UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
DEPARTMENT BULLETIN No. 1470 
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Wock; nA fA n n r w Issued Marcn » 1927 
Washington, U. t. T SIighlly revised April , 1937 
MARKET CLASSES AND GRADES OF DRESSED 
LAMB AND MUTTON 
By 
W. C DAVIS, Assistant Chief Marketing Specialist, and 
J. A. BURGESS, Principal Associate Marketing Specialist, Division of Livestock, Meats, and Wool 
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Need for Standardization 1 
Definition of Lamb and Mutton 2 
Basis for Grading Lamb and Mutton 12 
Definition of Terms 13 
Grades of Lamb Carcasses 15 
Grades of Mutton Carcasses 20 
Standard Wholesale Cuts of Lamb and Mutton 28 
Description of Wholesale Cuts and Subdivisions 29 
Percentage Yields of Wholesale Cuts 30 
Standard Grades of Wholesale Lamb and Mutton Cuts ,..„ 31 
UNITED STATES 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
WASHINGTON : 1937 
