how to order a string array in a loop with if function in a table

i want to order a random size in array to table use looping and if function or something more easier

the array is (id success to print this to table)

smallest | biggest  | medium   | big     | small 

small    | smallest | medium   | biggest | big

biggest  | small    | big      | medium  | smallest

medium   | big      | smallest | small   | big

small    | smallest | medium   | biggest | big

    String cow[][] = new String[5][5];

    for(int j=0;j<cow.length;j++){
        for(int i=0;i<cow[j].length;i++){
            if (cow[i][j] == "smallest"){
                System.out.print ("| "+cow[i][j]+" |");
            }
            else if (cow[i][j] == "small"){
                System.out.print ("| "+cow[i][j]+" |");
            }
            else if (cow[i][j] == "medium"){
                System.out.print ("| "+cow[i][j]+" |");
            }
            else if (cow[i][j] == "big"){
                System.out.print ("| "+cow[i][j]+" |");
            }
            else if (cow[i][j] == "biggest"){
                System.out.print ("| "+cow[i][j]+" |");
            }
        }
        System.out.println ();
    }

what i expected

smallest | small | medium | big | biggest

smallest | small | medium | big | biggest

smallest | small | medium | big | biggest

smallest | small | medium | big | biggest

smallest | small | medium | big | biggest

please help me:(