MARKET CLASSES AND GRADES OP CATTLE 
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are usually on sale at most of the larger central markets during the 
late summer and fall months, but are offered only irregularly and in 
limited numbers during the remainder of the year. 
Good or No. 2. — Good or Xo. 2 grade feeder and stocker steers 
have a moderately high degree of conformation, finish, and quality. 
The head is moderately short and wide and the neck is moderately 
short. They are moderately compact, the body being moderately 
wide and deep in proportion to its length, with legs which are set 
moderately wide apart and are moderately short in proportion to 
depth of body. Top and under lines tend to be straight and level, and 
the lines of the sides tend to be straight and parallel. The chest is 
moderately wide and deep and the animal has a good middle, being 
moderately full in the crops with a moderately wide back and loin ; 
Fig. 32.— Good grade feeder steer 
it has noticeably long, well-sprung ribs and a belly which is mod- 
erately wide and deep but slightly paunchy, together with a moder- 
ately low rear flank. The hips are noticeably wide and the rump is 
moderately wide and deep. The tail head is usually slightly high or 
drooped in comparison with the rest of the top line. The thigh is 
moderately wide and deep and the twist is also moderately deep, 
with the seam of the twist appearing moderately low. All parts are 
slightly thin in fleshing but the fleshing is moderately even, each part 
tending to have its proper proportionate thickness. Because of the 
slightly thin fleshing of the animal the bones of the shoulders and the 
hips are often slightly prominent, but the lines of the animal tend to 
be straight. The way in which the different parts of the animal are 
balanced indicates that it will have a moderately high percentage of 
ribs, loins, and rounds in its carcass when finished and slaughtered. 
