California State Finals at Cal Poly
May 02, 2026
Meats
Beef Grading Identification Overall Total Judging Written Test

ID: 556 - 1 -
Team Name: Reedley-Reedley Middle College
Participant Name:
MATTHIAS BRAUN
Individual Rank: 66
Individual Total Score: 466
Team Rank: 11
Team Total Score: 2224

DefinitionResponsesScore
Lamb Loin Chops
PartContestantJudge
131243124
Placing 1 - Cut A2
Placing 1 - Cut B4
Placing 1 - Cut C5
50
Beef Ribeye Steaks
PartContestantJudge
214321342
Placing 2 - Cut A2
Placing 2 - Cut B3
Placing 2 - Cut C3
47
Wholesale Fresh Pork Legs
PartContestantJudge
313242143
Placing 3 - Cut A3
Placing 3 - Cut B2
Placing 3 - Cut C5
32
Pork Carcass
PartContestantJudge
423412431
Placing 4 - Cut A2
Placing 4 - Cut B3
Placing 4 - Cut C5
47
Beef Carcass
PartContestantJudge
543214321
Placing 5 - Cut A4
Placing 5 - Cut B2
Placing 5 - Cut C3
50
Value Based
PartContestantJudge
714324123
Placing 6 - Cut A4
Placing 6 - Cut B3
Placing 6 - Cut C2
44
Placing Sum
270
Questions on Placing Classes
PartContestantJudge
144
211
342
411
544
623
741
821
924
1034
Questions - Points per Question5
20
Keep/Cull
PartContestantJudge
6KeepKeep
7KeepKeep
8CullCull
9CullCull
10KeepCull
11KeepKeep
12CullKeep
13CullCull
Keep/Cull Point Values1: 12
2: 14
3: 02
4: 08
5: 01
6: 15
7: 09
8: 07
42
Quality Grading
PartContestantJudge
1Quality: High StandardQuality: Low Choice
2Quality: Low ChoiceQuality: High Choice
3Quality: High ChoiceQuality: Low Prime
4Quality: Average ChoiceQuality: Low Prime
5Quality: High SelectQuality: High Choice
Quality Grading - MaturityA
Quality Grading - MaturityA
Quality Grading - MaturityA
Quality Grading - MaturityA
Quality Grading - MaturityA
Quality Grading - MaturityA
14
Yield Grading
PartContestantJudge
12.42.4
23.63.8
34.43.6
42.62.8
54.54.3
30
Carcass Grading Total
44
Written Exam
PartContestantJudge
1CC
2AC
3AC
4AB
5BA
6BB
7AB
8DA
9AC
10DD
11BB
12BB
13DA
14BA
15DD
16BA
17AB
18DD
19AA
20AC
21BB
22AD
23DA
24DD
25AB
26DA
27AA
28DD
29BB
30BC
Written Exam - Points per Question3
39
Formulation Solution  
Formulation Questions  
Retail ID
PartContestantJudge
1Species: Lamb
Primal: M - Variety Meats
Retail: 77 - Variety - Kidney
Species: Pork
Primal: F - Loin
Retail: 34 - Roasts - Tenderloin (Whole)
Cookery: Dry Heat
2Species: Pork
Primal: M - Variety Meats
Retail: 77 - Variety - Kidney
Species: Pork
Primal: M - Variety Meats
Retail: 77 - Variety - Kidney
Cookery: Dry or Moist Heat
3Species: Pork
Primal: F - Loin
Retail: 70 - Chops - Loin Chop
Species: Pork
Primal: F - Loin
Retail: 53 - Steaks - Sirloin Cutlets
Cookery: Dry Heat
4Species: Beef
Primal: B - Brisket
Retail: 40 - Roasts - Tri-Tip Roast
Species: Beef
Primal: F - Loin
Retail: 40 - Roasts - Tri-Tip Roast
Cookery: Dry Heat
5Species: Pork
Primal: D - Flank
Retail: 65 - Chops - Arm Chop
Species: Beef
Primal: N - Various Meats
Retail: 84 - Various - Ground Beef
Cookery: Dry Heat
Meat ID - Points per Species1
Meat ID - Points per Primal1
Meat ID - Points per Retail3
Meat ID - Points per Cookery1
11
Retail ID
PartContestantJudge
6Species: Lamb
Retail: 88 - Various - Shank
Species: Pork
Primal: L - Spareribs
Retail: 32 - Roasts - Spareribs
Cookery: Dry or Moist Heat
7Species: Pork
Primal: C - Chuck
Retail: 65 - Chops - Arm Chop
Species: Pork
Primal: E - Ham or Leg
Retail: 35 - Roasts - Tip Roast (Bnls)
Cookery: Dry Heat
8Species: Pork
Primal: D - Flank
Retail: 77 - Variety - Kidney
Species: Pork
Primal: K - Side (Belly)
Retail: 17 - Roasts - Fresh Side
Cookery: Moist Heat
9Species: Beef
Primal: D - Flank
Retail: 78 - Variety - Liver
Species: Beef
Primal: M - Variety Meats
Retail: 79 - Variety - Oxtail
Cookery: Moist Heat
10Species: Beef
Primal: D - Flank
Retail: 98 - Smoked/Cured - Slab Bacon
Species: Beef
Primal: B - Brisket
Retail: 15 - Roasts - Flat Half (Bnls)
Cookery: Moist Heat
Meat ID - Points per Species1
Meat ID - Points per Primal1
Meat ID - Points per Retail3
Meat ID - Points per Cookery1
4
Retail ID
PartContestantJudge
11Species: Pork
Primal: E - Ham or Leg
Retail: 61 - Steaks - Top Round Steak
