Classes and Grades of Pork (Hogs)
| Barrows, Gilts |
| USDA GRADES - U.S. No.1, U.S. No.2, U.S. No.3, U.S. No.4, U .S. Utility. |
| Sows |
| USDA GRADES - U.S. No. .1, U.S. No.2, U.S. No.3, Medium, Cull. |
The cuts of meat which have the greatest monetary value in the marketplace are from the back or hindquarter of the animal. The female animal usually has a heavier and, therefore, more valuable hindquarter than the male animal. When a male animal has its male hormones removed at an early age, the muscular development is then much like the female with the hindquarters being heavy.