Beef Carcass Evaluation AS101

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Beef Carcass EvaluationAS101
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Beef Packing Industry

• Packing Plants
• Tyson, JBS, CMS, National
• Daily Slaughter Capacity
• 128,000
• 82 steers heifers 105,000
• 23,000 cows bulls

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Beef Packing Industry

• USDA Grading
• Line Speed 350/hr 1 carcass per 10 seconds
• USDA Grading Procedures
• Yield Grade
• Quality Grade

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Yield Grading

• Hot carcass weight
• Posted on carcass

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Market Animal Evaluation

• USDA Grading Service
• Livestock Grain Standardization Branch
• Voluntary
• Paid for by the packer
• USDA Inspection
• Conducted by FSIS
• Mandatory
• Paid for by tax payers
• Insures food wholesomeness

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Market Animal Evaluation

• USDA Grading Service
• Livestock Grain Standardization Branch
• Voluntary
• Paid for by the packer
• USDA Grades
• Yield grade measures the lean to fat ratio
• Quality measures the palatability of the meat

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Yield Grading

• Back fat
• Measured at the 12th rib
• Ribeye area
• Measured in2
• Use a grid
• 10 dots 1 in2

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Yield Grading

• Kidney, Pelvic, Heart Fat
• KPH
• 1 lb size of a soft ball

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Quality Grading

• 1) Maturity
• Ossification of vertebra
• Sacral
• Lumbar
• Thoracic
• Color of lean

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Quality Grading

• 2) Marbling
• Intramuscular fat content
• Quantity
• Fineness
• Distribution

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Degrees of Marbling

• Abundant
• Prime
• Modest
• Upper 2/3 Choice
• Small
• Choice
• Slight
• Select

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Determining Class

• Steer
• - Rough
• 2) Heifer
• - Smooth
• 3) Bull
• - Crest
• 4) Cow
• - Bone

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Wholesale Cuts

• Wholesale cuts /lbs
• 1) Rib 2.07
• 2) Loin 2.01
• Short loin
• Sirloin
• 3) Round 1.32
• 4) Chuck 1.10
• 5) Brisket .78
• 6) Flank .84
• 7) Short plate .72

Steaks - Rib eye - Prime rib
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Wholesale Cuts

• Wholesale cuts /lbs
• 1) Rib 2.07
• 2) Loin 2.01
• Short loin
• Sirloin
• 3) Round 1.32
• 4) Chuck 1.10
• 5) Brisket .78
• 6) Flank .84
• 7) Short plate .72

Steaks - T Bone - Strips - Porter
House - Tenderloin
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Wholesale Cuts

• Wholesale cuts /lbs
• 1) Rib 2.07
• 2) Loin 2.01
• Short loin
• Sirloin
• 3) Round 1.32
• 4) Chuck 1.10
• 5) Brisket .78
• 6) Flank .84
• 7) Short plate .72

Steaks Roasts - Sirloins - Eye of the
Round - Ground Beef
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Wholesale Cuts

• Wholesale cuts /lbs
• 1) Rib 2.07
• 2) Loin 2.01
• Short loin
• Sirloin
• 3) Round 1.32
• 4) Chuck 1.10
• 5) Brisket .78
• 6) Flank .84
• 7) Short plate .72

Ground Beef - Blade or Arm Steaks - More
Research
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Wholesale Cuts

• Wholesale cuts /lbs
• 1) Rib 2.07
• 2) Loin 2.01
• Short loin
• Sirloin
• 3) Round 1.32
• 4) Chuck 1.10
• 5) Brisket .78
• 6) Flank .84
• 7) Short plate .72

Brisket Fresh Corned Shank Stew
meat
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Wholesale Cuts

• Wholesale cuts /lbs
• 1) Rib 2.07
• 2) Loin 2.01
• Short loin
• Sirloin
• 3) Round 1.32
• 4) Chuck 1.10
• 5) Brisket .78
• 6) Flank .84
• 7) Short plate .72

Flank Steak Fijitas
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Wholesale Cuts

• Wholesale cuts /lbs
• 1) Rib 2.07
• 2) Loin 2.01
• Short loin
• Sirloin
• 3) Round 1.32
• 4) Chuck 1.10
• 5) Brisket .78
• 6) Flank .84
• 7) Short plate .72

Short Ribs Ground Beef
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Drop Credit / Offal

• Hide 45.00
• Tallow 5.00
• Tongue 3.75
• Meat/Bone meal 4.50
• Oxtail 4.00
• Other edible 13.00
• Tripe (Rumen) 3.50
• Other 15.25
• Total/head 100.00

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Pricing Carcasses
Base 134/cwt
Yield Grade 1 2.00 2 1.00 -------- 4 -15.0
0 5 -25.00
Quality Grade Prime 5.00 Choice
3.00 Choice0 3.00 Choice- ----- Select -10.00
Standard -25.00
Carcass Wt lt550 -1500 550-950 ----- gt950 -1500
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Steer 1 Wt. 1371
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Steer 1

• Wt - 1371
• HCW- 809 needs 13.5
• DP -59
• BF - .5 PYG 3.3
• REA - 14.8 diff 1.3 adj. -.4
• KPH 2.0 adj. -.3
• YG 2.7
• Marbling
• QG

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Steer 1

• Wt - 1371
• HCW- 809 needs 13.5
• DP -59
• BF - .5 PYG 3.3
• REA - 14.8 diff 1.3 adj. -.4
• KPH 2.0 adj. -.3
• YG 2.7
• Marbling Small20
• QG Choice -

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Steer 2 Wt. 1440
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Steer 2 Wt. 1440
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Steer 2

• Wt - 1440
• HCW 880 needs 14.3
• DP 61.1
• BF - .8 PYG 4.0
• REA 13.8 diff -.5 adj. .2
• KPH 2.5 adj. -.2
• YG 4.0
• Marbling Score
• QG

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Steer 2

• Wt - 1440
• HCW 880 needs 14.3
• DP 61.1
• BF - .8 PYG 4.0
• REA 13.8 diff -.5 adj. .2
• KPH 2.5 adj. -.2
• YG 4.0
• Marbling Score Sl Abundant
• QG Prime -

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Steer 3 Wt. 1473
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Steer 3

• Wt - 1473
• HCW 876 needs 14.3
• DP - 59
• BF - .3 PYG 2.8
• REA 11.2 diff 1.1 adj. .9
• KPH 3.0 adj. -.1
• YG - 3.6
• Marbling Score
• QG -

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Steer 3

• Wt - 1473
• HCW 876 needs 14.3
• DP - 59
• BF - .3 PYG 2.8
• REA 11.2 diff 1.1 adj. .9
• KPH 3.0 adj. -.1
• YG - 3.6
• Marbling Score Modest
• QG - Choice Average