noun
- Large facilities where livestock (especially cattle) are fattened for market by being fed grain and other feed in concentrated conditions.
Usage: Plural form of feedyard; Common in agricultural and ranching contexts, particularly in the United States
Examples
- The feedyards in Texas process thousands of cattle annually.
- Modern feedyards use automated systems to distribute feed to the animals.
- Environmental regulations have become stricter for large feedyards.
- Cattle spend several months in feedyards before being sent to slaughter.
- The feedyards provide employment for many workers in rural communities.