The competitors, including Vicente Heredia and Jose Lozano, both from Colorado, are battling it out for a $20,000 prize, but the stakes are high, and in order to prove that they're a cut above the competition, they'll need to butcher fifty pounds of beef -- two top butts, two tenderloins and one rib loin -- in a timed race.
The butchers are judged on quality, yield and speed, and the knife-wielder who produces the most steaks, with the highest-quality cut in the least amount of time, will go on to the semi-finals round in Louisville, Kentucky. Seven finalists will then compete at the Texas Roadhouse national conference, in Florida, for $20,000 and the "Meat Cutter of the Year" title. Woo-hoo!
If you want to get a slice of the action, the meat-cutting starts at 11 a.m. and is free to the public.