Which statement about yield grading is true?

Which statement about yield grading is true?

• A. A higher yield grade indicates less fat.
• B. A higher yield grade indicates more ribeye area.
• C. Yield grades are used only for dairy cattle.
• D. A higher yield grade indicates more fat and a smaller ribeye.

Answer: (D)

Yield grading estimates how much edible beef a carcass will yield and is influenced by fat thickness, ribeye area, kidney/pelvic/heart fat, and carcass weight. As fat increases and the ribeye area becomes smaller, the yield grade number goes up, meaning a leaner, larger ribeye yields better (lower) yield grades. So, a higher yield grade indicates more fat and a smaller ribeye, which makes this statement true. The other ideas don’t fit: more fat and a bigger ribeye don’t go together with a higher yield grade, yield grades aren’t about dairy cattle, and the grading system isn’t about less fat or more ribeye for a higher grade.

Yield grading estimates how much edible beef a carcass will yield and is influenced by fat thickness, ribeye area, kidney/pelvic/heart fat, and carcass weight. As fat increases and the ribeye area becomes smaller, the yield grade number goes up, meaning a leaner, larger ribeye yields better (lower) yield grades. So, a higher yield grade indicates more fat and a smaller ribeye, which makes this statement true.

The other ideas don’t fit: more fat and a bigger ribeye don’t go together with a higher yield grade, yield grades aren’t about dairy cattle, and the grading system isn’t about less fat or more ribeye for a higher grade.