Cattle Grading System- A guide??

millertime78

Hi

Does anyone have a link to explain the cattle grading system used by the factories?

Thanks

John_F

http://www.ifa.ie/Sectors/Cattle/QualityPaymentSystem.aspx

blue5000

grading is one thing, how about a guide to pricing, BEFORE cattle are killed.....

millertime78

Jeez, but the IFA guide is a clear as mud. Is there not a guide with explanatory notes? Its only in the last two years that I've started finishing cattle and I want to understand the statement from the factory better! If I can understand it perhaps I can do a better job of finishing them.

Is there any guide with pictures as to what a U grade is versus an R or and O? What does O-3 mean?

John_F

ya very little difference between a 3- and a 3= fat score but factories have it all sorted so they make most money because the qps is based on a 'science'

maybe get on to the factory if they have leaflets on it??? there are pictures in a teagasc book i had in college alright but thats on the old grid

Indubitable

millertime78 wrote: »

Jeez, but the IFA guide is a clear as mud. Is there not a guide with explanatory notes? Its only in the last two years that I've started finishing cattle and I want to understand the statement from the factory better! If I can understand it perhaps I can do a better job of finishing them.

Is there any guide with pictures as to what a U grade is versus an R or and O? What does O-3 mean?

Teagasc have books with these guidelines in them. They include pictures and diagrams etc. I saw a man that was doing the green cert that had them.

cows_ dumpit_ we _pumpit

i think 0-3 is your fat class ideal fc on bulls and heifers is fat class 4. 5 is very fat and not efficent 3 has room for improvment

bogman_bass

this might help train your eye
http://www.eblex.org.uk/returns/BeefClassificationGame/display.html

pakalasa

That's a good game. A good dealer would even tell ya what weight they would kill out at.

ger b

forget the x boxes and the like theres an actual edu-macational game out there

Muckit

Is an R= grade pronounced 'R equals'

Also if a factory quotes a price, is that for R grades or what??

bob charles

R and R= are base prices aslong as animal is over 2+ and under 4+

simples:D:D

bogman_bass

I dont think thats the question Bob.

And I wondered the same myself muckit

Attie

millertime78 wrote: »

Hi

Does anyone have a link to explain the cattle grading system used by the factories?

Thanks

Millertime
There is a bit of info here http://www.teagasc.ie/search/index.asp?q=Beef fat score more than enough for one night's reading.
Bit out of date but hope it is of some use.
Attie

newmug

Another stupid question, but when factories say they're giving whatever amount "off the grid", what does that mean?

Rho b

http://www.dunbiafarmers.com/Beef-Grading.aspx