Is it worth paying up for one vs. the other? Here's what an expert says. • USDA Prime beef boasts superior marbling, ...

But not all Prime is equally Prime, and the disparity is even starker for Choice, the national standard for beef lovers without deep pockets. In fact, due to quirks in the grading system, shoppers ...

Choice and prime beef production in the United States have doubled from a combined 40% 20 years ago to more than 80%, and Texas A&M University professor and AgriLife Extension livestock specialist ...

She almost never sees Prime meat anymore, she said, and it is even hard to find Choice. All she finds these days is Select and below. The grading of beef can tell you a great deal about its quality.

American consumer continues to make beef a priority in his diet as demand nuances are in the marketplace, David Murray writes ...

Is Prime rib made from Prime beef? What is higher quality meat, Choice or Select? And how does Angus beef rank? Allow us to settle any beefs you may have over different grades of beef. The United ...

How does the right beef get into the meat case at the local grocery store? It starts with beef producers making the best ...

This story originally appeared in the February 2018 issue with the headline “Don’t Have a Cow Over Pricey Prime Beef.” Texas meat markets once filled their smokers with the beef nobody wanted.

Beef is graded according to how much intramuscular fat it has. The fattest is deemed prime, next is choice, next is select. There is indeed prime prime rib, but it’s more likely that a ...