Marketing Update by Nolan Woodruff, Commercial Marketing Specialist RAAA Recognizes Superior Carcasses with Grid Master Award The Grid Master Award, an honor bestowed by the Red Angus Association of America, is earned by operations that have successfully combined superior Red Angus genetics, feeding management skills and precise marketing to achieve success with the harvest of superior beef carcasses. To be named a Grid Master, cattle must be Red Angus or Red Angus-influenced that are enrolled in the RAAAâ€™s Feeder Calf Certification Program or Allied Access tag program and must achieve a specified level of carcass excellence. The program is open to both conventionally and naturally fed cattle. Conventionally fed Red Angus cattle must be marketed in lots of at least 30 head, reach a minimum of 90% Choice and Prime, have a maximum of 5% Yield Grade 4s and have a minimum grid score of 100. Naturally fed Red Angus cattle must also be marketed in lots of at least 30 head, achieve 90% Choice and Prime, with a maximum of 10% Yield Grade 4s and a minimum grid score of 100. This year 31 loads of cattle representing 1995 head of Red Angus-influenced calves qualified for Grid Master. The following are this yearâ€™s Grid Master recipients and the data regarding their cattle. 2019 RAAA Grid Master Awards #" % " % " % $ "" %$ % $ "" %$ % $ "" %$ % $ "" %$ % $ "" %$ % $ "" %$ % $ "" %$ % $ "" %$ % $ "" %$ % $ "" %$ % $ "" %$ % $ "" %$ % $ "" %$ % $ "" %$ % $ "" %$ % $ "" %$ % $ "" %$ % $ "" %$ % $ "" %$ % $ "" %$ % $ "" %$ % $ "" %$ *;1?> 6;%+2;1% %3255=? *;1?> 6;%+2;1% %3255=? *;1?> 6;%+2;1% %3255=? *;1?> 6;%+2;1% %3255=? *;1?> 6;%+2;1% %3255=? *;1?> 6;%+2;1% %3255=? *772;;%)?1%*; / % $2>#%,2;1 4?+6; %)2;. ? % ;. 8 <5 27% 2>7% ??1#2>1 %)?1%*; / 36 %327 % ??1=65 2#? %)?1%*; / "665% <==% ??1?> /? 5=?%3255=?%36 /? 5=?%3255=?%36 /? 5=?%3255=?%36 /? 5=?%3255=?%36 /? 5=?%3255=?%36 /? 5=?%3255=?%36 /? 5=?%3255=?%36 /? 5=?%3255=?%36 /? 5=?%3255=?%36 /? 5=?%3255=?%36 (6 ;%9 2;;6; 9. =?<; %$?;?5<. % ( (%)?1%*; / <;;?#%36/;5#% ??1#2>1 +6>?;'?;%)2;. ? 9<7 =65% ??1?> ?=56;%)?1%*; / *;1?> 6;%+2;1% %3255=? <==< %)2;. 95? ?; % 2>7 % ;. >2<>?? %3255=?%++3 >2<>?? %3255=?%++3 >2<>?? %3255=?%++3 >2<>?? %3255=?%++3 >2<>?? %3255=?%++3 >2<>?? %3255=?%++3 >2<>?? %3255=?%++3 >2<>?? %3255=?%++3 ,<.56>%0<==?>% < 2;#%3255=?%36 %8? 5 A@?>=<; A@?>=<; A@?>=<; A@?>=<; A@?>=<; A@?>=<; 8<=765 3271?; 8<;;?7/..2 +?65< *@<=?;? )276;2 (?576>? (?576>? 36'21 36'21 36'21 36'21 36'21 36'21 36'21 36'21 36'21 36'21 :<7 */=5% 36=/7@<2 $2>1?;%3<5#% "?;1% $>2;1!1?55 A@?>=<; 9?=1?; 0?;=6 4>? 1?; 4>? 1?; 4>? 1?; 4>? 1?; 4>? 1?; 4>? 1?; 4>? 1?; 4>? 1?; 2= 2# 02> /?55? :9 :9 :9 :9 :9 :9 94 0A -, :9 :9 :9 :9 :9 -& -& -& -& -& -& -& -& -& -& 3A 3A *+ :9 A) 4 :9 :9 :9 :9 :9 :9 :9 :9 :9 :9 :9 :9 0A :9 ><;.?56; 2 .6 $>2?55<; ?> $>2?55<; ?> $6!? 9.655%3<5# 4<276;1% "62>172; 2/=<;2 "62>172; 2/=<;2 "62>172; 2/=<;2 "62>172; 2/=<;2 "62>172; 2/=<;2 "62>172; *= <;? $2 ? A) 8* * * :9 :9 A) A) A) A) A) A) A) A) A) A) A) A) A: % $% " % " 42;%A5=?# % $ 9<7 =65% ??1?> "" %$ % $ 6 72;% 2>7 % %42=?% %">#6;% 6 72; 6 72;% 2>7 % %42=?% %">#6;% 6 72; "" %$ +?6;% /5=?% 2>7 % $ < %3 6<.?% ??1?> "" %$ A5=?#%">6 % ;. % $ "?? %-6>5 ? 5% ??1?> "" %$ )6 <%)2;. ? % $ "?? %-6>5 ? 5% ??1?> "" %$ )6 <%)2;. ? % $ "?? %-6>5 ? 5% ??1?> "" %$ )6 <%)2;. ? % $ "?? %-6>5 ? 5% ??1?> "" %$ )6 <%)2;. ? % $ "?? %-6>5 ? 5% ??1?> "" %$ )6 <%)2;. ? % $ "?? %-6>5 ? 5% ??1?> "" %$ % $ 2>@6>6/ %)2;. ? "" %$ 3255=?72; %3 6<.?% ??1#2>1 16 American Red Angus Magazine â– November 2019 $ &%$#"! &"% $" $" $ " % " &%$#"! &"% $" $ $" % " $ "