DARREN MCDONALD - Vacaville - Meats - California State Finals at Cal Poly

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California State Finals at Cal Poly
May 02, 2026
Meats

Beef Grading

Identification

Overall

Total Judging

Written Test

ID:	254 - -
Team Name:	Vacaville
Participant Name:	DARREN MCDONALD
Individual Rank:	57
Individual Total Score:	488
Team Rank:	12
Team Total Score:	2163

Definition

Responses

Score

Lamb Loin Chops

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	3124	3124

Placing 1 - Cut A	2
Placing 1 - Cut B	4
Placing 1 - Cut C	5

Beef Ribeye Steaks

Part	Contestant	Judge
2	3142	1342

Placing 2 - Cut A	2
Placing 2 - Cut B	3
Placing 2 - Cut C	3

Wholesale Fresh Pork Legs

Part	Contestant	Judge
3	4132	2143

Placing 3 - Cut A	3
Placing 3 - Cut B	2
Placing 3 - Cut C	5

Pork Carcass

Part	Contestant	Judge
4	2134	2431

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

Beef Carcass

Part	Contestant	Judge
5	4231	4321

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

Value Based

Part	Contestant	Judge
7	4123	4123

Placing 6 - Cut A	4
Placing 6 - Cut B	3
Placing 6 - Cut C	2

Placing Sum

260

Questions on Placing Classes

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

Questions - Points per Question

Keep/Cull

Part	Contestant	Judge
6	Keep	Keep
7	Keep	Keep
8	Cull	Cull
9	Cull	Cull
10	Keep	Cull
11	Keep	Keep
12	Cull	Keep
13	Cull	Cull

Keep/Cull Point Values

1: 12
2: 14
3: 02
4: 08
5: 01
6: 15
7: 09
8: 07

Quality Grading

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Quality: Low Select	Quality: Low Choice
2	Quality: High Select	Quality: High Choice
3	Quality: Low Choice	Quality: Low Prime
4	Quality: Average Choice	Quality: Low Prime
5	Quality: High Choice	Quality: High Choice

Quality Grading - Maturity	A
Quality Grading - Maturity	A
Quality Grading - Maturity	A
Quality Grading - Maturity	A
Quality Grading - Maturity	A
Quality Grading - Maturity	A

Yield Grading

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	3.3	2.4
2	2.1	3.8
3	2.5	3.6
4	1.1	2.8
5	1.3	4.3

Carcass Grading Total

Written Exam

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	B	C
2	A	C
3	B	C
4	D	B
5	C	A
6	A	B
7	B	B
8	C	A
9	A	C
10	D	D
11	B	B
12	D	B
13	A	A
14	C	A
15	B	D
16	D	A
17	A	B
18	C	D
19	A	A
20	D	C
21	B	B
22	B	D
23	A	A
24	D	D
25	B	B
26	A	A
27	A	A
28	B	D
29	C	B
30	A	C

Written Exam - Points per Question

Formulation Solution

Formulation Questions

Retail ID

Part	Contestant	Judge
1	Species: Pork Primal: F - Loin Retail: 19 - Roasts - Loin Roast Cookery: Dry Heat	Species: Pork Primal: F - Loin Retail: 34 - Roasts - Tenderloin (Whole) Cookery: Dry Heat
2	Species: Pork Primal: M - Variety Meats Retail: 77 - Variety - Kidney Cookery: Moist Heat	Species: Pork Primal: M - Variety Meats Retail: 77 - Variety - Kidney Cookery: Dry or Moist Heat
3	Species: Pork Primal: F - Loin Retail: 37 - Roasts - Top Loin Roast (Bnls) Cookery: Dry or Moist Heat	Species: Pork Primal: F - Loin Retail: 53 - Steaks - Sirloin Cutlets Cookery: Dry Heat
4	Species: Beef Primal: I - Round Retail: 40 - Roasts - Tri-Tip Roast Cookery: Dry Heat	Species: Beef Primal: F - Loin Retail: 40 - Roasts - Tri-Tip Roast Cookery: Dry Heat
5	Species: Beef Primal: N - Various Meats Retail: 84 - Various - Ground Beef Cookery: Dry Heat	Species: Beef Primal: N - Various Meats Retail: 84 - Various - Ground Beef Cookery: Dry Heat

