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Single-sourced yearling steers (N\u2009=\u2009128; initial body weight [BW]\u2009=\u2009335\u2009\u00b1\u20097.9\u2009kg) were allotted to 16 pens (n\u2009=\u20098 pens\/treatment with 8 steers\/pen). Steers were blocked by pen location in a randomized complete block design (n\u2009=\u20098 blocks total). Treatment groups consisted of (1) control group fed no oregano-based essential oil product (CON) and (2) a group fed 4\u2009g\/steer daily of By-O-Reg\u2009+\u2009Beef (Advanced Ag Products, Canton, SD; OEO). Steers were individually weighed on d 0 (arrival), d 38, d 66, d 108, and d 149 for growth performance measures. Steers were transitioned from a 70% concentrate diet to a 90% concentrate diet over the first 14 d and remained on the finishing diet until d 149. The finishing diet provided 1.37 Mcal\/kg of NEg. Steers were evaluated daily for indications of disease or visible digestive disorders by a trained technician blinded to the treatments. Steers were harvested at a commercial packing facility when they reached a common compositional endpoint determined by visual assessment. Prior to carcass chilling, hot carcass weight and liver score was recorded for each carcass. Following chilling, ribeye area, 12th rib backfat thickness, marbling score, USDA Quality grade, USDA Yield grade, and instrumental color (L*, a*, b*) were recorded. Health outcomes were not influenced by dietary treatment (P\u2009\u2265\u20090.18). Inclusion of OEO did not influence (P\u2009\u2265\u20090.73) carcass-adjusted final BW, dry matter intake, average daily gain, gain: feed, observed dietary net energy for maintenance (NEm) or net energy for gain (NEg), observed-to-expected dietary NEm or NEg. No differences (P\u2009\u2265\u20090.30) were observed between treatment groups for carcass traits or the distribution of USDA Yield and Quality Grades (P\u2009=\u20090.94 and P\u2009=\u20090.79 respectively). 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