Arrangement to improve the optimization of the value of finished cuts in a livestock processing plant

摘要

An arrangement of this invention comprises a device to apply a different identification mark to each of a plurality of heads of livestock and to couple each of the identification marks to an optimization computer, each of the identification marks remaining with its associated one of the plurality of heads of livestock until the finished cuts are obtained; a scale to separately weigh each of the heads of livestock in sequence and to couple each of the resultant weights to the computer with each of the weights being correlated with the associated one of the identification marks; an automatic electronic grader to separately and automatically grade each of the heads of livestock in sequence and to couple each of the resultant grades to the computer with each of the grades being correlated with the associated one of the identification marks and the associated one of the weights; and a plurality of gate controlled sorting pens to sort the plurality of heads of livestock according to the weights and grades after passing through the scale and grader.