Southwestern Invitational Meat Judging
Feb 01, 2026
Southwestern- American Division
Beef Grading Beef Judging Lamb Judging Overall Overall Beef Pork Judging Specifications Total Placing Total Reas/Quest

ID: 1 - -
Team Name: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Participant Name:
ZACH MILLER
Individual Rank: 40
Individual Total Score: 870
Team Rank: 9
Team Total Score: 3739

DefinitionResponsesScore
Placing 1R - Beef Carc.
PartContestantJudge
121432143
Placing 1 - Cut A5
Placing 1 - Cut B4
Placing 1 - Cut C6
50
Placing 2R - Beef Cuts
PartContestantJudge
232143241
Placing 2 - Cut A5
Placing 2 - Cut B6
Placing 2 - Cut C2
48
Placing 3R - Pork Carc.
PartContestantJudge
332413241
Placing 3 - Cut A3
Placing 3 - Cut B3
Placing 3 - Cut C5
50
Placing 4R - Pork Cuts
PartContestantJudge
412341234
Placing 4 - Cut A2
Placing 4 - Cut B5
Placing 4 - Cut C4
50
Placing 5R - Lamb Carc.
PartContestantJudge
543214321
Placing 5 - Cut A4
Placing 5 - Cut B5
Placing 5 - Cut C6
50
Placing 6 - Beef Carc.
PartContestantJudge
612341432
Placing 6 - Cut A5
Placing 6 - Cut B3
Placing 6 - Cut C3
38
Placing 7 - Beef Cuts
PartContestantJudge
734213142
Placing 7 - Cut A3
Placing 7 - Cut B2
Placing 7 - Cut C6
40
Placing 8 - Pork Carc.
PartContestantJudge
834123241
Placing 8 - Cut A2
Placing 8 - Cut B4
Placing 8 - Cut C2
40
Placing 9 - Pork Wole. / Retail
PartContestantJudge
914231432
Placing 9 - Cut A4
Placing 9 - Cut B4
Placing 9 - Cut C3
47
Placing 10 - Lamb / Veal Carc.
PartContestantJudge
1014231243
Placing 10 - Cut A3
Placing 10 - Cut B2
Placing 10 - Cut C4
48
Placing 11
 
Placing 12
 
Reasons 1 - Beef Carc.
PartContestantJudge
1Placing: 2143
Reasons Score: 31
 
31
Reasons 2 - Beef Cuts
PartContestantJudge
2Placing: 3214
Reasons Score: 30
 
30
Reasons 3 - Pork Carc.
PartContestantJudge
3Placing: 3241
Reasons Score: 37
 
37
Reasons 4 - Pork Cuts
PartContestantJudge
4Placing: 1234
Reasons Score: 32
 
32
Reasons 5 - Lamb Carc.
PartContestantJudge
5Placing: 4321
Reasons Score: 35
 
35
Quality
PartContestantJudge
1Low ChoiceLow Choice
2Low PrimeAvg. Prime
3Avg. ChoiceLow Choice
4Low ChoiceLow Choice
5Avg. ChoiceAvg. Choice
6Low ChoiceHigh Select
7Low ChoiceAvg. Choice
8Low ChoiceHigh Select
9Avg. ChoiceAvg. Choice
10Avg. ChoiceLow Choice
11High ChoiceAvg. Prime
12Low ChoiceHigh Select
13Low ChoiceHigh Select
14Low ChoiceLow Choice
15Low ChoiceLow Choice
129
Yield
PartContestantJudge
12.41.7
23.13.4
31.81.0
42.53.4
55.65.9
62.42.3
72.11.4
82.31.9
93.02.9
101.51.0
113.43.8
122.31.1
131.91.8
143.52.6
152.61.0
68
Keep/Cull 1
 
Keep/Cull 2
 
Specification 1
PartContestantJudge
1
  • 3- Chine / feather bone removal
  • 3- Chine / feather bone removal

  • 20- Rib number incorrect
  • 7
    Specification 2
    PartContestantJudge
    2
  • 8- Fat not entirely removed

  • 11- Length of cut
  • 11- Length of cut
  • 7
    Specification 3
    PartContestantJudge
    3
  • 23- Meets all specifications
  • 6- Fat exceeds recommended depth

  • 12- (False) Lean exposure
  • 0
    Specification 4
    PartContestantJudge
    4
  • 1- Bone, cartilage, connective tissue and backstrap removal

  • 10- Hip bone or cartilage exposed or removed

  • 14- Muscle number incorrect
  • 1- Bone, cartilage, connective tissue and backstrap removal

  • 9- Foot / shank removal location

  • 10- Hip bone or cartilage exposed or removed
  • 3
    Specification 5
    PartContestantJudge
    5
  • 5- Diaphragm and/or hanging tender removal

  • 14- Muscle number incorrect
  • 5- Diaphragm and/or hanging tender removal

  • 11- Length of cut

  • 14- Muscle number incorrect
  • 7
    Specification 6
    PartContestantJudge
    6
  • 6- Fat exceeds recommended depth

  • 14- Muscle number incorrect
  • 5- Diaphragm and/or hanging tender removal
  • 0
    Specification 7
    PartContestantJudge
    7
  • 11- Length of cut

  • 20- Rib number incorrect
  • 11- Length of cut

  • 20- Rib number incorrect
  • 10
    Specification 8
    PartContestantJudge
    8
  • 15- Muscle relative size incorrect
  • 1- Bone, cartilage, connective tissue and backstrap removal

  • 15- Muscle relative size incorrect
  • 7
    Specification 9
    PartContestantJudge
    9
  • 6- Fat exceeds recommended depth

  • 20- Rib number incorrect
  • 10- Hip bone or cartilage exposed or removed

  • 20- Rib number incorrect
  • 3
    Specification 10
    PartContestantJudge
    10
  • 9- Foot / shank removal location
  • 9- Foot / shank removal location

  • 13- Lymph gland and associated fat present or removed

  • 14- Muscle number incorrect
  • 3
    Questions 1 - Beef Carc.
    PartContestantJudge
    1 2
    2 3
    3 3
    4 4
    5 2
    6 4
    7 2
    8 2
    9 4
    10 3
    Questions - Points per Question5
     
    Questions 2 - Beef Cuts
    PartContestantJudge
    1 3
    2 4
    3 3
    4 1
    5 3
    6 2
    7 1
    8 3
    9 3
    10 4
    Questions - Points per Question5
     
    Questions 3 - Pork Carc.
    PartContestantJudge
    1 3
    2 2
    3 1
    4 2
    5 1
    6 1
    7 2
    8 1
    9 1
    10 2
    Questions - Points per Question5
     
    Questions 4 - Pork Cuts
    PartContestantJudge
    1 2
    2 3
    3 1
    4 1
    5 4
    6 1
    7 3
    8 1
    9 3
    10 1
    Questions - Points per Question5
     
    Questions 5 - Lamb Carc.
    PartContestantJudge
    1 4
    2 1
    3 2
    4 2
    5 4
    6 2
    7 1
    8 3
    9 4
    10 1
    Questions - Points per Question5
     
    Beef Judging Total
    237
    Beef Grading Total
    197
    Overall Beef Total
    434
    Lamb Judging Total
    133
    Pork Judging Total
    256
    Placing Total
    461
    Specifications Total
    47
    Questions Total
     
    Reasons Total
    165
    Overall Score
    870
    Placing 1- Penalty
     
    Placing 2 - Penalty
     
    Placing 3 - Penalty
     
    Placing 4 - Penalty
     
    Placing 5 - Penalty
     
    Reasons 11
     
    Reasons 12
     


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