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Feedlot Cattle Figure Is at a 17-Year High

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Associated Press

The number of cattle being fed for the slaughter market in the seven major beef states--including California--is at a 17-year high, the Agriculture Department reported.

The Department estimated March 1 feedlot inventories at 8.97 million head, 8% higher than a year ago and 13% more than two years ago.

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