Beef Carcass Evaluation

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Beef Carcass Evaluation
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Beef Packing Industry

• Packing Plants
• IBP, Excel, ConAgra
• Daily Slaughter Capacity
• 130,000
• 82 steers heifers 107,000
• 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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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) Loin 2.20 2.00
• 2) Rib 1.96 1.90
• 3) Round 1.34 1.24
• 4) Chuck 1.07 1.05
• 5) Brisket .91 .91
• 6) Flank .74 .70
• 7) Short plate .70 .70

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

• Wholesale cuts /lbs
• 1) Loin 2.20 2.00
• 2) Rib 1.96 1.90
• 3) Round 1.34 1.24
• 4) Chuck 1.07 1.05
• 5) Brisket .91 .91
• 6) Flank .74 .70
• 7) Short plate .70 .70

Steaks - Rib eye - Prime rib
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Wholesale Cuts

• Wholesale cuts /lbs
• 1) Loin 2.20 2.00
• 2) Rib 1.96 1.90
• 3) Round 1.34 1.24
• 4) Chuck 1.07 1.05
• 5) Brisket .91 .91
• 6) Flank .74 .70
• 7) Short plate .70 .70

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

• Wholesale cuts /lbs
• 1) Loin 2.20 2.00
• 2) Rib 1.96 1.90
• 3) Round 1.34 1.24
• 4) Chuck 1.07 1.05
• 5) Brisket .91 .91
• 6) Flank .74 .70
• 7) Short plate .70 .70

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

• Wholesale cuts /lbs
• 1) Loin 2.20 2.00
• 2) Rib 1.96 1.90
• 3) Round 1.34 1.24
• 4) Chuck 1.07 1.05
• 5) Brisket .91 .91
• 6) Flank .74 .70
• 7) Short plate .70 .70

Brisket Fresh Corned Shank Stew
meat
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Wholesale Cuts

• Wholesale cuts /lbs
• 1) Loin 2.20 2.00
• 2) Rib 1.96 1.90
• 3) Round 1.34 1.24
• 4) Chuck 1.07 1.05
• 5) Brisket .91 .91
• 6) Flank .74 .70
• 7) Short plate .70 .70

Flank Steak Fijitas
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Wholesale Cuts

• Wholesale cuts /lbs
• 1) Loin 2.20 2.00
• 2) Rib 1.96 1.90
• 3) Round 1.34 1.24
• 4) Chuck 1.07 1.05
• 5) Brisket .91 .91
• 6) Flank .74 .70
• 7) Short plate .70 .70

Short Ribs Ground Beef
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Pricing Carcasses
Base 170/cwt remember this is on a carcass wt
basis a live steer would be 170.00 DP
(62) and thus would be 105.00/cwt live basis
Yield Grade 1 5.00 2 5.00 -------- 4 -10.0
0 5 -20.00
Quality Grade Prime 8.00 Choice
3.00 Choice0 3.00 Choice- ----- Select -25.00
Standard -35.00
Carcass Wt lt550 -1500 550-950 ----- gt950 -1500
Dairy Type -15.00/cwt
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Spring 04 Steers
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Fall 03 Steers
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Steer 1Wt. 1295
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Steer 1Wt. 1295

• Wt 1295
• HCW 796
• Required REA 13.3
• DP .61
• BF .30
• PYG 2.8
• REA 14.4 adj -.3
• KPH 2.0 -.3
• Final YG 2.5
• Quality Grade Select-
• Marbling Score Slight20

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Steer 1Wt.

• Final YG 2.5 5.00
• Quality Grade Select -25.00
• Price 140.00

Adjustment
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Steer 2Wt. 1420
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Steer 2Wt. 1420

• Wt 1420
• HCW 838
• Required REA 13.8
• DP 59.0
• BF .20
• PYG 2.5
• REA 11.3 adj .7
• KPH 3.5
• Final YG 3.2
• Quality Grade Choice
• Marbling Score Moderate70

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Steer 2Wt. 1420

• Final YG 3.6 0.0
• Quality Grade 3.00
• Dairy Type -15.00
• Price 158.00/cwt carcass

Adjustment
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Heifer 3Wt. 1170
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Heifer 3Wt. 1170

• Wt 1170
• HCW 754
• Required REA 12.8
• DP 64.5
• BF 1.00 adj 1.1
• PYG 4.7
• REA 12.5 adj .1
• KPH 3.0 adj -.1
• Final YG 4.7
• Quality Grade Small80
• Marbling Score Choice-

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Heifer 3Wt. 1170

• Final YG 4.7 -10.00
• Quality Grade Choice- 0.00
• Price 160.00/cwt

Adjustment
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Steer 4Wt. 1320
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Steer 4Wt. 1320

• Wt 1320
• HCW 834
• Required REA 13.9
• DP 63.2
• BF .45
• PYG 3.1
• REA 14.1 adj -.1
• KPH 2.0 adj -.3
• Final YG 2.7
• Quality Grade Choiceo
• Marbling Score Modest10

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Steer 4Wt. 1320

• Final YG 2.7 5.00
• Quality Grade Cho 3.00
• Price 178.00/cwt

Adjustment
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Steer 1Wt. 1295, DP .61, BF .30, REA 14.4,
YG 2.5, QG Select
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Steer 2Wt. 1420, DP 59, BF .20, REA 13.8, YG
3.2, QG Choice
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Heifer 3Wt. 1170, DP 64, BF 1.0, REA 12.5, YG
4.7, QG Choice-
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Steer 4Wt. 1320, DP 63, BF .45, REA 14.1, YG
2.7, QG Choiceo
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Steer 5Wt.
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Steer 5Wt.

• Wt
• Avg REA 13.2
• DP 63
• BF .55
• PYG 3.6
• REA 12.2
• KPH 2.0
• Final YG 3.5
• Quality Grade Select -
• Marbling Score Slight40

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Steer 5Wt. 1250

• Final YG 3.5 0
• Quality Grade Sel- -10.00
• Price 104.00/cwt

Adjustment
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Steer 1Wt. 1295

• Wt 1295
• HCW 796
• Required REA 13.3
• DP .61
• BF .30
• PYG 2.8
• REA 14.4 adj -.3
• KPH 2.5 -.2
• Final YG 2.5
• Quality Grade Select-
• Marbling Score Slight20

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Steer 2Wt. 1420

• Wt 1420
• HCW 838
• Required REA 13.8
• DP 59.0
• BF .20
• PYG 2.5
• REA 11.3 adj .7
• KPH 3.5
• Final YG 3.2
• Quality Grade Choice
• Marbling Score Moderate70

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Heifer 3Wt. 1170

• Wt 1170
• HCW 754
• Required REA 12.8
• DP 64.5
• BF 1.00 adj 1.1
• PYG 4.7
• REA 12.5 adj .1
• KPH 3.0 adj -.1
• Final YG 4.7
• Quality Grade Small80
• Marbling Score Choice-

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Steer 4Wt. 1320

• Wt 1320
• HCW 834
• Required REA 13.9
• DP 63.2
• BF .45
• PYG 3.1
• REA 14.1 adj -.1
• KPH 2.0 adj -.3
• Final YG 2.7
• Quality Grade Choiceo
• Marbling Score Modest10