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Figuee 9. — Choice Meat-type hogs. 
Figure 10. — Choice Fat-type hogs. 
Market Classes and Grades for Slaughter Pigs 
Slaughter Pigs, as the term implies, are young swine weighing un- 
der 120 pounds that are intended for immediate slaughter. 
Xo class distinctions are made for Slaughter Pigs, including un- 
castrated males, that weigh under 60 pounds. Pigs, excluding un- 
castrated males, that weigh from 60 to 120 pounds are classified as 
Barrows and Gilts and sold together. Boar pigs that weigh more 
than 60 pounds rarely are sold for slaughter but when so marketed 
they are sold as Boars. 
Slaughter Pigs that weigh under 60 pounds, as a rule, are not 
graded because they have not reached sufficient maturity for varia- 