Species: Pork
Primal: F - Loin
Retail: 68 - Chops - Butterflied Chop (Bnls)
Cookery: Dry Heat
12Species: Lamb
Primal: H - Rib or Rack
Retail: 38 - Roasts - Top Roast (Bnls)
Species: Beef
Primal: G - Plate
Retail: 54 - Steaks - Skirt Steak (Bnls)
Cookery: Dry or Moist Heat
13Species: Pork
Primal: H - Rib or Rack
Retail: 32 - Roasts - Spareribs
Species: Pork
Primal: N - Various Meats
Retail: 86 - Various - Hocks
Cookery: Moist Heat
14Species: Pork
Primal: H - Rib or Rack
Retail: 29 - Roasts - Shoulder Roast (Bnls)
Species: Pork
Primal: E - Ham or Leg
Retail: 25 - Roasts - Rump Portion
Cookery: Dry or Moist Heat
15Species: Pork
Primal: H - Rib or Rack
Retail: 32 - Roasts - Spareribs
Species: Pork
Primal: F - Loin
Retail: 05 - Roasts - Back Ribs
Cookery: Dry or Moist Heat
Meat ID - Points per Species1
Meat ID - Points per Primal1
Meat ID - Points per Retail3
Meat ID - Points per Cookery1
4
Retail ID
PartContestantJudge
16Species: Beef
Retail: 42 - Steaks - Blade Steak
Species: Beef
Primal: F - Loin
Retail: 55 - Steaks - T-Bone Steak
Cookery: Dry Heat
17Species: Beef
Primal: M - Variety Meats
Retail: 80 - Variety - Tongue
Species: Beef
Primal: M - Variety Meats
Retail: 80 - Variety - Tongue
Cookery: Dry or Moist Heat
18Species: Beef
Primal: M - Variety Meats
Retail: 77 - Variety - Kidney
Species: Beef
Primal: M - Variety Meats
Retail: 77 - Variety - Kidney
Cookery: Dry or Moist Heat
19Species: Beef
Primal: F - Loin
Retail: 54 - Steaks - Skirt Steak (Bnls)
Species: Beef
Primal: C - Chuck
Retail: 58 - Steaks - Top Blade (Bnls) Flat Iron Steak
Cookery: Dry Heat
20Species: Pork
Primal: E - Ham or Leg
Retail: 14 - Roasts - Eye Round Roast
Species: Pork
Primal: E - Ham or Leg
Retail: 44 - Steaks - Center Slice
Cookery: Dry or Moist Heat
Meat ID - Points per Species1
Meat ID - Points per Primal1
Meat ID - Points per Retail3
Meat ID - Points per Cookery1
14
Retail ID
PartContestantJudge
21Species: Lamb
Primal: A - Breast
Retail: 75 - Chops - Top Loin Chop (Bnls)
Species: Beef
Primal: C - Chuck
Retail: 20 - Roasts - Mock Tender Roast
Cookery: Moist Heat
22Species: Pork
Primal: E - Ham or Leg
Retail: 91 - Smoked/Cured - Ham (Bnls)
Species: Pork
Primal: E - Ham or Leg
Retail: 91 - Smoked/Cured - Ham (Bnls)
Cookery: Dry Heat
23Species: Beef
Primal: F - Loin
Retail: 52 - Steaks - Round Steak (Bnls)
Species: Beef
Primal: F - Loin
Retail: 62 - Steaks - Top Sirloin Steak (Bnls)
Cookery: Dry Heat
24Species: Pork
Primal: F - Loin
Retail: 87 - Various - Sausage Link/Pattie
Species: Pork
Primal: N - Various Meats
Retail: 87 - Various - Sausage Link/Pattie
Cookery: Dry Heat
25Species: Beef
Primal: D - Flank
Retail: 47 - Steaks - Flank Steak
Species: Lamb
Primal: F - Loin
Retail: 70 - Chops - Loin Chop
Cookery: Dry Heat
Meat ID - Points per Species1
Meat ID - Points per Primal1
Meat ID - Points per Retail3
Meat ID - Points per Cookery1
11
Retail ID
PartContestantJudge
26Species: Beef
Primal: I - Round
Retail: 09 - Roasts - Bottom Round Rump Roast (Bnls)
Species: Lamb
Primal: E - Ham or Leg
Retail: 73 - Chops - Sirloin Chop
Cookery: Dry Heat
27Species: Beef
Primal: M - Variety Meats
Retail: 76 - Variety - Heart
Species: Beef
Primal: M - Variety Meats
Retail: 76 - Variety - Heart
Cookery: Dry or Moist Heat
28Species: Pork
Primal: L - Spareribs
Retail: 32 - Roasts - Spareribs
Species: Beef
Primal: F - Loin
Retail: 49 - Steaks - Porterhouse Steak
Cookery: Dry Heat
29Species: Beef
Primal: F - Loin
Retail: 63 - Steaks - Top Sirloin Cap Off Steak (Bnls)
Species: Beef
Primal: H - Rib or Rack
Retail: 50 - Steaks - Ribeye, Lip-On Steak
Cookery: Dry Heat
30Species: Beef
Primal: H - Rib or Rack
Retail: 72 - Chops - Rib Chop (Frenched)
Species: Lamb
Primal: H - Rib or Rack
Retail: 23 - Roasts - Rib Roast (Frenched)
Cookery: Dry Heat
Meat ID - Points per Species1
Meat ID - Points per Primal1
Meat ID - Points per Retail3
Meat ID - Points per Cookery1
7
Meat ID 31-35  
Meat ID 36-40 0
Retail ID Total
51
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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