Carcass Quality Grading - Scoring
The following sources and people are cited in the development of the
scoring procedure:
- Texas State Meats CDE rules at www.TexasFFA.org
- National Meats CDE rules at www.ffa.org
- USDA quality grading standards
- Davey Griffin, Texas A&M University
- Randy Hines, Tarleton State University
- Bobby Rosenbusch, CDE Committee Chair, Florence FFA
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Scores for quality grading shall be determined according to the following
guidelines:
- 10 points are awarded for correct identification of quality grade
- 9, 7, and 4 points are awarded for certain almost-correct responses
- 0 points are awarded if the contestant's response is invalid for the Maturity of
the carcass.
- For scoring, the judge must specify the Maturity of each carcass (B or Other).
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USDA Quality Grading
Point Allocation for A, C, D, and E Maturity Carcasses
Point Allocation for B Maturity Carcasses
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