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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 18400" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>Well, everyone is entitled to an opinion. Reading this tirade, I'd guess that you're fairly new to the cattle business. About the time Continental breeds were imported into the US, demand for beef started dropping. We couldn't get enough cattle to grade, so the USDA lowered the grading standards. The Angus Association started CAB because they believed consumers would be more satisifed with higher quality beef. The Association almost went broke several times and considered killing the CAB prgram. But they held steady and eventually, consumers discovered CAB; it has never sold less beef from year to year. Every year consumption of CAB is higher than the year before. In fact, they've started a CAB Prime program and are considering a CAB Natural Beef line. It's never been a secret that "science" says marbling is only 10% related to tenderness. But no one can say reliably how marbling influences consumer satisfaction. Taste is an individual thing. Personally, I don't buy anything but Choice beef and I buy CAB when I can get it. Beef consumption is on the rise and I doubt that the USDA will change grading standards. US Choice beef is shown to be much more satisfactory to consumers than Select.</p><p></p><p>Run whatever kind of cattle you want. I say black is beautiful and at sale barns all around the US, cattle buyers and feedlot operators are agreeing with me. The reason the Angus breed is the largest is because it satisfies commercial cattlemen, feedlot operators, packers and consumers. People make money with Angus cattle. That's the bottom line.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 18400, member: 13"] Well, everyone is entitled to an opinion. Reading this tirade, I'd guess that you're fairly new to the cattle business. About the time Continental breeds were imported into the US, demand for beef started dropping. We couldn't get enough cattle to grade, so the USDA lowered the grading standards. The Angus Association started CAB because they believed consumers would be more satisifed with higher quality beef. The Association almost went broke several times and considered killing the CAB prgram. But they held steady and eventually, consumers discovered CAB; it has never sold less beef from year to year. Every year consumption of CAB is higher than the year before. In fact, they've started a CAB Prime program and are considering a CAB Natural Beef line. It's never been a secret that "science" says marbling is only 10% related to tenderness. But no one can say reliably how marbling influences consumer satisfaction. Taste is an individual thing. Personally, I don't buy anything but Choice beef and I buy CAB when I can get it. Beef consumption is on the rise and I doubt that the USDA will change grading standards. US Choice beef is shown to be much more satisfactory to consumers than Select. Run whatever kind of cattle you want. I say black is beautiful and at sale barns all around the US, cattle buyers and feedlot operators are agreeing with me. The reason the Angus breed is the largest is because it satisfies commercial cattlemen, feedlot operators, packers and consumers. People make money with Angus cattle. That's the bottom line. [/QUOTE]
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