Table 1-Grade Limits (GL) and Breakpoints (BP) for Six-Rowed Malting Barley
Grade | Minimum limits of- | Maximum limits of- | ||||||||||||||||
Test weight per bushel (pounds) | Suitable malting types (percent) | Sound barley1 (percent) | Damaged kernels1 (percent) | Wild oats (percent) | Foreign material (percent) | Other grains (percent) | Skinned and broken kernels (percent) | Thin barley (percent) | ||||||||||
GL | BP | GL | BP | GL | BP | GL | BP | GL | BP | GL | BP | GL | BP | GL | BP | GL | BP | |
U.S. No. 1 | 47.0 | -0.5 | 97.0 | -1.0 | 98.0 | -0.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 7.0 | 0.6 |
U.S. No. 2 | 45.0 | -0.5 | 97.0 | -1.0 | 98.0 | -0.8 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 10.0 | 0.9 |
U.S. No. 3 | 43.0 | -0.5 | 95.0 | -1.3 | 96.0 | -1.1 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 15.0 | 0.9 |
U.S. No. 4 | 43.0 | -0.5 | 95.0 | -1.3 | 93.0 | -1.1 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 10.0 | 1.6 | 15.0 | 0.9 |
1 Injured-by-frost kernels and injured-by-mold kernels are not considered damaged kernels or considered against sound barley.
Table 2-Grade Limits (GL) and Breakpoints (BP) for Two-Rowed Malting Barley
Grade | Minimum limits of- | Maximum limits of- | ||||||||||||||||
Test weight per bushel (pounds) | Suitable malting types (percent) | Sound barley1 (percent) | Damaged kernels1 (percent) | Wild oats (percent) | Foreign material (percent) | Other grains (percent) | Skinned and broken kernels (percent) | Thin barley (percent) | ||||||||||
GL | BP | GL | BP | GL | BP | GL | BP | GL | BP | GL | BP | GL | BP | GL | BP | GL | BP | |
U.S. No. 1 | 50.0 | -0.5 | 97.0 | -1.0 | 98.0 | -0.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
U.S. No. 2 | 48.0 | -0.5 | 97.0 | -1.0 | 98.0 | -0.8 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 7.0 | 0.5 |
U.S. No. 3 | 48.0 | -0.5 | 95.0 | -1.3 | 96.0 | -1.1 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 10.0 | 0.9 |
U.S. No. 4 | 48.0 | -0.5 | 95.0 | -1.3 | 93.0 | -1.1 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 10.0 | 1.6 | 10.0 | 0.9 |
1 Injured-by-frost kernels and injured-by-mold kernels are not considered damaged kernels or considered against sound barley.
Note: Malting barley must not be infested in accordance with § 810.107(b) and must not contain any special grades as defined in § 810.206 . Six- and two-rowed barley varieties not meeting the above requirements must be graded in accordance with standards established for the class Barley.
Table 3-Grade Limits (GL) and Breakpoints (BP) for Barley
Grade | Minimum limits of- | Maximum limits of- | |||||
Test weight per bushel (pounds) | Sound barley (percent) | Damaged kernels1 (percent) | Heat damaged kernels (percent) | Foreign material (percent) | Broken kernels (percent) | Thin barley (percent) | |
GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | |
U.S. No. 1 | 47.0 -0.5 | 97.0 -1.1 | 2.0 0.8 | 0.2 0.1 | 1.0 0.4 | 4.0 1.0 | 10.0 0.9 |
U.S. No. 2 | 45.0 -0.5 | 94.0 -1.4 | 4.0 1.0 | 0.3 0.1 | 2.0 0.4 | 8.0 1.5 | 15.0 0.9 |
U.S. No. 3 | 43.0 -0.5 | 90.0 -1.6 | 6.0 1.4 | 0.5 0.2 | 3.0 0.5 | 12.0 1.8 | 25.0 1.3 |
U.S. No. 4 | 40.0 -0.5 | 85.0 -2.2 | 8.0 1.5 | 1.0 0.5 | 4.0 0.5 | 18.0 1.8 | 35.0 1.9 |
U.S. No. 5 | 36.0 -0.5 | 75.0 -2.2 | 10.0 1.8 | 3.0 0.6 | 5.0 0.6 | 28.0 2.4 | 75.0 2.3 |
1 Includes heat-damaged kernels. Injured-by-frost kernels and injured-by-mold kernels are not considered damaged kernels.
