Table 4. Distribution characteristics of seven carcass primal cuts analyzed by AutoFom III (unit: kg)
| Median | Mode | Min | Max | Excess kurtosis | Skewness |
Belly |
Grade 1+ | 12.12 | 12.16 | 10.66 | 13.64 | −0.224 | 0.099 |
Grade 1 | 12.24 | 11.66 | 9.66 | 15.26 | −0.871 | 0.106 |
Grade 2 | 12.81 | 10.90 | 8.50 | 16.74 | −0.951 | 0.105 |
Neck bone-out |
Grade 1+ | 4.48 | 4.46 | 3.14 | 5.14 | −0.113 | −0.141 |
Grade 1 | 4.44 | 4.24 | 2.32 | 5.36 | −0.712 | 0.095 |
Grade 2 | 4.34 | 4.16 | 2.78 | 5.96 | −0.444 | 0.357 |
Loin bone-out |
Grade 1+ | 5.70 | 5.70 | 1.58 | 7.98 | 0.336 | −0.243 |
Grade 1 | 5.64 | 5.72 | 0.24 | 7.94 | −0.003 | −0.126 |
Grade 2 | 5.46 | 5.48 | 1.16 | 8.42 | 0.065 | −0.004 |
Tenderloin |
Grade 1+ | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.50 | 1.18 | 0.528 | −0.282 |
Grade 1 | 0.96 | 0.94 | 0.36 | 1.22 | −0.180 | −0.043 |
Grade 2 | 0.94 | 0.90 | 0.28 | 1.32 | −0.108 | 0.198 |
Spare ribs |
Grade 1+ | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.12 | 4.26 | −0.570 | 0.004 |
Grade 1 | 3.62 | 3.44 | 2.94 | 4.48 | −1.074 | 0.168 |
Grade 2 | 3.58 | 3.32 | 2.56 | 4.76 | −0.654 | 0.369 |
Shoulder |
Grade 1+ | 8.12 | 8.12 | 6.54 | 9.18 | −0.361 | −0.073 |
Grade 1 | 8.08 | 7.70 | 5.56 | 9.66 | −0.910 | 0.135 |
Grade 2 | 7.94 | 7.48 | 5.76 | 10.36 | −0.554 | 0.381 |
Ham bone-out |
Grade 1+ | 17.06 | 17.00 | 11.32 | 19.82 | 0.097 | −0.204 |
Grade 1 | 16.92 | 16.48 | 7.80 | 20.58 | −0.499 | 0.038 |
Grade 2 | 16.50 | 16.02 | 9.72 | 22.44 | −0.319 | 0.304 |
Population numbers for Grades 1+, 1, and 2 are 145,872, 157,833, and 115,616, respectively.