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Cattle schedule—Continued 
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Class Subclass | Age selection Weight selection Grade 
Choice or No. 1.3 
Good or No. 2.3 
NWidarling==ee sees Alliwelghtst=e == stesee sees Medium or No. 3.4 
Common or No. 4.4 
‘Cutter or No. 5. 
Chole or No. 1.3 
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doe. Lightweight— SE 
1,300 pounds down-_----- Common or No. 4.4 
Cutter or No. 5. 
Choice or No. 1.3 
Good or No. 2.3 
Medium or No. 3.4 
Common or No. 4.4 
2 years old and over -_ , Mediumweight— 
1,300 to1,500 pounds----- 
Good or No. 2.3 
Medium or No. 3.4 
Common or No. 4.4 
Bulls Heavyweight— 
Choice or No. 1.3 
------- 1,500 pounds up---_------ 
Choice or No. 1. 
Good or No. 2. 
Feeder___--- Alltagesitass wales ee Alliweightsie22= sesso nee Medium or No. 3. 
Common or No. 4. 
Inferior or No. 5. 
Choice or No. 1. 
Good or No. 2. 
Stocker_-_-__- AU ag eS tl aiekee ee aera All weights 1____..-_._-___.- Medium or No. 3. 
Common or No. 4. 
Inferior or No. 5. 
Choice or No. 1. 
hee or No. 2. 
: edium or No. 3. 
All weights }.--------------- Common or No. 4. 
Cutter or No. 5. 
Low Cutter or No. 6.2 
1In the schedule appearing in this bulletin such designations as “all ages” and “all 
weights”’ occur frequently. These should not be interpreted literally but rather in the 
light of the context. For example in the case of Feeder steers “all ages’’ could not in 
reason include an 8 or 10-year old steer because such a steer could not meet the usual 
requirements of feeder steers. In a word “all ages’’ means simply that the group in- 
cludes all animals which can meet the other requirements of the group without respect 
to age. Similar considerations apply to the caption ‘“ all weights.” 
2In most livestock grade schedules published heretofore the lowest grade of slaughter 
cattle has been designated as ‘‘ canner.’’ The fact that only a small percentage of the 
meat from cattle so graded is now canned has rendered the term ‘“ canner” largely a 
misnomer. Hence, in this schedule, the term ‘low cutter’? has been substituted and 
covers most of the cattle commonly known as “ canners.’’ 
3 Beef bulls. 
“Bologna bulls. 
This cattle schedule contains numerous group names. The ex- 
perienced stockman is familiar with most of them. The following 
brief definitions are therefore given for the benefit of those who 
have only limited knowledge of livestock and livestock markets. 
The meaning of the various column headings, such as class, sub- 
class, and age selection, has already been explained. It remains, 
however, to define briefly each of the group names appearing under 
each of these general headings. 
CLASSES OF CATTLE 
Cattle are divided into five classes—steers, heifers, cows, bulls, 
and stags. 
Steer.—A steer is a male bovine animal which was castrated 
before it had reached sufficient maturity to make reproduction 
