GIVING YOU MORE TASTE AND QUALITY WITH USDA CHOICE BEEEF

GOT A MEAT QUESTION?

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR SIGNATURE LEAN GROUND HAMBURGERS

PETERSON'S MEAT

Peterson's Marketplace provides you and your family Only The Best Meat Products.

We are proud to feature USDA Choice grade Beef. This quality grade of beef is known for it's fine flavor and tenderness. We offer a large variety of cuts, or our in-store meat specialists can custom cut to order.

Peterson's Marketplace is famous for the quality of our ground meat products. Our Ground Beef products are ground fresh daily in our store from whole muscle cuts, not pre-ground and shipped in, or reground from other sources.

Our fresh meat, poultry and seafood products will satisfy even the most discriminating of tastes. Our meat specialists can offer serving suffestions, recipes, and tips to help you prepare delicious meat at home.

WHAT IS USDA CHOICE?

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) grades beef at the request of a meat packer. Only beef that is USDA inspected may carry the USDA shield of authenticity. The grading system determines the quality rating of beef based upon a very complicated inspection system which measures the amount of marbling (fat specs) in the ribeye muscle (lean) portion and combines the maturity (age) of the beef carcass to arrive at the inspected grade quality.

USDA Choice is the second highest graded beef. Choice graded beef assures a quality eating experience with flavorful and tender meat

 There are generally only three USDA grades of beef that you would buy in a supermarket. They are USDA Prime, Choice or Select which is the order of grade from the highest to lowest. Only 2% of beef qualifies for the Prime grading, this is a premium grade that is difficult to regularly supply. USDA Select is not far from the bottom of the edible barrel, though some major chain stores will try and infer to a consumer that Select is a premium grade that is often marketed with a "catchy brand". Unless you are buying Peterson's USDA Choice beef, you may not be getting the real thing.

Source: USDA