"Market Ready" refers specifically to the state of a market animal when it has achieved an optimal amount of fat cover, making it ready for sale.

It's kind of like a ripe fruit that's ready to be enjoyed - not too hard, not too soft, but just right. Similarly, a market ready animal, like a steer, displays a smooth and consistent cover of fat, particularly noticeable over the 12th and 13th ribs, as well as fullness in external indicators such as chest, cod, and the areas around the tailhead.

So, 'market ready' signifies that an animal has reached the right condition for sale, exhibiting the ideal balance of fat cover for a market animal, akin to the perfect ripeness in a piece of fruit.
Questions that use this term.
Who is a big-ribbed, practical, market-ready steer that is also the plainest in their look and muscle shape?
Which is the deep-ribbed, market-ready steer that's the plainest in their look from the side and the lightest muscled?
Who is a practical, market-ready steer that's muscular, but could also be longer-necked and stronger behind its shoulder?
Who is a deep-bodied, market-ready steer that is also the fattest and lightest muscled, making them the lowest cutability?
Between #2 and #4, who is the fattest through their external indicators and more market ready?
Who is a moderate, practical, market ready steer that rolls his hock and appears to throw his hind leg when led?
Who is a practical, market-ready steer that needs more muscle shape and product to complement their extra cover?
Between #1 and #4, which steer is deeper in the flank and appears to handle more smoothly and be more market ready?
Who is a big-ribbed, market-ready steer that's sharp-hocked and gets tight on his pasterns in motion?
Which steer is the fullest in his brisket, flank, and cod, and appears to be the most market ready?
Which steer is big bodied, practical and market ready, but also shorter necked and rounder hipped?
Between the solid black steers, which is the deepest hearted, softest flanked, and appears to be the most market ready?
Between #2 and #3, which steer appears to be the most market ready?
Which steer appears to be the least market ready?
Which steer is the heavy weight and the most market ready, but also the flattest and lightest muscled?
Species Distribution of Term
Distribution of the types of classes in our database this term is used in.