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.