Table 4-Breakpoints for Barley Special Grades and Factors
Special grade or factor | Grade or range limit | Breakpoint |
Dockage | As specified by contract or load order | 0.23 |
Two-rowed Barley | Not more than 10.0% of Six-rowed in Two-rowed | 1.8 |
Six-rowed Barley | Not more than 10.0% of Two-rowed in Six-rowed | 1.8 |
Malting (Blue Aleurone Layers) | Not less than 90.0% | -1.3 |
Malting (White Aleurone Layers) | Not less than 90.0% | -1.3 |
Smutty | More than 0.20% | 0.06 |
Garlicky | 3 or more in 500 grams | 21/3 |
Ergoty | More than 0.10% | 0.13 |
Infested | Same as in § 810.107 | 0 |
Blighted | More than 4.0% | 1.1 |
Injured-by-Frost Kernels | Not more than 1.9% | 0.1 |
Injured-by-Heat Kernels | Not more than 0.2% | 0.04 |
Frost-damaged Kernels | Not more than 0.4% | 0.05 |
Heat-damaged Kernels | Not more than 0.1% | 0.1 |
Other Grains | Not more than 25.0% | 2.4 |
Moisture | As specified by contract or load order grade | 0.5 |
Table 5-Grade Limits (GL) and Breakpoints (BP) for Corn
Grade | Minimum test weight per bushel (pounds) | Maximum limits of- | ||
Damaged kernels | ||||
Heat-damaged kernels (percent) | Total (percent) | Broken corn and foreign material (percent) | ||
GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | |
U.S. No. 1 | 56.0 -0.4 | 0.1 0.1 | 3.0 1.0 | 2.0 0.2 |
U.S. No. 2 | 54.0 -0.4 | 0.2 0.2 | 5.0 1.3 | 3.0 0.3 |
U.S. No. 3 | 52.0 -0.4 | 0.5 0.3 | 7.0 1.5 | 4.0 0.3 |
U.S. No. 4 | 49.0 -0.4 | 1.0 0.5 | 10.0 1.8 | 5.0 0.4 |
U.S. No. 5 | 46.0 -0.4 | 3.0 0.9 | 15.0 2.1 | 7.0 0.4 |
Table 6-Breakpoints for Corn Special Grades and Factors
Special grade or factor | Grade limit | Breakpoint |
Flint | 95 percent or more of flint corn | -1.0 |
Flint and Dent | More than 5 percent, but less than 95 percent of flint corn | 1.0 or -1.0 |
Infested | Same as in § 810.107 | 0 |
Corn of other colors: | ||
White | Not more than 2.0 percent | 0.8 |
Yellow | Not more than 5.0 percent | 1.0 |
Waxy | 95 percent or more | -3.0 |
High BCFM | As specified by contract or load order grade | 10 percent of the load order grade |
Moisture | As specified by contract or load order grade | 0.4 |
Table 7-Grade limits (GL) and Breakpoints (BP) for Flaxseed
Grade | Minimum test weight per bushel (pounds) | Maximum limits of-damaged kernels | |
Heat-damaged kernels (percent) | Total (percent) | ||
GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | |
U.S. No. 1 | 49.0 -0.1 | 0.2 0.1 | 10.0 0.9 |
U.S. No. 2 | 47.0 -0.1 | 0.5 0.1 | 15.0 1.1 |
Table 8-Breakpoints for Flaxseed Special Grades and Factors
Special grade or factor | Grade limit | Breakpoint |
Moisture | As specified by load order or contract grade | 0.4 |
Dockage | 0.99 percent or above | 0.32 |
Table 9-Grade Limits (GL) and Breakpoints (BP) for Mixed Grain
Grade | Maximum Limits of- | ||
Moisture (percent) | Damaged kernels | ||
Total (percent) | Heat-damaged kernels (percent) | ||
GL BP | GL BP | ||
U.S. Mixed Grain | 16.0 | 15.0 0.6 | 3.0 0.4 |
NOTE: There is no tolerance for U.S. Sample grade Mixed Grain.
