Improving feed efficiency is a key factor in livestock systems to reduce feeding costs and enhance profitability [1], and it is also associated with beef production sustainability. Residual feed intake (RFI) is one of the methodologies for calculating feed efficiency of growing beef cattle, which is a moderately heritable characteristic enabling genetic improvement through selection [2]. However, literature is not entirely conclusive about the effect of RFI genetic selection on beef quality. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between RFI at finishing and carcass and beef quality traits of Hereford steers.