Here’s a quick guide to what beef grades really mean. USDA beef graders inspect beef to assess its safety and grade its quality. A quality grading allows better pieces of beef to sell for higher ...

If you've ever been shopping for a steak, chances are you've seen different terms or grades used to describe the quality of the meat: Prime, select, and choice are the top ones you'll encounter in ...

Smaller meat processing plants across the country are surviving and profiting by producing, and marketing products ...

A steakhouse can range from peanut shells on the floor to a place where the ribeye is responsibly sourced, aged, carved, and ...

(The USDA’s meat grades come out of its marketing branch ... Diners will note these distinctions, used to indicate quality, on many steakhouse menus. The FDA, meanwhile, regulates “meat ...

Higher beef-on-dairy pricing suggests opportunities for producers, feedlots and processors New data from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service is beginning to shed light on the impact of beef and ...