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Beef up your knowledge with these facts on the cattle industry, the largest segment of American agriculture.
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- Beef is meat from full-grown cattle about 2 years old.
- A live steer weighs about 1,000 pounds and yields about 450 pounds of edible meat.
- Indiana has more than 19,000 sites engaged in beef production with a total of 960,000 head of cattle.
- The average American consumes about 66 pounds of beef per year.
- Beef is filled with nutrients including protein, iron, zinc and vitamin B12.
