date:Jul 28, 2014
rs typically buy year-old cattle that weigh about 500 pounds (227 kilograms) to 800 pounds, called feeders.
The animals are fattened on corn until they weigh about 1,300 pounds, when they are sold to meatpackers.
Corn futures in Chicago Thursday touched a four-year low and have dropped 22 percent in the past 12 months.