MATTHEW FERRELL - Texas Tech University - 2026 National Meat Animal Evaluation Contest - National Meat Animal Evaluation Contest

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National Meat Animal Evaluation Contest
Mar 28, 2026
2026 National Meat Animal Evaluation Contest

Beef Evaluation

Breeding Animal Division

Communications Division

Market Animal Division

Meats Division

Overall

Sheep Evaluation

Swine Evaluation

ID:	41 - -
Team Name:	Texas Tech University
Participant Name:	MATTHEW FERRELL
Individual Rank:	31
Individual Total Score:	2149
Team Rank:	3
Team Total Score:	8886

Definition

Responses

Score

Class 1-1

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 176 Fat Cover 032 High Select Yield 15	Ribeye Area 143 Fat Cover 036 Low Select Yield 29

Class 1-2

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 154 Fat Cover 036 Low Choice Yield 29	Ribeye Area 173 Fat Cover 048 Low Choice Yield 26

Class 1-3

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 168 Fat Cover 052 Avg Choice Yield 31	Ribeye Area 205 Fat Cover 048 High Choice Yield 21

Class 1-1 to 1-3

56.66667

Class 1-4

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 158 Fat Cover 092 High Choice Yield 40	Ribeye Area 157 Fat Cover 084 Low Choice Yield 38

Class 1-5

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 171 Fat Cover 076 Avg Choice Yield 35	Ribeye Area 166 Fat Cover 044 Low Choice Yield 27

Class 1-6

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 150 Fat Cover 108 Low Prime Yield 46	Ribeye Area 153 Fat Cover 100 Avg Choice Yield 44

Class 1-4 to 1-6

64.66667

Class 2

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Price 3594	Price 3504
2	Price 3994	Price 3924
3	Price 4024	Price 4044
4	Price 3967	Price 3987
5	Price 3811	Price 3811
6	Price 3564	Price 3514

Class 3

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Price 2401	Price 2392

Class 4

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	3124	1324

Class 4 - Cut A	3
Class 4 - Cut B	2
Class 4 - Cut C	5

Market Animal Division - Cattle

245.3333

Class 5-1

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Loin Eye Area 076 Backfat Thickness 051 % Fat-free Lean 568 USDA Grade 12	Loin Eye Area 083 Backfat Thickness 080 % Fat-free Lean 537 USDA Grade 20

Class 5-2

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Loin Eye Area 076 Backfat Thickness 086 % Fat-free Lean 526 USDA Grade 24	Loin Eye Area 067 Backfat Thickness 100 % Fat-free Lean 498 USDA Grade 24

Class 5-3

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Loin Eye Area 075 Backfat Thickness 076 % Fat-free Lean 537 USDA Grade 22	Loin Eye Area 074 Backfat Thickness 120 % Fat-free Lean 486 USDA Grade 24

Class 5-1 to 5-3

51.33334

Class 5-4

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Loin Eye Area 084 Backfat Thickness 061 % Fat-free Lean 565 USDA Grade 06	Loin Eye Area 091 Backfat Thickness 065 % Fat-free Lean 573 USDA Grade 18

Class 5-5

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Loin Eye Area 088 Backfat Thickness 051 % Fat-free Lean 581 USDA Grade 02	Loin Eye Area 086 Backfat Thickness 060 % Fat-free Lean 575 USDA Grade 14

Class 5-6

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Loin Eye Area 078 Backfat Thickness 081 % Fat-free Lean 534 USDA Grade 12	Loin Eye Area 089 Backfat Thickness 075 % Fat-free Lean 553 USDA Grade 16

Class 5-4 to 5-6

Class 6

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Price 0712	Price 0696

Class 7

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Price 0707	Price 0701

Class 8

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	1432	1432

Class 8 - Cut A	2
Class 8 - Cut B	4
Class 8 - Cut C	2

Market Animal Division - Swine

243.3333

Class 9-1

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 028 % BCTRC 492 Avg Prime Yield 11	Ribeye Area 032 % BCTRC 502 Avg Choice Yield 09

