Man vs Machine, Beef Cutability Rankings

The Beef Show results are in and the judge has selected his Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Market Animals at the Webster County Fair. But another judge has weighed in also. The second judge is a computer program that utilizes a mathematical formula and Beef Carcass Data gathered from ultrasound technology. Troy Anderson scanned 65 of 67 Webster County market beef entries in the voluntary competition. The ultra sound is able to determine each animal’s rib eye area, back fat, marbling, cutability, yield grade and quality grade. The computer program utilizes this information and the animals live weight to rank the carcasses. According to Anderson, marbling weighs in as the most important trait followed by rib eye area and back fat. Only two carcasses graded Choice Plus and four Choice in this year’s competition. The top ten places in the Beef Carcass Data Scan Cutability Rankings will each receive prize money. The top ten competitors were: 1. Cheyenna Lovett – Champion 2. Garrett Sharp – Reserve Champion 3. Kacey Allen, 4. Brett Rupprecht, 5. Kacey Allen, 6. Justin Shipman, 7. Austin Rose, 8. Jake Johnson, 9. Mark Thurston, 10. Garrett Sharp. Congratulations to these 8 competitors.