Beef Cattle Ranching & Farming, Including Feedlots

Beef cattle ranching and feedlot operations focus on raising cattle for meat production or fattening cattle for slaughter, including breeding replacement cattle for dairy herds. This code excludes establishments whose primary activity is milking dairy cattle, which are classified in Dairy Cattle and Milk Production. Operations that raise cattle for both meat and milk production simultaneously are classified in Dual-Purpose Cattle Ranching and Farming, whereas beef-focused operations belong in this code.