Class 9-2

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 034 % BCTRC 433 Low Prime Yield 49	Ribeye Area 041 % BCTRC 435 Avg Prime Yield 54

Class 9-3

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 020 % BCTRC 462 Avg Choice Yield 26	Ribeye Area 024 % BCTRC 483 Low Choice Yield 12

Class 9-1 to 9-3

61.33334

Class 9-4

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 034 % BCTRC 443 Low Prime Yield 45	Ribeye Area 043 % BCTRC 469 Low Prime Yield 34

Class 9-5

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 031 % BCTRC 454 High Choice Yield 38	Ribeye Area 033 % BCTRC 457 Low Prime Yield 39

Class 9-6

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 029 % BCTRC 474 Avg Choice Yield 21	Ribeye Area 042 % BCTRC 508 High Choice Yield 14

Class 9-4 to 9-6

Class 10

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Price 2809	Price 2818

Class 11

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	3241	3241

Class 11 - Cut A	3
Class 11 - Cut B	2
Class 11 - Cut C	5

Market Animal Division - Sheep

213.3333

Market Animal Division

702

Class 12- Angus Bulls

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	3214	2314

Class 12 - Cut A	4
Class 12 - Cut B	5
Class 12 - Cut C	3

Class 13- Simmental Bulls

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	1234	2134

Class 13 - Cut A	2
Class 13 - Cut B	6
Class 13 - Cut C	3

Class 14- Maine-Angus Heifers

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	3241	3421

Class 14 - Cut A	4
Class 14 - Cut B	2
Class 14 - Cut C	6

Class 15- Chester Gilts

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	2413	4213

Class 15 - Cut A	4
Class 15 - Cut B	3
Class 15 - Cut C	4

Class 16- Duroc Gilts

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	2134	1324

Class 16 - Cut A	6
Class 16 - Cut B	2
Class 16 - Cut C	4

Class 17- Wether Dam Does

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	2314	2314

Class 17 - Cut A	3
Class 17 - Cut B	4
Class 17 - Cut C	2

Class 18- Breeding Ewes

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	4123	4123

Class 18 - Cut A	3
Class 18 - Cut B	3
Class 18 - Cut C	6

Class 19- Commercial Heifers- K/C

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Cull	Keep
2	Keep	Keep
3	Keep	Cull
4	Keep	Keep
5	Cull	Cull
6	Cull	Cull
7	Cull	Cull
8	Keep	Keep

Class 20- Duroc Gilts

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Keep	Cull
2	Keep	Keep
3	Keep	Keep
4	Cull	Cull
5	Cull	Keep
6	Keep	Keep
7	Cull	Cull
8	Cull	Cull

Class 21- Hampshire Ewes- K/C

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Cull	Cull
2	Cull	Cull
3	Keep	Keep
4	Keep	Keep
5	Cull	Cull
6	Keep	Keep
7	Cull	Cull
8	Keep	Keep

Class 22 - Questions on Class 12

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	3	3
2	1/T	2/F
3	3	3
4	4	4
5	2/F	2/F
6	1/T	1/T
7	2/F	2/F
8	4	1/T
9	4	4
10	3	2/F

Class 23 - Questions on Class 13

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	4	4
2	1/T	2/F
3	3	3
4	3	4
5	3	3
6	2/F	1/T
7	4	4
8	2/F	2/F
9	1/T	1/T
10	3	3

Class 24 - Questions on Class 14

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	3	3
2	4	4
3	3	3
4	1/T	1/T
5	1/T	1/T
6	2/F	2/F
7	4	4
8	1/T	1/T
9	1/T	1/T
10	4	2/F

Class 25 - Questions on Class 15

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	3	3
2	4	4
3	2/F	2/F
4	3	3
5	1/T	1/T
6	1/T	1/T
7	2/F	1/T
8	4	4
9	2/F	2/F
10	3	3

