Five Rivers Cattle Feeding operates a feedlot outside Wellton. Backgrounding occurs at backgrounding operations and fattening occurs at a feedlot. The number of American cattle kept in confined feedlot conditions fluctuates. Parkland Industries was founded as Parkland Beef Industries, a publicly traded cattle feedlot. In beef production there are three main stages&colon; cow-calf operations, backgrounding, and feedlot operations. The company sold Niman's original cattle feedlot in 2008 because it was not financially viable. A large cattle feedlot is located about 20 min from town. As the Australian dairy industry grows feedlot systems are becoming more popular. Charbray calves show excellent performance in the feedlot. From here the calves are backgrounded for a feedlot. An increase in feedlot beef production also created a higher demand for straw as fodder. These producers are called cow-calf operations, and are essential for feedlot operations to run. Also, it is important to clean the feedlot container and keep the feed dry. Her father then mentioned the little horse in his feedlot. Elders operates the Killara feedlot located south of Tamworth in New South Wales.