Show the livestock situation by J A mcnaughton of fed cattle during the late spring find and summer in months nrc ire expected A to toe be larger than during the corresponding period a month ago states the buchau of agricultural economics the chief reason for this la Is that lu in the corn coni holt belt cattle on oil feed aro are estimated to total 13 per cent more than last year large supplies of feed in the corn belt are arc responsible for this and will also probably influence feeders to hold their cattle longer it t ta Is expected that the proportion of cattle to bo marketed d from april through june will bo be a little larger this year than last but will be far below the proportion lu in any of the preceding 10 years lika wise the of fed cattle to bo be marketed after august I 1 will probably bo be the largest lit in 10 years axce exult pt for last year prices of tho the better grades of steers and heifers heffers frequently decline during the spring mouths months with seasonal increases in marketing while atlo prices of the lower 9 rades grades of slaughter cattle usually advance because of small sup supplies piles A factor that is expected to hold I 1 the lie slaughter of cows and heifers heffers dotan this year Is the teni tendency lency on the ho pirt part of cattlemen cattle inea to increase their herds cattle prices have averaged 1 to 2 higher so fur far lu in 1039 1030 than in the ho correspond corre corresponding spon ling period of 1038 1938 partly duo due to reduced volume in ili slaughter sin lighter and to stronger consumer demand here at the ho los angeles union stock block yards a now new top for 1939 was established during the latter part of april by 1122 lb ib steers front from the new mexico state agricultural college which sold at 1050 per lier cwt cat most alost feed steers grading good to choice are selling at 40 to 10 per cwt cat at the los lo 8 union stock yards last year on oil may 2 the new mexico toxic college steers also set ket a new top for the year bringing 10 per ct the success of the ilie new mexico college in ili regularly producing market ket topping steers Is s typical of the good work being done by western universities and experiment stations ta in develop developing ilig the most efficient methods of western feeding partly because of the educational work being lone done there is it a growing movement to pend feed cattle in ili our western states that in the past have turned out range cattle only additional dry lot feeding will result lu in a larger r more stabilized supply of well finished beef as well as give the fanner a better market for the feed he raises and a aa 2 opportunity to fo build up aja the fertle ity of his soil sell 4 |