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Grade and yield buyers are just what the name implies: they pay according to the carcass grade (prime, choice, select, standard, commercial, utility) and the amount of meat it yields. In other words, they pay so much per grade and per pound. USDA quality grades are a subjective measure of the meat-palatability traits of flavor, juiciness, and tenderness. A grade and yield operation can be a good place to send cull cows, which often bring a little more sold by grade and yield than they would if sold at a regular auction barn. Just as with auction barns, asking around is the best way to find grade and yield operators.

To sell beef from your farm, you must have it butchered by a qualified processor.