Penny Composition Change to Steel Pennies. 1  Steel Pennies Penny Legislation Change Say, Goodbye! to the Zinc Penny. 2  Copper Nickels Nickels. 3  Coin Modernization Act 2010 Reports 2012 A friendly reminder that the Coin Modernization Act 2010 is to report its findings mid-December 2012.
Kentucky has 38,000 cattle farms (2009) with the average herd size of 27 head and the majority being family-owned. The state is home to over 2.15 million cattle (2012) making it the fourteenth largest cattle state.
Commodities: Feeder Cattle. Feeder cattle are weaned calves that have been raised to a certain weight and then sent to feedlots to be fattened before they are slaughtered. On average, three to four months is required to fatten the cattle from a starting weight of 600-800 pounds to the desired finished weight of 1,000-1,300 pounds.