Mission:
To promote beef production in the Mid-Atlantic Region by providing an opportunity for producers and youth to receive feedback on beef quality and to provide education to producers and youth regarding methods and practices to improve beef quality.

Contest History:
The Mid-Atlantic Beef Carcass Contest and Evaluation Contest Committee is excited to sponsor both the carcass contest and evaluation contest. The early feedback concerning these two contests has been very positive. These contests were created to help educate both producers and youth about beef quality.

The committee's goal for the Mid-Atlantic Carcass Contest is to provide an opportunity for producers and youth to receive comprehensive carcass data about their cattle. From this information, producers and youth can determine how effective their management practices, from genetic selection to nutrition, have been in improving beef quality.

The committee's goal of the Evaluation Contest is to provide an opportunity for producers to and youth to learn about live cattle appearance and subsequent carcass quality. This contest will also provide good experience for people who want to judge steer shows in the future. This will be a rare opportunity for producers and youth to evaluate live finished cattle and then subsequently receive the actual carcass data.