Utility, Cutter and Canner grades are the lowest grade of beef available in the U.S. Beef that carries these grades are used for processed meat products, such as ground beef or sausage. USDA Beef ...

A large portion of beef sold at retail in the United States is accompanied by a USDA quality grade label, such as USDA Choice. However, the label can be confusing to consumers.

We break down the beef grades in the U.S. and what the classifications mean. From tip of the top, prime beef to canner grade, ...

Grocery Store Takeaway: USDA certified beef programs such as Certified Angus Beef (CAB), for example, tend to carry the best quality choice steaks. They may not be labeled “USDA choice,” but CAB only ...

Most Wagyu beef would fall into the “prime” USDA grading, thanks to its usually impressive amount of marbling. Updated at 4:00pm EST on 4/13/21 to include info about the lower grades of meat ...

The USDA recently announced a new remote beef grading program which will allow rural meat processors to grade their products digitally and reduce their costs. 3 months/99¢ a month SUBSCRIBE NOW ...

USDA offers these services to packers and processors on a user-fee basis. While over 90% of America’s fed beef supply is officially graded by USDA, most users are large beef packing operations.

Select grade. After going through a USDA grader, beef that is identified as having a slight amount of marbling in the rib-eye is identified as Select grade beef.

According to CattleFax, a beef industry economics firm, the percentage of the nation’s federally inspected beef cattle grading either prime or in the upper two-thirds of the choice category was ...

See grading cameras at work at the 11:10 mark in this USDA video. The USDA’s current upper limit on what is known as “line speed” is nearly 400 cattle per hour, or one steer every nine seconds.