11.   It takes feedlot operators about four months to fatten cattle to slaughter weight.

12.   It takes feedlots about four months to fatten feeder cattle to market weight.

13.   It takes about four months to fatten feeder cattle for slaughter.

14.   It takes about four months to fatten feeder cattle to market weight.

15.   It would be the sixth consecutive month of increases in the feedlot herd as declining feed prices made it more profitable to fatten cattle for slaughter.

16.   Ranchers are burning vast stretches of prairie grass annually because fresh prairie grass does a better job of fattening the cattle.

17.   Prices ought to retreat this winter, economists said, as more cattle are fattened and then sent to market.

18.   The experienced Texas cattleman describes the current state of the business as a money loser for himself and others who fatten cattle.

19.   The increase in the total number of cattle currently being fattened for market helps meatpackers and their bottom line for the time being.

20.   They now have seeds that grow corn with a higher oil content, and thus allow feedlot managers to fatten cattle more quickly.