The National Western Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest was held January 16, 2005 at Swift & Company's Greeley, Colorado facility.
In total, 162 contestants from 24 teams participated in the contest.
Awards were sponsored by AMSA, American Hereford Association, Colorado Farm Bureau, Certified Angus Beef, Colorado Livestock Association, Equity Group, Livestock and Seed Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, National Beef, National Lamb Feeders Association , National Meat Association, National Pork Board, National Western Livestock Show, North Dakota State University Animal Science Graduate Student Carnivore Catering, Research Management Systems, Inc., Swift and Company, US Meat Export Federation, and West Texas A&M University- Cattlemen's Carcass Data Service.