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The best cut of beef ribs comes from the lower, ventral, section, from the 6th through 10th rib, roughly the same cut as the St. Louis cut of pork ribs. It is called the short plate, and the ribs are called short ribs not because they are short in length, but because they come from what is called the short plate.
Ribs have bones. That's why they're called ribs. And western-style is neither western nor a style. Typically, these things come from the loin end of the shoulder. More commonly known as country ribs, they have some loin meat, a la pork chops, and, depending on how they're cut, some blade meat. The reason you're having trouble is because of everything I just said. They're not clearly defined in the way that spareribs and rib tips and baby back ribs are.