TY MACDONALD - North Dakota State 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:	9 - -
Team Name:	North Dakota State University
Participant Name:	TY MACDONALD
Individual Rank:	86
Individual Total Score:	2021.333
Team Rank:	11
Team Total Score:	8096.333

Definition

Responses

Score

Class 1-1

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 162 Fat Cover 044 High Select Yield 28	Ribeye Area 143 Fat Cover 036 Low Select Yield 29

Class 1-2

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 152 Fat Cover 024 High Select Yield 27	Ribeye Area 173 Fat Cover 048 Low Choice Yield 26

Class 1-3

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 168 Fat Cover 064 Avg Choice Yield 42	Ribeye Area 205 Fat Cover 048 High Choice Yield 21

Class 1-1 to 1-3

53.33334

Class 1-4

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 148 Fat Cover 084 Avg Choice Yield 44	Ribeye Area 157 Fat Cover 084 Low Choice Yield 38

Class 1-5

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 165 Fat Cover 036 High Select Yield 32	Ribeye Area 166 Fat Cover 044 Low Choice Yield 27

Class 1-6

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 142 Fat Cover 096 High Choice Yield 52	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 3524	Price 3504
2	Price 3924	Price 3924
3	Price 4054	Price 4044
4	Price 3967	Price 3987
5	Price 3811	Price 3811
6	Price 3494	Price 3514

Class 3

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Price 2391	Price 2392

Class 4

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	1324	1324

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

Market Animal Division - Cattle

281

Class 5-1

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Loin Eye Area 082 Backfat Thickness 056 % 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 062 Backfat Thickness 116 % Fat-free Lean 473 USDA Grade 26	Loin Eye Area 067 Backfat Thickness 100 % Fat-free Lean 498 USDA Grade 24

Class 5-3

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Loin Eye Area 080 Backfat Thickness 073 % Fat-free Lean 545 USDA Grade 19	Loin Eye Area 074 Backfat Thickness 120 % Fat-free Lean 486 USDA Grade 24

Class 5-1 to 5-3

50.66667

Class 5-4

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Loin Eye Area 085 Backfat Thickness 053 % Fat-free Lean 575 USDA Grade 02	Loin Eye Area 091 Backfat Thickness 065 % Fat-free Lean 573 USDA Grade 18

Class 5-5

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Loin Eye Area 077 Backfat Thickness 056 % Fat-free Lean 562 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 082 Backfat Thickness 083 % Fat-free Lean 535 USDA Grade 11	Loin Eye Area 089 Backfat Thickness 075 % Fat-free Lean 553 USDA Grade 16

Class 5-4 to 5-6

63.33334

Class 6

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Price 0707	Price 0696

Class 7

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Price 0702	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

260

Class 9-1

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 026 % BCTRC 472 Low Choice Yield 27	Ribeye Area 032 % BCTRC 502 Avg Choice Yield 09

Class 9-2

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 022 % BCTRC 433 Low Prime Yield 54	Ribeye Area 041 % BCTRC 435 Avg Prime Yield 54

Class 9-3

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 024 % BCTRC 462 Avg Choice Yield 42	Ribeye Area 024 % BCTRC 483 Low Choice Yield 12

Class 9-1 to 9-3

53.33334

Class 9-4

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 030 % BCTRC 460 Low Prime Yield 46	Ribeye Area 043 % BCTRC 469 Low Prime Yield 34

Class 9-5

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 026 % BCTRC 448 Avg Choice Yield 39	Ribeye Area 033 % BCTRC 457 Low Prime Yield 39

Class 9-6

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Ribeye Area 038 % BCTRC 472 Low Choice Yield 22	Ribeye Area 042 % BCTRC 508 High Choice Yield 14

Class 9-4 to 9-6

Class 10

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Price 2791	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

167.3333

Market Animal Division

708.3334

Class 12- Angus Bulls

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	2134	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	3124	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	1342	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	1423	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	Keep	Cull
2	Cull	Cull
3	Keep	Keep
4	Keep	Keep
5	Cull	Cull
6	Cull	Keep
7	Cull	Cull
8	Keep	Keep

Class 22 - Questions on Class 12

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

Class 24 - Questions on Class 14

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

Class 25 - Questions on Class 15

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	1/T	3
2	4	4
3	2/F	2/F
4	3	3
5	2/F	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	2/F	4
3	2/F	2/F
4	1/T	2/F
5	1/T	1/T
6	3	3
7	2/F	4
8	4	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	4	4
6	2/F	2/F
7	3	3
8	1/T	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	3	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	2413	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 Select Yield 22	Low Select Yield 24
2	Low Choice Yield 26	Low Choice Yield 26
3	Avg Choice Yield 25	Low Choice Yield 28
4	High Select Yield 31	High Select Yield 27
5	High Select Yield 36	High Select Yield 22

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

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Avg Choice Yield 47	Avg Choice Yield 36
2	High Choice Yield 58	High Choice Yield 59
3	High Choice Yield 58	Low Prime Yield 69
4	High Select Yield 22	Low Choice Yield 07
5	High Select Yield 27	High Select Yield 30

Class 32- Price 2 Beef Carcasses

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Price 3730	Price 3730
2	Price 3580	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 2860	Price 2870
2	Price 4820	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	1432	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 # 1	Animal # 3
3	Animal # 4	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	3124	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	3	4
8	3	3
9	4	4
10	2/F	2/F

Class 40 - Questions on Class 35

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

Class 42 - Questions on Class 38

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

Meat Division

604

Communications Division

Part	Contestant	Judge
1		150

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