Table 10-Breakpoints for Mixed Grain Special Grades and Factors
Special grade or factor | Grade limit | Breakpoint |
Smutty | 15 or more in 250 grams (wheat, rye, or triticale predominates) | 6 |
More than 0.2% (all other mixtures) | 0.05 | |
Ergoty | More than 0.30% (rye wheat predominates) | 0.13 |
More than 0.10% (all other mixtures) | 0 | |
Garlicky | 2 or more per 1,000 grams (wheat, rye, or triticale predominates) | 1 |
4 or more per 500 grams (all other mixtures) | 2 | |
Infested | Same as in § 810.107 | 0 |
Blighted | More than 4.0% (barley predominates) | 1.1 |
Treated | Same as in § 810.805 | 0 |
Moisture | As specified by contract or load order grade | 0.5 |
Table 11-Grade Limits (GL) and Breakpoints (BP) for Oats
Grade | Minimum limits of- | Maximum limits of- | |||
Test weight per bushel (pounds) | Sound Oats (percent) | Heat-damaged kernels (percent) | Foreign material (percent) | Wild Oats (percent) | |
GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | |
U.S. No. 1 | 36.0 -0.5 | 97.0 -0.8 | 0.1 0.1 | 2.0 0.4 | 2.0 0.6 |
U.S. No. 2 | 33.0 -0.5 | 94.0 -1.2 | 0.3 0.4 | 3.0 0.4 | 3.0 0.8 |
U.S. No. 31 | 30.0 -0.5 | 90.0 -1.4 | 1.0 0.5 | 4.0 0.5 | 5.0 1.1 |
U.S. No. 42 | 27.0 -0.5 | 80.0 -1.9 | 3.0 0.8 | 5.0 0.5 | 10.0 1.4 |
1 Oats that are Slightly Weathered shall be graded not higher than U.S. No. 3.
2 Oats that are Badly Stained or Materially Weathered shall be graded not higher than U.S. No. 4.
Table 12-Breakpoints for Oats Special Grades and Factors
Special grade or factors | Grade limit | Breakpoint |
Heavy | 38 pounds or more | -0.5 |
Extra Heavy | 40 pounds or more | -0.5 |
Moisture | As specified by contract or load order grade | 0.5 |
Thin | More than 20.0% | 0.5 |
Smutty | More than 0.2% | 0.05 |
Ergoty | More than 0.10% | 0.10 |
Garlicky | 4 or more in 500 grams | 21/3 |
Infested | Same as in § 810.107 | 0 |
Bleached | Same as in § 810.1005 | 0 |
Table 13-Grade Limits (GL) and Breakpoints (BP) for Rye
Grade | Minimum test weight per bushel (pounds) | Maximum limits of- | ||||
Foreign Material | Damaged kernels(percent) | Thin rye (percent) | ||||
Foreign matter other than wheat (percent) | Total (percent) | Heat-damaged (percent) | Total (percent) | |||
GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | |
U.S. No. 1 | 56.0 -0.5 | 1.0 0.4 | 3.0 0.8 | 0.2 0.1 | 2.0 0.8 | 10.0 0.6 |
U.S. No. 2 | 54.0 -0.5 | 2.0 0.5 | 6.0 1.1 | 0.2 0.1 | 4.0 1.1 | 15.0 0.8 |
U.S. No. 3 | 52.0 -0.5 | 4.0 0.8 | 10.0 1.4 | 0.5 0.4 | 7.0 1.4 | 25.0 0.9 |
U.S. No. 4 | 49.0 -0.5 | 6.0 0.8 | 10.0 1.4 | 3.0 0.8 | 15.0 2.0 |
Table 14-Breakpoints for Rye Special Grades and Factors
Special grade or factor | Grade limit | Breakpoint |
Moisture | As specified by contract or load order grade | 0.3 |
Light Garlicky | 2 or more per 1,000 grams | 11/3 |
Garlicky | More than 6 per 1,000 grams | 71/3 |
Ergoty | More than 0.30% | 0.10 |
Plump | Not more than 5.0% through 0.064 * 3/8 sieve | 0.5 |
Light Smutty | More than 14 per 250 grams | 6 |
Smutty | More than 30 per 250 grams | 10 |
Infested | Same as in § 810.107 | 0 |
Dockage | As specified by contract or load order grade | 0.2 |
Table 15-Grade Limits (GL) and Breakpoints (BP) for Sorghum
Grade | Minimum test weight per bushel (pounds) | Maximum limits of- | |||
Damaged kernels | Broken kernels and foreign material | ||||
Heat-damaged (percent) | Total (percent) | Total (percent) | Foreign material (percent) | ||
GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | |
U.S. No. 1 | 57.0 -0.4 | 0.2 0.1 | 2.0 1.1 | 3.0 0.5 | 1.0 0.4 |
U.S. No. 2 | 55.0 -0.4 | 0.5 -0.4 | 5.0 1.8 | 6.0 0.6 | 2.0 0.5 |
U.S. No. 31 | 53.0 -0.4 | 1.0 0.5 | 10.0 2.3 | 8.0 0.7 | 3.0 0.6 |
U.S. No. 4 | 51.0 -0.4 | 3.0 0.8 | 15.0 2.8 | 10.0 0.8 | 4.0 0.7 |
1 Sorghum that is distinctly discolored shall be graded not higher than U.S. No. 3.
Table 16-Breakpoints for Sorghum Special Grades and Factors
Special grade or factors | Grade limit | Breakpoint |
Class Tannin | Not less than 90.0% | -1.9 |
Sorghum | Not less than 97.0% | -1.0 |
White | Not less than 98.0% | -0.9 |
Smutty | 20 or more in 100 grams | 8 |
Infested | Same as in § 810.107 | 0 |
Dockage | 0.99% and above | 0.32 |
Moisture | As specified by contract or load order grade | 0.5 |
Table 17-Grade Limits (GL) and Breakpoints (BP) for Soybeans
Grade | Maximum limits of- | |||||||
Damaged kernels | ||||||||
Heat-damaged (percent) | Total (percent) | Foreign Material (percent) | Splits (percent) | |||||
GL | BP | GL | BP | GL | BP | GL | BP | |
U.S. No. 1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 10.0 | 1.6 |
U.S. No. 2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 20.0 | 2.2 |
U.S. No. 3 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 30.0 | 2.5 |
U.S. No. 4 2 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 40.0 | 2.7 |
1 Soybeans which are purple mottled or stained shall be graded not higher than U.S. No. 3.
2 Soybeans which are materially weathered shall be graded not higher than U.S. No. 4.
Table 18-Breakpoints for Soybean Special Grades and Factors
Special grade or factor | Grade limit | Breakpoint |
Garlicky | 5 or more per 1,000 grams | 2 |
Infested | Same as in § 810.107 | 0 |
Soybeans of other colors | Not more than 10.0% | 2.3 |
Moisture | As specified by contract or load order grade | 0.3 |
Test Weight | As specified by contract or load order | -0.4 |
Table 20-Breakpoints for Sunflower Seed Special Grades and Factors
Special grade or factor | Grade limit | Breakpoint |
Moisture | As specified by contract or load order grade | 0.5 |
Foreign Material | 1.25% and less | 0.27 |
1.26% and above | 0.39 | |
Admixture | As specified by contract or load order grade | 0.6 |
Table 21-Grade Limits (GL) and Breakpoints (BP) for Triticale
Grade | Minimum test weight per bushel (percent) | Maximum limits of- | |||||
Damaged kernels | Foreign material | Shrunken and broken kernels (percent) | Defects3 (percent) | ||||
Heat-damaged (percent) | Total1 (percent) | Material other than wheat or rye (percent) | Total2 (percent) | ||||
GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | |
U.S. No. 1 | 48.0 -0.5 | 0.2 0.1 | 2.0 0.8 | 1.0 0.4 | 2.0 0.6 | 5.0 0.8 | 5.0 1.3 |
U.S. No. 2 | 45.0 -0.5 | 0.2 0.1 | 4.0 1.1 | 2.0 0.5 | 4.0 0.9 | 8.0 0.8 | 8.0 1.3 |
U.S. No. 3 | 43.0 -0.5 | 0.5 0.4 | 8.0 1.5 | 3.0 0.6 | 7.0 1.2 | 12.0 1.6 | 12.0 2.3 |
U.S. No. 4 | 41.0 -0.5 | 3.0 0.8 | 15.0 2.0 | 4.0 0.8 | 10.0 1.4 | 20.0 2.3 | 20.0 2.3 |
1 Includes heat-damaged kernels.
2 Includes material other than wheat or rye.
3 Defects includes damaged kernels (total), foreign material (total), and shrunken and broken kernels. The sum of these three factors may not exceed the limit for defects for each numerical grade.