Class 26 - Questions on Class 16

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	2/F	2/F
2	4	4
3	2/F	2/F
4	2/F	2/F
5	1/T	1/T
6	3	3
7	4	4
8	2/F	2/F
9	1/T	3
10	1/T	1/T

Class 27 - Questions on Class 17

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	1/T	1/T
2	4	4
3	3	3
4	2/F	2/F
5	4	4
6	2/F	2/F
7	3	3
8	4	4
9	1/T	1/T
10	3	3

Class 28 - Questions on Class 18

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	3	3
2	4	4
3	1/T	1/T
4	1/T	1/T
5	3	4
6	2/F	2/F
7	2/F	2/F
8	4	4
9	4	4
10	3	3

Breeding Animal Division

770

Class 29- Rank 4 Beef Carcasses (Questions)

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	4231	4231

Class 29 - Cut A	2
Class 29 - Cut B	5
Class 29 - Cut C	3

Class 30- Grade 5 Beef Carcasses (Q&Y)

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Low Choice Yield 21	Low Select Yield 24
2	Avg Choice Yield 25	Low Choice Yield 26
3	High Choice Yield 23	Low Choice Yield 28
4	High Select Yield 25	High Select Yield 27
5	High Select Yield 17	High Select Yield 22

Class 31- Grade 5 Beef Carcasses (Q&Y)

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Avg Choice Yield 31	Avg Choice Yield 36
2	High Choice Yield 47	High Choice Yield 59
3	High Choice Yield 52	Low Prime Yield 69
4	Low Choice Yield 18	Low Choice Yield 07
5	High Select Yield 25	High Select Yield 30

Class 32- Price 2 Beef Carcasses

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Price 3740	Price 3730
2	Price 3690	Price 3710

Class 33- Price 2 Pork Carcasses

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Price 1050	Price 1050
2	Price 0838	Price 0838

Class 34- Price 2 Lamb Carcasses

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Price 2880	Price 2870
2	Price 5250	Price 5250

Class 35- Rank 4 Lamb Carcasses (Questions)

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	4312	4312

Class 35 - Cut A	4
Class 35 - Cut B	6
Class 35 - Cut C	3

Class 36- Rank 4 Pork Carcasses (Questions)

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	3412	3412

Class 36 - Cut A	2
Class 36 - Cut B	5
Class 36 - Cut C	4

Class 37- Rank 8 Pork Carcasses

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Animal # 4	Animal # 4
2	Animal # 3	Animal # 3
3	Animal # 1	Animal # 1
4	Animal # 2	Animal # 2
5	Animal # 5	Animal # 5
6	Animal # 6	Animal # 8
7	Animal # 8	Animal # 6
8	Animal # 7	Animal # 7

Class 38- Rank 4 Retail Cuts (Questions)

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	4231	4231

Class 38 - Cut A	2
Class 38 - Cut B	4
Class 38 - Cut C	2

Class 39 - Questions on Class 29

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	3	3
2	2/F	2/F
3	4	4
4	3	3
5	4	4
6	4	4
7	4	4
8	3	3
9	3	4
10	2/F	2/F

Class 40 - Questions on Class 35

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	2/F	1/T
2	1/T	3
3	1/T	2/F
4	2/F	3
5	4	2/F
6	4	4
7	3	3
8	2/F	2/F
9	2/F	1/T
10	4	4

Class 41 - Questions on Class 36

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	2/F	2/F
2	4	4
3	2/F	2/F
4	3	3
5	3	3
6	3	3
7	2/F	3
8	3	3
9	1/T	1/T
10	2/F	1/T

Class 42 - Questions on Class 38

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	3	3
2	1/T	1/T
3	3	3
4	1/T	1/T
5	2/F	4
6	2/F	2/F
7	1/T	4
8	4	2/F
9	2/F	2/F
10	3	3

Meat Division

677

Communications Division

Part	Contestant	Judge
1		150

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