鲁西黄牛在体型外貌上,鲁西黄牛有躯结构匀称,细致紧凑,为役肉兼用。公牛多为平角龙门角,母牛以龙门角为主。垂皮发达。公牛肩峰高而宽厚,胸深而宽,身躯明显地呈前高后低的体型。母牛后躯发育较好,背腰短而平直,民部稍倾斜。关节干燥,筋腱明显。前肢呈正肢势,后肢弯曲度小,飞节间距离小。蹄质致密但硬度较差。尾细而长,尾毛常扭成纺钎状。被毛从浅黄到棕红色.以黄色为最多,一般前躯毛色较后躯深,公牛毛色较母牛的深。多数牛的眼圈、口轮、腹下和四肢内侧毛色浅淡。俗称“三粉特征”。鼻镜多为淡肉色,部分牛鼻镜有黑斑或黑点。角色蜡黄或琥珀色。体型结构分为三类:高辕牛、 Luxi cattle in appearance, Luxi cattle have a well-proportioned body structure, compact and compact, for serving both meat and meat. Bull mostly flat angle gantry angle, cow dominated by gantry angle. Decadent hair. Bull shoulder height and generous, deep and wide chest, body was significantly lower body before the high. Better development of cow hindquarters, short back and straight back, slightly sloping ministries. Joints dry, tendon obvious. Forelimb positive limb posture, hindlimb curvature, hitch distance is small. Shoots dense but less hard. Tail thin and long, tail hair often twisted into a spin-like. The coat from light yellow to reddish brown.With yellow as the most common forequarters coat body darker, bull coat color than the cow deep. The majority of cow’s eye ring, round of the mouth, belly and limbs pale inside. Commonly known as “three powder features ”. Nose mostly light flesh, part of Niuniu have dark spots or black spots. Character is yellow or amber. Body structure is divided into three categories: High House cattle,