How do I become a Certified Angus Beef?

In order to be labeled as Certified Angus Beef, the animal must meet either genotype (genetics, or family tree) or phenotype (physical appearance) requirements. To meet the genotype requirements, the animal must be able to be traced to one parent that is pure-bred Angus, or two grandparents that are pure-bred Angus.

What is a Certified Angus Beef?

The Certified Angus Beef ® brand is a label recognizing the best Angus beef: always tasty, tender and juicy. Other labels may say Angus, but that’s where the similarities end. The brand, established in 1978, is truly a stamp of exceptional quality, and your sign of a great meal.

What are the 10 standards from the Certified Angus Beef?

10 Standards

  • Modest or higher marbling.
  • Medium or fine marbling texture.
  • 30 months of age or younger.
  • 10- to 16-square-inch ribeye area*
  • 1,050-pound or less hot carcass weight.
  • 1 inch or less fat thickness.
  • Superior muscling (restricts dairy influence)
  • Practically free of capillary rupture.

Is Certified Angus Beef Canadian?

Canada is Certified Angus Beef’s No. 1 international market, consuming 28.7 million pounds of the branded product annually. Of that, only 15.7 million pounds — or the equivalent of 143,481 head — is currently sourced from Canadian production.

What makes a cow Certified Angus?

In order to qualify as Certified Angus Beef, cattle have to have certified genetic qualities, including a minimum of 51 percent solid black hide coloring, hence the term “Black Angus,” as opposed to those which have a red hide.

What is the difference between certified Angus beef and USDA Prime?

The USDA Prime vs Angus beef debate is essentially a nonissue. While USDA Prime refers to the quality of the cut, Angus beef is simply a breed of cattle. Because the meat from Angus cows is typically exceptional, it often falls into the Prime category, but that’s the only correlation between the two.

What is the difference between Angus beef and Certified Angus Beef?

“All Angus beef is not created equal,” according to the Certified Angus Beef brand, however. The certified beef has to meet strict quality standards and less than 8% of all beef earns the brand’s premium name. Angus cattle are known for genes that make meat well marbled, more tender and flavorful.

Is certified Angus beef worth it?

In addition to the Angus beef qualification, the meat is also distinguished by grade. Certified Angus Beef (which is graded by the USDA) must be in the top two grades, and will either be listed as Prime or Choice. 1 Choice grade Certified Angus Beef is generally of better quality than an average cut of choice beef.

What is the difference between certified Angus beef and USDA Choice?

Angus cattle are known for genes that make meat well marbled, more tender and flavorful. Retail prices for Certified Angus Beef are about 10% higher than regular USDA choice for stuff like ground chuck, and 10% to 15% higher for steaks, according to Brent Eichar, a Senior Vice President at Certified Angus Beef, LLC.

What’s better Angus or prime?

Angus beef develops with better marbling (the amount of intramuscular fat) than most cattle. Beef is graded based on marbling, with the highest degree of marbling reserved for the Prime grade. (Prime represents less than three percent of all beef produced.)

Is certified Angus beef better than prime?

What kind of beef is certified by the USDA?

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What makes a Angus cattle qualify for Certified Angus beef?

Knowing Angus crosses could include a white face, underline or some other white markings, “predominantly solid black” was agreed upon. USDA required a more objective measure for application in the field, so “51% or greater” was added as a further definition for “predominantly.” That first specification was called the GL1…

How many brands of Angus beef are there?

Angus brands dominate the beef market today with two-thirds of more than 140 USDA-certified brands, but where did it all start and what does it really take to qualify? What’s an Angus? Most producers know the original is the Certified Angus Beef (CAB) brand, which has worked collaboratively with USDA since the late 1970s.

Are there any grids that have an Angus premium?

No grids have an “Angus premium.” CAB is by far the quality leader that returns more than $1 million each week in grid premiums. No other Angus brand creates that kind of economic incentive for cattlemen. Still, misperceptions persist at every stage of the beef supply chain from ranch to rail and beyond.