{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: National Beef Quality Audit-2022: in-plant assessments of quality and yield determining carcass characteristics of fed steers and heifers.
{Author}: Mayer TR;Borders SE;Schwartz TE;Gehring KB;Griffin DB;Kerth CR;Belk KE;Scanga JA;Nair MN;Pfeiffer MM;Mafi GG;Harr KM;Lawrence TE;Tennant TC;Lucherk LW;O'Quinn TG;Beyer ES;Bass PD;Garcia LG;Bohrer BM;Pempek JA;Garmyn AJ;Maddock RJ;Carr CC;Pringle TD;Scheffler TL;Scheffler JM;Stelzleni AM;Gonzalez JM;Underwood KR;Harsh BN;Waters CM;Savell JW;
{Journal}: Transl Anim Sci
{Volume}: 8
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: 2024
暂无{DOI}: 10.1093/tas/txae098
{Abstract}: The National Beef Quality Audit - 2022 serves as a benchmark of the current fed steer and heifer population of the U.S. beef industry and allows comparison to previous audits as a method of monitoring industry progress. In-plant cooler assessments and collections of beef carcass data took place from July 2021 to November 2022. During in-plant evaluations, 10% of 1-d production was surveyed for quality and yield indicating characteristics of fed beef carcasses (n = 9,746 beef carcasses). Distributions of sex classes among sampled carcasses were steer (65.0%) and heifer (35.0%), whereas distributions of breed type were native (87.7%), dairy (11.3%), and Bos indicus (0.9%). Mean values were observed for USDA Yield Grades (YG; 3.3), USDA Quality Grade (QG; Choice16), marbling score (Small98), ribeye area (91.0 cm2), adjusted fat thickness (1.49 cm), hot carcass weight (401.9 kg), and KPH (2.5%). Mean overall maturity was A66, with a mean lean maturity of A56 and mean skeletal maturity of A72. There were 28.1% of carcasses identified for use in a USDA-certified beef G-Schedule Program. Defects, such as dark cutting and blood splash, were observed at 1.8% and 0.5%, respectively. Distributions of USDA YG were YG 1 (8.2%), YG 2 (30.7%), YG 3 (40.2%), YG 4 (16.6%), and YG 5 (4.3%). USDA QGs were observed at 7.5% Prime, 69.2% Choice, 16.4% Select, and 6.8% other. The results of this study provide an updated look at the current grading trends of beef carcasses in the United States to drive progress in the fed beef industry.