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The same soybeans that are fed to livestock are the same soybeans that are pressed for oil. somewhere around 85% of all soybeans in the world are pressed for oil. The by-product of that process is called soy meal or soy cake. that makes up the vast majority of the soy that is fed to animals. only about 7% of soybeans are actually fed directly to animals.
https://ourworldindata.org/images/published/Global-soy-production-to-end-use.png
Okay you got me there! Soy was an awful example.
Oats though 95% are for animal feed though and corn is similar.