7 C.F.R. § 810.404
Grades and grade requirements for corn.
Cite as 7 C.F.R. § 810.404 (2026)
Grade
Minimum test weight per bushel (pounds)
Maximum limits of
Damaged kernels
Broken corn and foreign material (percent)
Heat damaged kernels (percent)
Total (percent)
U.S. No. 1
56.0
0.1
3.0
2.0
U.S. No. 2
54.0
0.2
5.0
3.0
U.S. No. 3
52.0
0.5
7.0
4.0
U.S. No. 4
49.0
1.0
10.0
5.0
U.S. No. 5
46.0
3.0
15.0
7.0
U.S. Sample Grade
U.S. Sample grade is corn that:
(a) Does not meet the requirements for the grades U.S. Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5; or
(b) Contains stones with an aggregate weight in excess of 0.1 percent of the sample weight, 2 or more pieces of glass, 3 or more crotalaria seeds (Crotalaria spp.), 2 or more castor beans (Ricinus communis L.), 4 or more particles of an unknown foreign substance(s)or a commonly recognized harmful or toxic substance(s), 8 or more cockleburs (Xanthium spp.), or similar seeds singly or in combination, or animal filth in excess of 0.20 percent in 1,000 grams; or
(c) Has a musty, sour, or commercially objectionable foreign odor; or
(d) Is heating or otherwise of distinctly low quality.
[60 FR 61196, Nov. 29, 1995]