Rank Producer Grade Hanging weight
1 Brayden Krieger Prime 2 749
2 Caleb Peters Prime 3 753
3 Aynsley Teeple AAA 1 908
4 Bradley Teeple AAA 1 853
5 Josh Peters AAA 1 829
6 Erika Gerula AAA 1 774
7 Georgia Romyn AAA 1 894
8 Carenna Haw AAA 2 847
9 Hayden Haw AAA 2 870
10 Matt Wilson AAA 2 798
11 Avery Cates AAA 2 843
12 Ben Teeple AAA 2 764
13 Christina Gerula AAA 2 897
14 Katie Hay AAA 2 661
15 Aaron Bujold AAA 2 794
16 Kennah Leblanc AAA 2 833
17 Alanna Gerula AAA 3 728
18 Cale Wilson AAA 3 923
19 Malena Flatt AAA 3 820
20 Tayah Badiuk AAA 3 879
21 Greg Peters AAA 3 838
22 Jared Flatt AAA 3 792
23 Lauryn Marchant AAA 3 763
24 Brady Cates AAA 3 843
25 Daelyn Teeple AA 1 667
26 Sam Teeple AA 1 617
27 Heaven States AA 1 611
28 Logan Teeple AA 1 804
29 Hannah LeDrew AA 2 871
30 Brandon Croswell AA 2 789
31 Taylor Croswell AA 2 775
32 Aynsley Wiliams AA 3 770
33 Serena Teeple A 1 625
Staff
The grades are in.
Local 4-H participants have raised and sold their steers, and local freezers are bursting with their efforts. But before the clubs can turn the page on this year’s projects, their beef was graded and ranked, before being cut and wrapped for delivery.
Carcasses were placed according to the ranking they would have been given on a rail grade basis. Although individual tastes vary, and everyone has their own preference in terms of marbling level, Prime beef in yields 1 to 3 fetch the highest price. There were no carcasses with the extreme fat coverings seen in yields 4 and 5, according to 4-H organizers.
Within those categories, the carcasses were further ranked based on the level of marbleing on the cut surface of the loin.
“All of the carcasses were of good quality and yield; even the lowest ranked carcass is a well muscled carcass with good fat covering, but less marbling required for the AA designation,” according to the grading report.
Two of the 4-H steers earned the rank of Prime. Brayden Krieger earned the top ranking of the group, with Prime 2 beef. Caleb Peters came in a close second with a Prime 3 rating. Only two to three per cent of beef produced in Canada earns the Prime designation, according to the Beef Cattle Research Council. The remainder of participants earned an A to AAA rating, which is considered top performing. Ratings B through E are typically used in further production and some fast food establishments.
