. Types and market classes of live stock. and good wintering, be suitable toput on grain feed. Most of the stocker trade, however, is inheifers which when sent to the country are used for grazingand for breeding purposes. The better ones have considerablebeef blood and good square frames. They are too thin toclassify as butcher stock, and are too good in form andquality to sell at the low prices paid for cutters and are graded on the same basis as feeders. Stock and feeding cows.—A rather common practice isto buy thin cows showing evidences of beef breeding, turn Types and Mar
. Types and market classes of live stock. and good wintering, be suitable toput on grain feed. Most of the stocker trade, however, is inheifers which when sent to the country are used for grazingand for breeding purposes. The better ones have considerablebeef blood and good square frames. They are too thin toclassify as butcher stock, and are too good in form andquality to sell at the low prices paid for cutters and are graded on the same basis as feeders. Stock and feeding cows.—A rather common practice isto buy thin cows showing evidences of beef breeding, turn Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 99 them on pasture and breed them, rough them through thewinter, and the next season, after their calves are weaned,fatten them off for market, retaining the calves for feedingpurposes. Such cows are called stock and feeding cows. Veal Calves. The most important factors determining the value of aveal calf are age, condition, and weight. Weight is not soimportant as age and flesh. To command the highest Fig. 26. Choice Veal Calf. a young calf should carry high finish, weigh from 140 to 160pounds, and be about eight weeks old. A strictly fat calfof 150 pounds at seven weeks of age is the sort that topsthe market. Veal calves range in weight from 80 to 300pounds, and in age from 5 to 12 weeks. The grades arechoice, good, medium, and common. Following are the re-quirements of the various grades as to fatness, weight, andage: Choice well fatted 120-160 lbs 6- 8 weeks Good fat 110-200 lbs 6-10 weeks Medium medium fat 100-240 lbs 5-12 weeks Common thin 80-300 lbs wide range 100 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock Cattle Prices at Chicago. Chicago prices during 1914.—The average price for fatsteers on the Chicago market during 1914 at $ stood asa new record in that market. Butcher stock reached a newrecord average at $, and the same was true of westernsat $, cutters and canners at $, and stockers and feed-ers at $ The lowest
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