Table 3.

Feedlot cattle demographics from beef and dairy-type cattle upon feedlot arrival.

Variable		Beef, n = 2,055	Dairy, n = 769
Weight (kg)	Median	333	159
	Range	115–683	97–542
Age category	Calf	57%	92.3%
	Yearling	43%	7.7%
Country	Canada	96.1%	27.4%
	US	3.9%	72.6%
BRD risk	Low	60.5%	24.5%
Category	High	39.5%	75.5%
Source	Auction market	67.7%	1.3%
	Backgrounding operation	13.7%	10.3%
	Ranch direct	18.5%	88.4%

These percentages represent unadjusted proportions.