Marketing Update RAAA Recognizes Carcass Excellence Through Grid Master Award The Grid Master Awards recognize excellence in commercial cattle and the cattle feeding industry. The award is earned by those firms who have successfully combined superior Red Angus genetics, feeding management skills and precise marketing to achieve success with the harvest of a superior beef carcass. Both conventionally and naturally fed cattle are eligible. To be named a Grid Master, the entry must be Red Angus or Red Angus-influenced cattle enrolled in the RAAAâ€™s Feeder Calf Certification Program or Allied Access tag program, and must achieve a specified level of carcass excellence. Conventionally fed Red Angus cattle must be marketed in lots of at least 30 head, reach a minimum of 85 percent Choice and Prime, have a maximum of 5 percent Yield Grade 4s and a minimum grid score of 100. Naturally fed Red Angus cattle must also be marketed in lots of at least 30 head, achieve 90 percent Choice and Prime, with a maximum of 10 percent Yield Grade 4s and a minimum grid score of 100. Following are this yearâ€™s Grid Master Award winners and data regarding their cattle. n & & & & & ! # ! " 7/54/49 ;3 47 :6 << 7; 8 463 # $ & # # &'$# # # ((! & # &'$# # # ((! # $ & # # ! ((! $"% #+ & # ! &"' # $ & # )! &0 !' # # '- # . & )! &0 !' # # '- # . # $ & # + & " !+ &"' & #+ ((! $. # $ & # & & $ & ((! & & & $ & ((! # $ & # & & $ & ((! & & & $ & ((! &! # &! # ( (+ ( (+ & %$&( & %$&( &)#'* & # ($# & ' # & ' # & ' # & ' # 6/55/49 7/5/47 7/5:/49 9/5/49 45/56/48 # $ & # $ # # &+ ## $* !! & &! + & # $ & # $ # # &+ ## $* !! & &! + & # $ & # $ # # &+ ## $* !! & &! + & # $ & # & '( #' # &$( &' & & '( #' # &$( &' # $ & # & '( #' # &$( &' & & '( #' # &$( &' # $ & # & '( #' # &$( &' & & '( #' # &$( &' # $ & # $ &(' :/ $# &$' # & "" &" # # $. # $ & # $ &(' :/ $# &$' # & "" &" # # $. # $ & # (! + &$( &'- # . & $&( * '( # $ & # $'' # ' & $&( * '( # $ & # && ' # & $& #, # # # $ & # %& )( !' # )' & %& )( !' # )' & # ! $(( (+ & # ! $(( (+ & # ! $(( (+ ! $# ! $# ! $# ! $# ! $# ! $# # $" & )" # $" & )" "$# $ & " # )! # $ & " # & *' + & ' $' $#$# $' $#$# ;/57/48 ;/4