| Dentition | Description | Category/Cipher |
 | VEAL - Female or castrate or entire male bovine that:
- Has no evidence of eruption of permanent incisor teeth.
- Weighs no more than 150kg (HSCW).
- In males after SSC assessment shows no evidence of SSC.
- Shows youthfulness and Veal colour (Veal meat colour must not exceed the AUS-MEAT Veal colour standard V5).
| VEAL * V * Optional Veal classes:
Refer Veal section |
 | BEEF - Female or castrate or entire male bovine that:
- In males shows no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
- Dentition range for this category is 0 to 8 permanent incisor teeth.
| BEEF * A *
OR
BEEF |
 | BULL - Derived from entire or castrate male bovine animals showing signs of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
- (SSC) in bovine are defined by the following well developed aspects:
- Muscles on the neck and shoulder.
- Inguinal canal and prominent erector muscle
- Penis stub.
- Pubic tubercle.
Exposed area of M. semimembranosus muscle-triangular and, relatively scarce scrotal fat and dark muscle colour. | BULL * B * |
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| | BOVINE – ALTERNATIVE CATEGORIES (BEEF) | |
 | Carcase is derived from castrate or entire male bovine that:
- Has 0 permanent incisor teeth.
- Has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
| YEARLING STEER
* YS * * Up to 18 months |
 | Carcase is derived from female, castrate or entire male bovine that:
- Has 0 permanent incisor teeth.
- Has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
| YEARLING BEEF
* Y * * Up to 18 months |
 | Carcase is derived from castrate or entire male bovine that:
- Has no more than 2 permanent incisor teeth.
- Has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
| YOUNG STEER
* YGS * * Up to 30 months |
 | Carcase is derived from female, castrate or entire male bovine that:
- Has no more than 2 permanent incisor teeth.
- Has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
| YOUNG BEEF
* YG * * Up to 30 months |
 | Carcase is derived from castrate or entire male bovine that:
- Has no more than 4 permanent incisor teeth.
- Has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
| YOUNG
PRIME STEER
* YPS * * Up to 36 months |
 | Carcase is derived from female, castrate or entire male bovine that:
- Has no more than 4 permanent incisor teeth.
- Has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
| YOUNG
PRIME BEEF
* YP * * Up to 36 months |
 | Carcase is derived from castrate or entire male bovine that:
- Has no more than 7 permanent incisor teeth.
- Has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
| PRIME STEER
* PRS * * Up to 42 months |
 | Carcase is derived from female, castrate or entire male bovine that:
- Has no more than 7 permanent incisor teeth.
- Has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
| PRIME BEEF
* PR * * Up to 42 months |
| | OX – Carcase is derived from female (only) bovine that:
- Has no more than 7 permanent incisor teeth.
| OX * S * * Up to 42 months |
 | OX – STEER – Carcase is derived from castrate or entire male bovine that:
- Has up to 8 permanent incisor teeth.
- Has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
| OX * S * or
STEER * SS * * Any age |
| | Carcase is derived from female bovine that:
- Has 8 permanent incisor teeth.
| COW * C * * All ages |
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| | BOVINE – ALTERNATIVE CATEGORIES (BULL) | |
| | Carcase derived from entire male not assessed for SSC.
- Has no evidence of eruption of permanent incisor teeth.
- Carcase weighs more than 150kg *(HCSW).
| YEARLING
ENTIRE * YE * |
| | Carcase derived from entire male not assessed for SSC.
- Has no evidence of eruption of more than 2 permanent incisor teeth.
- Carcase weighs more than 150kg *(HCSW).
| YOUNG ENTIRE
* YGE * |
| | Carcase derived from castrate or entire male bovine that:
- Has no evidence of eruption of more than 2 permanent incisor teeth.
- Show signs of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
- Carcase weighs more than 150kg *(HCSW).
| YOUNG BULL
* BYG * |
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| |
OVINE – BASIC CATEGORIES (SHEEPMEAT) | |
Dentition
| Description | Catagory/Cipher
|
 | LAMB - female, castrate or entire male animal that:
- Has 0 permanent incisor teeth.
| LAMB * L * * 12 months (approx.) |
 | MUTTON - female or castrate male animal that:
- Has at least one (1) permanent incisor tooth.
- In male has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
| MUTTON
* M * * Over 10 months
|
 | RAM - Entire or castrate male that shows Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
- Entire male has evidence of at least one (1) permanent incisor tooth.
| RAM * R * * Over 10 months |
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| | OVINE – ALTERNATIVE CATEGORIES (SHEEPMEAT) | |
 | Carcase derived from female or castrate male ovine that:
- Has 0 permanent incisor teeth (in addition):
- Has no eruption of permanent upper molar teeth.
| YOUNG
LAMB
* YL *
* Up to 5 months only
|
 | Carcase derived from female or castrate male ovine that:
- Has 1 but no more than 2 permanent incisor teeth.
- In male has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
| HOGGET
* H * or
YEARLING MUTTON
* 10 to 18 months |
 | Carcase derived from female ovine that:
- Has 1 or more permanent incisor teeth.
| EWE
MUTTON
* E *
* Over 10 months |
| | Carcase derived from castrate male ovine that:
- Has 1 or more permanent incisor teeth.
- Has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
| WETHER
MUTTON
* W *
* Over 10 months |
