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AGE
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GRADE
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0-8
Any age
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MSA
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Female or castrate male that:
has passed MSA grading criteria Females that have calved are not included in this category
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AGE
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ALTERNATIVE CATEGORIES
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DESCRIPTIONS
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0-2
Up to 30 months
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YEARLING STEER
* YS *
YEARLING BEEF
* Y *
YEARLING STEER
* YGS *
YOUNG BEEF
* YG *
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Castrate or entire male bovine that:
- shows no SSC
- has 0 permanent incisor teeth
Female or castrate or entire male bovine that:
- shows no SSC
- has 0 permanent incisor teeth
Castrate or entire male bovine that:
- shows no SSC
- has no more than 2 permanent incisor teeth
Female or castrate or entire male bovine that:
- shows no SSC
- has no more than 2 permanent incisor teeth
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0-4
Up to 36 months
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YOUNG PRIME STEER
* YPS *
YOUNG PRIME BEEF
* YP *
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Castrate or entire male bovine that:
- shows no SSC
- has no more than 4 permanent incisor teeth
Female or castrate or entire male bovine that:
- shows no SSC
- has no more than 4 permanent incisor teeth
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0-7
Up to 42 months
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PRIME STEER
* PRS *
PRIME BEEF
* PR *
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Castrate or entire male bovine that:
- shows no SSC
- has no more than 7 permanent incisor teeth
Female or castrate or entire male bovine that:
- shows no SSC
- has no more than 7 permanent incisor teeth
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STEER * SS * - OX * S * - BEEF
Categories with (0-7) permanent incisor teeth represents product labelled for
the export market and diverted to the domestic trade
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0-7
Up to 42 months
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STEER
* SS *
BEEF OR OX
* S *
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Castrate or entire male
- shows no SSC
Female or castrate or entire male:
- in females show no more than 7 permanent incisor
teeth
- in males show no SSC
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BEEF BUDGET GRADES
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8
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BUDGET OX
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Female or castrate or entire male that:
- in males shows no SSC
- 8 permanent incisor teeth
- AUS-MEAT: Meat Colour 1B - 4 & Fat Colour 0-4
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8
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BUDGET COW
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Female with 8 permanent incisor teeth
- AUS-MEAT: Meat Colour 1 B - 5 & Fat Colour 0 - 5
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8
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MANUFACTURING
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Female or castrate or entire male that:
- in males show no SSC
- 8 permanent incisor teeth
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