. Types and market classes of live stock. and common stock heifers, andstock and feeding cows. Fancy selected feeders.—Very few of the fancy gradereach the market, as breeders fortunate enough to own thinsteers of such quality usually hold them until finished asprime steers, or sell them direct to neighboring feeders atgood strong prices. Fancy selected feeders must not onlypossess the characteristics of choice feeders, as describedfurther on, but must be uniform in color, and show unmistak-able signs of good breeding. They are practically abovecriticism. 92 Types and Market Classes of Live St
. Types and market classes of live stock. and common stock heifers, andstock and feeding cows. Fancy selected feeders.—Very few of the fancy gradereach the market, as breeders fortunate enough to own thinsteers of such quality usually hold them until finished asprime steers, or sell them direct to neighboring feeders atgood strong prices. Fancy selected feeders must not onlypossess the characteristics of choice feeders, as describedfurther on, but must be uniform in color, and show unmistak-able signs of good breeding. They are practically abovecriticism. 92 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock Choice feeders.—Steers of this grade will, under propermanagement, develop into choice and prime fat steers. Theypossess the ability to make economical gains in flesh. Welook for these tendencies in the form, quality, constitution,age, breeding, and disposition. 1. Form.—The form should be as nearly identical aspossible with the description given for the ideal fat must of course be made for the absence of flesh. Fig. 20. Fancy Selected Feeders. and fat in the thin animal, for we cannot expect a thin animalto appear extremely blocky or low set. Yet even in thin con-dition, the steer should be low set, deep, broad, and compact,such conformation insuring the desired earliness oi , flat backs and loins, and level rumps make possiblea maximum production of high-priced cuts, and are indicativeof superior form in the feeder. One of the characteristicpoints of high-grade feeders is a straight top line and straightunderline, the two being nearly parallel. To insure feedingcapacity, the mouth and muzzle should be broad, the barrel Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 93 should be deep, and the flanks should be well let down. Ifthere is much paunchiness, it is sharply discriminated against,as it rarely disappears during the fattening. Although lowin flesh, the feeder should present a fairly smooth outline;at least, there should be nothing in his
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