Table 22-Breakpoints for Triticale Special Grades and Factors
Special grade or factor | Grade limit | Breakpoint |
Garlicky | 2 or more per 1,000 grams | 11/3 |
Ergoty | More than 0.10% | 0.1 |
Smutty | More than 14 per 250 grams | 6 |
Infested | Same as in § 810.107 | 0 |
Dockage | 0.99% or above | 0.32 |
Moisture | As specified by contract or load order grade | 0.5 |
Table 23-Grade Limits (GL) and Breakpoints (BP) for Wheat
Grade | Minimum limits of- | Maximum limits of- | |||||||
Test weight per bushel | Damaged kernels | Foreign material (percent) | Shrunken and broken kernels (percent) | Defects3 (percent) | Wheat of other classes4 | ||||
Hard red spring wheat or white club wheat1 (pounds) | All other classes and subclasses (pounds) | Heat-damaged kernels (percent) | Total2 (percent) | Contrasting classes (percent) | Total5 (percent) | ||||
GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | GL BP | |
U.S. No. 1 | 58.0 -0.3 | 60.0 -0.3 | 0.2 0.2 | 2.0 1.0 | 0.4 0.2 | 3.0 0.3 | 3.0 0.7 | 1.0 0.7 | 3.0 1.6 |
U.S. No. 2 | 57.0 -0.3 | 58.0 -0.3 | 0.2 0.2 | 4.0 1.5 | 0.7 0.3 | 5.0 0.4 | 5.0 0.9 | 2.0 1.0 | 5.0 2.1 |
U.S. No. 3 | 55.0 -0.3 | 56.0 -0.3 | 0.5 0.3 | 7.0 1.9 | 1.3 0.4 | 8.0 0.5 | 8.0 1.2 | 3.0 1.3 | 10.0 2.9 |
U.S. No. 4 | 53.0 -0.3 | 54.0 -0.3 | 1.0 0.4 | 10.0 2.3 | 3.0 0.6 | 12.0 0.6 | 12.0 1.4 | 10.0 2.3 | 10.0 2.9 |
U.S. No. 5 | 50.0 -0.3 | 51.0 -0.3 | 3.0 0.7 | 15.0 2.7 | 5.0 0.7 | 20.0 0.7 | 20.0 1.5 | 10.0 2.3 | 10.0 2.9 |
1 These requirements also apply when Hard Red Spring or White Club wheat predominate in a sample of Mixed wheat.
2 Includes heat-damaged kernels.
3 Defects include damaged kernels (total), foreign material, and shrunken and broken kernels. The sum of these factors may not exceed the limit for defects for each numerical grade.
4 Unclassed wheat of any grade may contain not more than 10.0 percent of wheat of other classes.
5 Includes contrasting classes.
Table 24-Breakpoints for Wheat Special Grades and Factors
Special grade or factor | Grade limit | Breakpoint |
Moisture | As specified by contract or load order grade | 0.3 |
Garlicky | More than 2 bulblets per 1,000 grams | 11/3 |
Light smutty | More than 5 smut balls per 250 grams | 3 |
Smutty | More than 30 smut balls per 250 grams | 10 |
Infested | Same as in § 810.107 | 0 |
Ergoty | More than 0.05% | 0.03 |
Treated | Same as in § 810.2204 | 0 |
Dockage | As specified by contract or load order grade | 0.2 |
Protein | As specified by contract or load order grade | 0.5 |
Class and Subclass | ||
Hard red spring: | ||
DNS | 75% or more DHV | -5.0 |
NS | 25% or more DHV but less than 75% DHV | -5.0 |
Durum: | ||
HADU | 75% or more HVAC | -5.0 |
ADU | 60% or more HVAC but less than 75% of HVAC | -5.0 |
Soft white: | ||
SWH | Not more than 10% white club wheat | 2.0 |
WHCB | Not more than 10% of other soft white wheat | 2.0 |
WWH | More than 10% WHCB and more than 10% of other soft white wheat | -3.0 |
The requirement of paragraph (e)(1)(i) of this section does not apply to grain that is inspected as it is unloaded from the carrier or to portions loaded in separate carriers or stowage space.
7 C.F.R. §800.86