. Illinois farmers' outlook letter [microform]. Agriculture -- Illinois; Agriculture -- Economic aspects Illinois. ) MARKET GRASS-FAT CATTLE NOW By L. F. Stlce, Extension Marketing Specialist Under existing conditions fui^ther delay in marketing grass-fat cattle is not advisable. Slaughter of cattle and calves is usually at a seasonally low level at about this time of the year, and prices of grass-fat slaughter cattle and lower grades of steers reach a seasonal peak (see charts below). This year with cattle numbers of farms at an all-time high of 82 million head January 1, 19^^> the movemen
. Illinois farmers' outlook letter [microform]. Agriculture -- Illinois; Agriculture -- Economic aspects Illinois. ) MARKET GRASS-FAT CATTLE NOW By L. F. Stlce, Extension Marketing Specialist Under existing conditions fui^ther delay in marketing grass-fat cattle is not advisable. Slaughter of cattle and calves is usually at a seasonally low level at about this time of the year, and prices of grass-fat slaughter cattle and lower grades of steers reach a seasonal peak (see charts below). This year with cattle numbers of farms at an all-time high of 82 million head January 1, 19^^> the movement of grass cattle to market will be heavy in the fall months and is likely to come earlier than in 19^3. In fact, the low point in cattle slaughter for 19^ probably occurred in the latter part of May and early June, whereas it was In late June and early July last year (see charts). Prices of mediiam and coinmon slaughter steers and of slaughter cows have already declined some but will undoubtedly go lower. Generally, a wise policy is to market cattle which are not to be fed as soon as they are grass fat. Whether or not gains on thinner cattle will offset the expected decline in price is more or less an individual problem. Hc^i Slaughter of Cattle and Calves at 27 Markets, 1943 and 1944* (000) 200 150 100 y.^ \. 1943 Jan Feb, ?!ar, Apr, Kiay June July Aug, SeptTuct, Nov, Dec, 200 150 100 Dollars per cwt. 15 •Includes 32 markets beginning April, 1944 Prices of Medium and Common Steers at Chicago and Normal Seasonal Variation from May Prices 10 Medium Steers Normal season seasonal \ 1944 Dollars per cwt. 15 - Normal seasonal ? t w 1 J i,,.>.^ L^ J F M A M J J A S 0 N D Common Steers. 10 1:;;.^—^ J F M A N D t. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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