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TYPES AND MARKET CLASSES OF LIVE STOCK 



from the grass of western ranges are known upon the market 

 as "grass westerns." When grass gives out on western ranges, 

 the cattle are sent to market. Texas cattle begin to appear in 

 May and make a heavy run from that time until October, while 

 other branded cattle from the West make a heavy run from 

 August 1 to December 1. During the five months from Novem- 

 ber until May, very few such cattle reach Chicago. 



Butcher Stock. 



Butcher stock and cutters and canners may be looked upon 

 as by-products of the cattle-feeding industry. Butcher stock 

 has the same relation to the fat steer class which skim milk 



Fig. 27. Old-Time Texas Long-Horn. 



Formerly a prominent feature on the large cattle markets. 



has to cream. The bulk of butcher stock is made up of fat 

 cows, heifers, and bulls. They .dress out from 50 to 61 per cent, 

 and the carcasses are used to supply the trade in small towns, 

 and the medium class of trade in cities. The grades within 

 this class are: Prime, choice, good, and medium heifers; prime, 

 choice, good, and medium cows; and choice, good, and medium 

 bulls. 



