Department of Animal & Food Sciences

Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Beef Cattle Discovery: Grading Cattle

Grading Feeder Cattle

The process of grading feeder cattle is a projection of maturity based on frame size, muscling and the sex of the calf.

Growth Curve

Evaluating Frame Size

What Makes the Grade on Frame Size?

Evaluating Muscle

Muscle Grades

#1 Muscle

#2 Muscle

#3 Muscle

#4 Muscle

Muscle Grades

Possible Feeder Cattle Grades

Old Calves

Medium vs. Small Calves

Grading Market Steers

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