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Major retail cuts: lamb

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Shoulder, rack, loin, leg

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Major Retail Cuts: cattle

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Rib, loin, chuck, round

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Major retail cuts: swine

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Ham, loin, picnic shoulder, boston butt

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Ear notches

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Left: Right:
Bottom right: 1. Top right: 9
Bottom left: 3. Bottom left: 1
Tip: 81 . Bottom right: 3
Top left: 9
Top right: 27

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Farrow-to-finish

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Breeding and farrowing sows until they reach a market weight; 10-11 months
4 months: breeding and gestation
6-7 months: raise to liter to market weight; greatest long run market potential

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Farrow-to-feeder

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Breeding and farrowing sows and selling the piglets when they weight 30-60 pounds to finishing operations; decreases need for facilities, operating capital and amount of feed; good foundation for # of sow or farrow to finish operation

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Feeder-to-finish

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Weigh 30-60 pounds and fees to market weight; allows minimum overhead, low labor requirements and no long term commitment; allows to fatten pigs without having to manage breeding stock

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Priorities in cattle (breeding)

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Functionality
Production
Optimal performance 
Skeletal width
Balance
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Priorities in cattle (market)

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Muscle
Balance
Leanness

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Priorities in hog (market)

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Muscle
Lean
Growth
Design

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Priorities in hogs (breeding)

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Soundness
Growth
Balance/femininity
Underline/vulva

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Priorities in lamb (breeding)

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Functionality/performance
Balance
Muscle
Mouth soundness/breed character

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Priorities in lamb (market)

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Muscularity/ correctness of finish
Handling quality
Weight and extension
Skeletal correctness

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Priorities in goats (breeding)

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Skeletal width
Volume
Balance
Skeletal correctness

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Priorities in goats (market)

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Muscle
Correctness of finish
Weight/ pounds of product
Skeletal correctness

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Quality grades: cattle

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Prime- abundant marbling- sold in restaurants
Upper 2/3 choice
Lower choice
Select- uniform in quality and normally leaner than higher grades
Standard- ungraded on ‘store brand meat’

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Quality grades: lamb

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Prime- high in tenderness, juiciness and flavor
Choice- shortly less marbling than prime but still very high quality
Good
Utility
Cull

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Quality grades (cattle)

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Prime- abundant marbling- sold in restaurants
Upper 2/3 choice
Low choice
Select- uniform in quality and normally leaner than higher grades
Standard- ungraded or ‘store brand meat’

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Quality grade (lamb)

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Prime- high in tenderness, juiciness and flavor
Choice- slightly less marbling than prime but still very high quality 
Good
Utility
Cull 
-carcass conformation
Maturity
Fat deposition
Fat and lean firmness
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Quality grade (pork)

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No standard quality grade “acceptable” quality meat standard grading system

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Class dynamics

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  • each class has 4 head of livestock
  • 24 possible platings
  • 3 pairs: top, middle, bottom
  • 3 cuts: top, middle, bottom
  • numbered left to right from behind
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Breed Complementarity:

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Counter balance
-Brahman x Angus
-British x Continental
Maternal.      Terminal
Early maturing   Late maturing
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Visual indicator of muscle- cattle

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Hip/pin width 
Round
Lower quarter
Width between hocks
Base width
Behind shoulders
Loin
Rib
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Visual indicator of fat- cattle

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Brisket
Rib cage
Top line
Tailhead/ pones
Drop to flank
Cod
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Visual indicator of muscle- goat
``` Fore arm Chest floor Rack Loin Hip Leg Base width ```
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Visual indicator of fat- goat
Chest floor Fore rib Flank and lower body cavity Behind shoulder
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Visual indicator of muscle- hog
``` Forearm Behind the blades Loin Hip Ham Stifle Base width ```
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Visual indicator of fat- hog
``` Loin Underline Jowl Elbow pocket Twist ```
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Mouth structure | Parrot mouth
Overbite; short bottom jaw
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Mouth structure | Monkey mouth
Underbite; too long lower jaw
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Yield grade- adjustable factors Preliminary yield grade
every .1 increase, PYG increases .25
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Yield grade- adjustable factors | Adjustable 1- carcass weight
Every 100 lbs. from 600 lbs., PYG increase by +/- 4
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Adj. 2- ribeye area
Every 1 square inch from 11.0in ^2, adjust PYG +/- .33
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Adj. 3- Kidney, Pelvic, and Heart Fat
Every 1.0% change in KPH fat from 3.5%, PYG +/-2
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Yield grade- cattle- equation
2.5 + (2.5 x adj. fat thickness) + (.2 x % KPH fat) + (.0038 x hot carcass weigh) - (.32 x REA in^2
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Lamb yield grade equation
.4 + (10 adj. fat thickness)
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Pork yield grade equation
(4 x LRBF) - MS
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Market schemes
- each carcass evaluated and prices individual - premiums and discounts determines ahead of delivery - base price may be negotiated or come from formula - carcasses are grades and values assigned - farmer stands grading risk - different buyers have different systems - nearly all hogs - increasingly popular or fed cattle
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Marketing methods
``` Cut ability based grids Quality Breed specific Laura's Lean Beef All natural beef ```
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Marketing methods
``` Beef breed Associated No dark cuttin characteristics No hump exceeding 2 in. Red angus association Certified Hereford Beef Sterling Silver Excel Corporation Natural/Implant free ```
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Growth curves- cattle
Marble after maturing, intersection | Optimum weight
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Growth curve- hogs
Lean w/ some fat at maturity
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Growth curve- goats/sheep
Before maturity; before intense fat phase
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Calculate placing scores (book)
Cuts are based on the difficulty of the pairs Max total sum cannot exceed 15 points 15- max of 5 points in middle cut 14- max of 8 points middle pair

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