2008 Beef Empire Days - Tuesday, May 28 - Sunday June 8 - 2008

USDA QUALITY & YIELD GRADE DISTRIBUTION
Heifer Carcass Show

2008 Beef Empire Days
  Yield Grade  
Quality Grade   1 2 1&2 3 4 5 QG Total Head QG %
Prime Head 0 3 3 0 1 0 4 5.5%
  % of QG 0.0% 75.0% 75.0% 0.0% 25.0% 0.0%  
  % of YG 0.0% 8.8% 6.5% 0.0% 25.0% 0.0%  
  % of All 0.0% 4.1% 4.1% 0.0% 1.4% 0.0%  
 
Choice Head 4 20 24 20 3 1 48 65.8%
  % of QG 8.3% 41.7% 50.0% 41.7% 6.3% 2.1%  
  % of YG 33.3% 58.8% 52.2% 90.9% 75.0% 100.0%  
  % of All 5.5% 27.4% 32.9% 27.4% 4.1% 1.4%  
 
Choice & Prime Head 4 23 27 20 4 1 52 71.2%
  % of Pr & Ch 7.7% 44.2% 51.9% 38.5% 7.7% 1.9%  
  % of YG 33.3% 67.6% 58.7% 90.9% 100.0% 100.0%  
  % of All 5.5% 31.5% 37.0% 27.4% 5.5% 1.4%  
 
Select Head 5 10 15 2 0 0 17 23.3%
  % of QG 29.4% 58.8% 88.2% 11.8% 0.0% 0.0%  
  % of YG 41.7% 29.4% 32.6% 9.1% 0.0% 0.0%  
  % of All 6.8% 13.7% 20.5% 2.7% 0.0% 0.0%  
 
Standard Head 2 1 3 0 0 0 3 4.1%
  % of QG 66.7% 33.3% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%  
  % of YG 16.7% 2.9% 6.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%  
  % of All 2.7% 1.4% 4.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%  
 
Other Head 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.4%
  % of QG 1.4% 0.0% 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%  
  % of YG 8.3% 0.0% 2.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%  
  % of All 1.4% 0.0% 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%  
 
YG Total Head   12 34 46 22 4 1 73  
YG %   16.4% 46.6% 63.0% 30.1% 5.5% 1.4%  

USDA QUALITY & YIELD GRADE DISTRIBUTION
Steer Carcass Show

2008 Beef Empire Days
  Yield Grade  
Quality Grade   1 2 1&2 3 4 5 QG Total Head QG %
Prime Head 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1.9%
  % of QG 0.0% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%  
  % of YG 0.0% 3.8% 2.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%  
  % of All 0.0% 1.9% 1.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%  
 
Choice Head 4 28 32 19 3 0 54 50.9%
  % of QG 7.4% 51.9% 59.3% 35.2% 5.6% 0.0%  
  % of YG 21.1% 52.8% 44.4% 65.5% 60.0% 0.0%  
  % of All 3.8% 26.4% 30.2% 17.9% 2.8% 0.0%  
 
Choice & Prime Head 4 30 34 19 3 0 56 52.8%
  % of Pr & Ch 7.1% 53.6% 60.7% 33.9% 5.4% 0.0%  
  % of YG 21.1% 56.6% 47.2% 65.5% 60.0% 0.0%  
  % of All 3.8% 28.3% 32.1% 17.9% 2.8% 0.0%  
 
Select Head 15 22 37 9 2 0 48 45.3%
  % of QG 31.3% 45.8% 77.1% 18.8% 4.2% 0.0%  
  % of YG 78.9% 41.5% 51.4% 31.0% 40.0% 0.0%  
  % of All 14.2% 20.8% 34.9% 8.5% 1.9% 0.0%  
 
Standard Head 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.9%
  % of QG 0.0% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%  
  % of YG 0.0% 1.9% 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%  
  % of All 0.0% 0.9% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%  
 
Other Head 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.9%
  % of QG 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0%  
  % of YG 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.4% 0.0% 0.0%  
  % of All 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0%  
 
YG Total Head   19 53 72 29 5 0 106  
YG %   17.9% 50.0% 67.9% 27.4% 4.7% 0.0%  

USDA QUALITY & YIELD GRADE DISTRIBUTION
Heifer & Steer Carcass Shows

2008 Beef Empire Days
  Yield Grade  
Quality Grade   1 2 1&2 3 4 5 QG Total Head QG %
Prime Head 0 5 5 0 1 0 6 3.4%
  % of QG 0.0% 83.3% 83.3% 0.0% 16.7% 0.0%  
  % of YG 0.0% 5.7% 4.2% 0.0% 11.1% 0.0%  
  % of All 0.0% 2.8% 2.8% 0.0% 0.6% 0.0%  
 
Choice Head 8 48 56 39 6 1 102 57.0%
  % of QG 7.8% 47.1% 54.9% 38.2% 5.9% 1.0%  
  % of YG 25.8% 55.2% 47.5% 76.5% 66.7% 100.0%  
  % of All 4.5% 26.8% 31.3% 21.8% 3.4% 0.6%  
 
Choice & Prime Head 8 53 61 39 7 1 108 60.3%
  % of Pr & Ch 7.4% 49.1% 56.5% 36.1% 6.5% 0.9%  
  % of YG 25.8% 60.9% 51.7% 76.5% 77.8% 100.0%  
  % of All 4.5% 29.6% 34.1% 21.8% 3.9% 0.6%  
 
Select Head 20 32 52 11 2 0 65 36.3%
  % of QG 30.77% 49.23% 80.00% 16.92% 3.08% 0.00%  
  % of YG 64.5% 36.8% 44.1% 21.6% 22.2% 0.0%  
  % of All 11.2% 17.9% 29.1% 6.1% 1.1% 0.0%  
 
Standard Head 2 2 4 0 0 0 4 2.2%
  % of QG 50.00% 50.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
  % of YG 6.5% 2.3% 3.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%  
  % of All 1.1% 1.1% 2.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%  
 
Other Head 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1.1%
  % of QG 50.00% 0.00% 50.00% 50.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
  % of YG 3.2% 0.0% 0.8% 2.0% 0.0% 0.0%  
  % of All 0.6% 0.0% 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0%  
 
YG Total Head   31 87 118 51 9 1 179  
YG %   17.3% 48.6% 65.9% 28.5% 5.0% 0.6%