feedlot

American  

[feed-lot] / ˈfidˌlɒt /

Or feed lot

noun

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.

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feedlot British  

/ ˈfiːdˌlɒt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of feedlot

First recorded in 1885–90; feed + lot

Example Sentences

And they soon embraced mechanized milking and the feedlot model to up their yield.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Jake Wolfinger, a feedlot owner near Lexington, moves cattle between feedyards in brand-inspected and non-brand-inspected areas of Nebraska.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Truckers, feedlot operators and cattle ranchers face hits to their bottom line without the Lexington facility, which slaughters up to 5,000 cattle a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Kebreab said that daily feeding of pasture-based cattle is more difficult than feedlot or dairy cows because they often graze far from ranches for long periods.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024

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