US Cotton Fiber Chart
Grades of U.S. Cotton
View a list of each color grade and its symbol for white, light spotted, spotted, tinged and yellow stained American Upland cotton. The leaf grade for each color grade of white cotton are also shown.
White
Color Grade | Symbols | Color Grade | Leaf Grade |
---|---|---|---|
Good Middling | GM | 11 | 1 |
Strict Middling | SM | 21 | 2 |
Middling | Mid | 31 | 3 |
Strict Low Middling | SLM | 41 | 4 |
Low Middling | LM | 51 | 5 |
Strict Good Ordinary | SGO | 61 | 6 |
Good Ordinary | GO | 71 | 7 |
Light Spotted
Color Grade | Symbols | Color Grade |
---|---|---|
Good Middling | GM Lt Sp | 12 |
Strict Middling | SM Lt Sp | 22 |
Middling | Mid Lt Sp | 32 |
Strict Low Middling | SLM Lt Sp | 42 |
Low Middling | LM Lt Sp | 52 |
Strict Good Ordinary | SGO Lt Sp | 62 |
Spotted
Color Grade | Symbols | Color Grade |
---|---|---|
Good Middling | GM Sp | 13 |
Strict Middling | SM Sp | 23 |
Middling | Mid Sp | 33 |
Strict Low Middling | SLM Sp | 43 |
Low Middling | LM Sp | 53 |
Strict Good Ordinary | SGO Sp | 63 |
Tinged
Color Grade | Symbols | Color Grade |
---|---|---|
Strict Middling` | SM Tg | 24 |
Middling | Mid Tg | 34 |
Strict Low Middling | SLM Tg | 44 |
Low Middling | LM Tg | 54 |
Yellow Stained
Color Grade | Symbols | Color Grade |
---|---|---|
Strict Low Middling | SM YS | 25 |
Middling | Mid YS | 35 |