Meat ID - Points per Species	1
Meat ID - Points per Primal	1
Meat ID - Points per Retail	3
Meat ID - Points per Cookery	1

Retail ID

Part	Contestant	Judge
6	Species: Pork Primal: L - Spareribs Retail: 32 - Roasts - Spareribs Cookery: Moist Heat	Species: Pork Primal: L - Spareribs Retail: 32 - Roasts - Spareribs Cookery: Dry or Moist Heat
7	Species: Pork Primal: E - Ham or Leg Retail: 27 - Roasts - Shank Portion Cookery: Moist Heat	Species: Pork Primal: E - Ham or Leg Retail: 35 - Roasts - Tip Roast (Bnls) Cookery: Dry Heat
8	Species: Pork Primal: K - Side (Belly) Retail: 17 - Roasts - Fresh Side Cookery: Dry Heat	Species: Pork Primal: K - Side (Belly) Retail: 17 - Roasts - Fresh Side Cookery: Moist Heat
9	Species: Beef Primal: M - Variety Meats Retail: 79 - Variety - Oxtail Cookery: Dry or Moist Heat	Species: Beef Primal: M - Variety Meats Retail: 79 - Variety - Oxtail Cookery: Moist Heat
10	Species: Beef Primal: B - Brisket Retail: 14 - Roasts - Eye Round Roast Cookery: Dry Heat	Species: Beef Primal: B - Brisket Retail: 15 - Roasts - Flat Half (Bnls) Cookery: Moist Heat

Meat ID - Points per Species	1
Meat ID - Points per Primal	1
Meat ID - Points per Retail	3
Meat ID - Points per Cookery	1

Retail ID

Part	Contestant	Judge
11	Species: Pork Primal: L - Spareribs Retail: 68 - Chops - Butterflied Chop (Bnls) Cookery: Moist Heat	Species: Pork Primal: F - Loin Retail: 68 - Chops - Butterflied Chop (Bnls) Cookery: Dry Heat
12	Species: Beef Primal: I - Round Retail: 54 - Steaks - Skirt Steak (Bnls) Cookery: Dry Heat	Species: Beef Primal: G - Plate Retail: 54 - Steaks - Skirt Steak (Bnls) Cookery: Dry or Moist Heat
13	Species: Pork Primal: E - Ham or Leg Retail: 27 - Roasts - Shank Portion Cookery: Moist Heat	Species: Pork Primal: N - Various Meats Retail: 86 - Various - Hocks Cookery: Moist Heat
14	Species: Pork Primal: E - Ham or Leg Retail: 25 - Roasts - Rump Portion Cookery: Dry Heat	Species: Pork Primal: E - Ham or Leg Retail: 25 - Roasts - Rump Portion Cookery: Dry or Moist Heat
15	Species: Pork Primal: H - Rib or Rack Retail: 05 - Roasts - Back Ribs Cookery: Moist Heat	Species: Pork Primal: F - Loin Retail: 05 - Roasts - Back Ribs Cookery: Dry or Moist Heat

Meat ID - Points per Species	1
Meat ID - Points per Primal	1
Meat ID - Points per Retail	3
Meat ID - Points per Cookery	1

Retail ID

Part	Contestant	Judge
16	Species: Beef Primal: F - Loin Retail: 49 - Steaks - Porterhouse Steak Cookery: Moist Heat	Species: Beef Primal: F - Loin Retail: 55 - Steaks - T-Bone Steak Cookery: Dry Heat
17	Species: Beef Primal: M - Variety Meats Retail: 80 - Variety - Tongue Cookery: Dry or Moist Heat	Species: Beef Primal: M - Variety Meats Retail: 80 - Variety - Tongue Cookery: Dry or Moist Heat
18	Species: Beef Primal: M - Variety Meats Retail: 77 - Variety - Kidney Cookery: Dry Heat	Species: Beef Primal: M - Variety Meats Retail: 77 - Variety - Kidney Cookery: Dry or Moist Heat
19	Species: Beef Primal: I - Round Retail: 47 - Steaks - Flank Steak Cookery: Dry Heat	Species: Beef Primal: C - Chuck Retail: 58 - Steaks - Top Blade (Bnls) Flat Iron Steak Cookery: Dry Heat
20	Species: Pork Primal: E - Ham or Leg Retail: 44 - Steaks - Center Slice Cookery: Moist Heat	Species: Pork Primal: E - Ham or Leg Retail: 44 - Steaks - Center Slice Cookery: Dry or Moist Heat

