Survey of Quality Attributes of Beef from Farmers Market Vendors

Table 3

Least squares means for steak thickness and external fat thickness by source and steak type main effects.

Main effects	n	Steak thickness (cm)	SEM	External fat thickness (cm)	SEM
Source
Farmers Market	59	2.47^a	0.06	0.56	0.04
Retail	50	1.04^b	0.08	0.49	0.06
‐value		<0.0001		0.3172
Steak type
Ribeye	40	2.42^a	0.09	0.64^a	0.06
Top loin	39	2.45^a	0.09	0.58^a	0.06
Top sirloin	39	1.89^b	0.09	0.35^b	0.06
‐value		<0.0001		0.0036

^a,bLeast squares means in the same column and source without common superscript letters differ (). n = number of steaks.