landscape dotted with grain silos and feedlots alongside fields and fields of bovines.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

At around six-months-old they are bought by companies that run feedlots – large yards where the animals are fattened on corn and other grains for the final three to six months of their lives.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

An additional 15 strains came from feedlots and agricultural soils affected by herbicide use.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026

Here, rather like the Chicago stockyards, thousands of dairy cows are fed in crowded feedlots by a method called intensive and dry-lot feeding, or, alternately, kept indoors in barns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

At Poky, the feed had to be harvested by machine, transported by train, processed in a mill, then trucked to the feedlots.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---