OWEN KOCHER - Kansas State University- #11 - 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:	34 - -
Team Name:	Kansas State University- #11
Participant Name:	OWEN KOCHER
Individual Rank:	81
Individual Total Score:	2031.333
Team Rank:	35
Team Total Score:	2031.333

Definition

Responses

Score

Class 1-1

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 160 Fat Cover 064 Avg Choice Yield 29	Ribeye Area 143 Fat Cover 036 Low Select Yield 29

Class 1-2

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 150 Fat Cover 030 High Select Yield 32	Ribeye Area 173 Fat Cover 048 Low Choice Yield 26

Class 1-3

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 175 Fat Cover 074 Avg Choice Yield 37	Ribeye Area 205 Fat Cover 048 High Choice Yield 21

Class 1-1 to 1-3

47.33334

Class 1-4

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 154 Fat Cover 072 Avg Choice Yield 36	Ribeye Area 157 Fat Cover 084 Low Choice Yield 38

Class 1-5

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 182 Fat Cover 068 Avg Choice Yield 32	Ribeye Area 166 Fat Cover 044 Low Choice Yield 27

Class 1-6

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 144 Fat Cover 100 High Choice Yield 47	Ribeye Area 153 Fat Cover 100 Avg Choice Yield 44

Class 1-4 to 1-6

66.66667

Class 2

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Price 3545	Price 3504
2	Price 3944	Price 3924
3	Price 4069	Price 4044
4	Price 3975	Price 3987
5	Price 3847	Price 3811
6	Price 3423	Price 3514

Class 3

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Price 2409	Price 2392

Class 4

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	1342	1324

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

Market Animal Division - Cattle

224

Class 5-1

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Loin Eye Area 073 Backfat Thickness 074 % Fat-free Lean 536 USDA Grade 16	Loin Eye Area 083 Backfat Thickness 080 % Fat-free Lean 537 USDA Grade 20

Class 5-2

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Loin Eye Area 066 Backfat Thickness 084 % Fat-free Lean 516 USDA Grade 25	Loin Eye Area 067 Backfat Thickness 100 % Fat-free Lean 498 USDA Grade 24

Class 5-3

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Loin Eye Area 070 Backfat Thickness 094 % Fat-free Lean 508 USDA Grade 27	Loin Eye Area 074 Backfat Thickness 120 % Fat-free Lean 486 USDA Grade 24

Class 5-1 to 5-3

65.33334

Class 5-4

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Loin Eye Area 084 Backfat Thickness 064 % Fat-free Lean 560 USDA Grade 12	Loin Eye Area 091 Backfat Thickness 065 % Fat-free Lean 573 USDA Grade 18

Class 5-5

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Loin Eye Area 086 Backfat Thickness 054 % Fat-free Lean 575 USDA Grade 06	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 080 % Fat-free Lean 529 USDA Grade 20	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 0699	Price 0696

Class 7

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Price 0698	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

291.3333

Class 9-1

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 022 % BCTRC 495 Avg Choice Yield 12	Ribeye Area 032 % BCTRC 502 Avg Choice Yield 09

Class 9-2

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 031 % BCTRC 430 Low Prime Yield 42	Ribeye Area 041 % BCTRC 435 Avg Prime Yield 54

Class 9-3

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 020 % BCTRC 490 Avg Choice Yield 16	Ribeye Area 024 % BCTRC 483 Low Choice Yield 12

Class 9-1 to 9-3

63.33334

Class 9-4

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 032 % BCTRC 453 Low Prime Yield 36	Ribeye Area 043 % BCTRC 469 Low Prime Yield 34

Class 9-5

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 025 % BCTRC 455 High Choice Yield 24	Ribeye Area 033 % BCTRC 457 Low Prime Yield 39

Class 9-6

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 027 % BCTRC 490 Avg Choice Yield 16	Ribeye Area 042 % BCTRC 508 High Choice Yield 14

Class 9-4 to 9-6

60.66667

Class 10

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Price 2825	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

220

Market Animal Division

735.3334

Class 12- Angus Bulls

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	3241	2314

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

Class 13- Simmental Bulls

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	2143	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	3421	3421

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

Class 15- Chester Gilts

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	4213	4213

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

Class 16- Duroc Gilts

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	1234	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	2341	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	Keep	Keep
2	Keep	Keep
3	Cull	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	4	3
2	2/F	2/F
3	3	3
4	1/T	4
5	3	2/F
6	1/T	1/T
7	2/F	2/F
8	1/T	1/T
9	1/T	4
10	2/F	2/F

Class 23 - Questions on Class 13

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

Class 24 - Questions on Class 14

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

Class 26 - Questions on Class 16

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

Class 27 - Questions on Class 17

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

Class 28 - Questions on Class 18

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

Breeding Animal Division

709

Class 29- Rank 4 Beef Carcasses (Questions)

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	2431	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	High Select Yield 22	Low Select Yield 24
2	Low Choice Yield 25	Low Choice Yield 26
3	Avg Choice Yield 22	Low Choice Yield 28
4	High Select Yield 27	High Select Yield 27
5	High Select Yield 24	High Select Yield 22

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

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Avg Choice Yield 34	Avg Choice Yield 36
2	High Choice Yield 39	High Choice Yield 59
3	High Choice Yield 55	Low Prime Yield 69
4	Low Choice Yield 12	Low Choice Yield 07
5	High Select Yield 23	High Select Yield 30

Class 32- Price 2 Beef Carcasses

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Price 3750	Price 3730
2	Price 3580	Price 3710

Class 33- Price 2 Pork Carcasses

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Price 1070	Price 1050
2	Price 0767	Price 0838

Class 34- Price 2 Lamb Carcasses

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Price 2850	Price 2870
2	Price 5230	Price 5250

Class 35- Rank 4 Lamb Carcasses (Questions)

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	4321	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	4132	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 # 3	Animal # 4
2	Animal # 2	Animal # 3
3	Animal # 1	Animal # 1
4	Animal # 4	Animal # 2
5	Animal # 5	Animal # 5
6	Animal # 8	Animal # 8
7	Animal # 6	Animal # 6
8	Animal # 7	Animal # 7

Class 38- Rank 4 Retail Cuts (Questions)

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	4321	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	2/F	3
2	2/F	2/F
3	1/T	4
4	3	3
5	4	4
6	2/F	4
7	4	4
8	3	3
9	4	4
10	1/T	2/F

Class 40 - Questions on Class 35

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

Class 41 - Questions on Class 36

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

Meat Division

587

Communications Division

Part	Contestant	Judge
1		150

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