Abstract: The disclosure relates to a system and method for identifying one or more features in a meat sample. In one embodiment, the system and method disclosed herein uses automated methods to identify a backfinned pork loin and a non-backfinned pork loin. The system and method disclosed herein comprises imaging a meat sample with an imaging device to obtain one or more images; and using an iteratively trained feature detection model to detect and identify one or more features, including the presence or absence of the features in the images of the meat sample.