And does it always matter which grade you buy? 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 ...

These grades are determined by the USDA, and there's eight in total, but the other five are less common. Not all beef is graded — it's a voluntary service that producers have to pay for.

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

The USDA has raised its outlook for 2025 beef and broiler production. Beef production is now pegged at 26.685 billion pounds, ...

CEO Jamie Ager of Hickory Nut Gap, a farm in Fairview, is passionate about providing local food to schools, but the USDA has ...

A “prime” example is the top grade of beef, USDA Prime. One decade ago only 4.4% of U.S. beef production graded Prime. In 2024, Prime grade beef was 9.6% of total production at 2.02 billion ...