It’s still possible to talk to a butcher at certain grocery stores, and Whole Foods has comprehensive training for their meat department staff. Their butchers need to complete 1,920-hours of training, over about two years. Apprentices do clean-up and counter work before they get to cut poultry first, then pork, and lastly beef. Of course there are still local butchers shops to be found if you live in the right area, and there you’ll probably find the true dying breed of old-style butchers (in Bellevue, WA there’s Golden Steer Choice Meats).