Meat ID - Points per Species	1
Meat ID - Points per Primal	1
Meat ID - Points per Retail	3
Meat ID - Points per Cookery	1

Retail ID

Part	Contestant	Judge
21	Species: Beef Primal: F - Loin Retail: 31 - Roasts - Sirloin Half Cookery: Dry Heat	Species: Beef Primal: C - Chuck Retail: 20 - Roasts - Mock Tender Roast Cookery: Moist Heat
22	Species: Pork Primal: E - Ham or Leg Retail: 91 - Smoked/Cured - Ham (Bnls) Cookery: Dry Heat	Species: Pork Primal: E - Ham or Leg Retail: 91 - Smoked/Cured - Ham (Bnls) Cookery: Dry Heat
23	Species: Beef Primal: F - Loin Retail: 57 - Steaks - Tip, Cap Off Steak Cookery: Moist Heat	Species: Beef Primal: F - Loin Retail: 62 - Steaks - Top Sirloin Steak (Bnls) Cookery: Dry Heat
24	Species: Pork Primal: N - Various Meats Retail: 87 - Various - Sausage Link/Pattie Cookery: Dry Heat	Species: Pork Primal: N - Various Meats Retail: 87 - Various - Sausage Link/Pattie Cookery: Dry Heat
25	Species: Lamb Primal: F - Loin Retail: 70 - Chops - Loin Chop Cookery: Dry or Moist Heat	Species: Lamb Primal: F - Loin Retail: 70 - Chops - Loin Chop Cookery: Dry Heat

Meat ID - Points per Species	1
Meat ID - Points per Primal	1
Meat ID - Points per Retail	3
Meat ID - Points per Cookery	1

Retail ID

Part	Contestant	Judge
26	Species: Pork Primal: C - Chuck Retail: 66 - Chops - Blade Chop Cookery: Dry Heat	Species: Lamb Primal: E - Ham or Leg Retail: 73 - Chops - Sirloin Chop Cookery: Dry Heat
27	Species: Beef Primal: M - Variety Meats Retail: 76 - Variety - Heart	Species: Beef Primal: M - Variety Meats Retail: 76 - Variety - Heart Cookery: Dry or Moist Heat
28	Species: Beef Primal: F - Loin Retail: 55 - Steaks - T-Bone Steak Cookery: Moist Heat	Species: Beef Primal: F - Loin Retail: 49 - Steaks - Porterhouse Steak Cookery: Dry Heat
29	Species: Beef Primal: H - Rib or Rack Retail: 50 - Steaks - Ribeye, Lip-On Steak Cookery: Dry Heat	Species: Beef Primal: H - Rib or Rack Retail: 50 - Steaks - Ribeye, Lip-On Steak Cookery: Dry Heat
30	Species: Lamb Primal: H - Rib or Rack Retail: 23 - Roasts - Rib Roast (Frenched) Cookery: Moist Heat	Species: Lamb Primal: H - Rib or Rack Retail: 23 - Roasts - Rib Roast (Frenched) Cookery: Dry Heat

Meat ID - Points per Species	1
Meat ID - Points per Primal	1
Meat ID - Points per Retail	3
Meat ID - Points per Cookery	1

Meat ID 31-35

Meat ID 36-40

Retail ID Total

118

Reasons 1

Reasons 2

Reasons 3

Reasons Total

Team Activity - Placing

Team Activity - Questions

Team Activity - Keep/Cull

Team Activity Total

Practicum 1

Practicum 2

Practicum 3

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