Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors
https://www.lafrieda.com
Scorecard — Bench 1.0
6.8 [AGENT] agent-researched; turns green with user + third-party verification (rules)
| TASTE | 9.0 | USDA Prime Black Angus flagship, 30/45/60-day dry-age options from a claimed world-largest dry-aging program, A5 Japanese Wagyu line, ships fresh never frozen; supplier pedigree to top NYC restaurants. | |
| HEALTHY | 5.0 | Self-claimed pasture-raised with antibiotic/hormone-free diets, corn-finished; zero third-party certs, no organic; the claims sit on the chef-supply page and are absent from D2C ribeye listings, so home-delivery transparency is weak. | |
| COST | 6.0 | High Choice boneless $35.46/lb (high for Choice), Prime bone-in $37.61/lb and Prime boneless $43.58/lb — mid-to-upper in the $25-45 D2C band but fair for graded Prime; ~10% 6-pack discounts and frequent sales (Choice filet $29.98). | |
| HAPPY | 5.0 | No welfare certification (AGA/GAP/Certified Humane absent). Self-claimed pasture-raised on small family farms plus a Temple Grandin-designed processing facility marketed as humane — welfare-conscious but entirely self-reported. | |
| TEXTURE | 8.8 | Prime marbling plus optional 30-60d dry aging and fresh (never frozen) shipping favor tenderness; High Choice entry line and undisclosed-BMS A5 keep it just under top marks. |
Claims on file
| Attribute | Value | Verification | As of · sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGING | DRY 30D | SELF-CLAIMED · SELF | 2026-07-12 [1] [2] · Optional dry-aged line: 30/45/60-day; standard products ship fresh/unaged. |
| AGING | UNSTATED | SELF-CLAIMED · SELF | 2026-07-12 [1] [2] · Default line ships fresh, not aged; dry-aging is an option (see dry_30d claim). |
| ANTIBIOTIC STATUS | RWA (SELF) | SELF-CLAIMED · SELF | 2026-07-12 [1] · 'Lifetime of antibiotic and hormone-free diets until they're corn-finished' — wording ambiguous about finishing phase; absent from home-delivery ribeye listings; no third-party verification found. |
| HORMONE STATUS | NO-ADDED (SELF) | SELF-CLAIMED · SELF | 2026-07-12 [1] · Same sentence covers hormones ('hormone-free diets until corn-finished'); no NHTC or other third-party verification found; not stated on D2C product pages. |
| MARBLING | USDA PRIME | SELF-CLAIMED · SELF | 2026-07-12 [1] [2] · Prime-grade marbling on flagship line; 'High Choice' house language on budget line; A5 wagyu sold without disclosed BMS score. |
| ORGANIC STATUS | NONE | UNSTATED · SELF | 2026-07-12 [1] [2] · No organic claim or certification found anywhere on the D2C shop or claims pages. |
| RAISED CATEGORY | PASTURE·GRAIN-FIN | SELF-CLAIMED · SELF | 2026-07-12 [1] · 'Pasture-raised animals live a lifetime of antibiotic and hormone-free diets until they're corn-finished' — on LaFrieda's own chef-supply site, not on D2C ribeye pages. |
| SOURCING | BLACK ANGUS STEERS FROM SMALL US FAMILY FARMS; CORN-FINISHED; NJ FACILITY | SELF-CLAIMED · SELF | 2026-07-12 [1] [2] · 'All-Black Angus steers carefully reared on small, family owned farms'; NJ HQ/processing corroborated by NJEDA. No named-farm traceability on D2C product pages. |
| USDA GRADE | PRIME | SELF-CLAIMED · SELF | 2026-07-12 [1] [2] · Core steak line is USDA Prime Black Angus; separate USDA High Choice budget line. Grade stated in product titles/pages; no on-package shield photo verified. |
| WAGYU CONTENT | FULLBLOOD | SELF-CLAIMED · SELF | 2026-07-12 [1] [2] · A5 Japanese Wagyu boneless ribeye 12oz $132.13 (fullblood by A5 definition); no BMS or prefecture disclosed. Core line is Black Angus; also a Mishima Reserve American Wagyu collection. |
| WELFARE CERT | NONE | UNSTATED · SELF | 2026-07-12 [1] · No third-party welfare certification; touts Temple Grandin-designed processing facility as 'industry gold standard in compassionate food sourcing' — design consult, not a cert. |
■ registry/3P-certified · ◪ USDA paperwork · □ self-claimed. SELF = company statement (we trust and mark, per policy) · 3P = independent evidence — weighs most. Something wrong? Company representatives: a verified right-of-response slot ships at member launch; meanwhile email corrections with sources.
Buy
$35.46/lb boneless (USDA High Choice Black Angus, 16oz single steak) as of 2026-07-12 · One 16oz steak = $35.46/lb; ships fresh never frozen with ice packs; Prime bone-in 16oz is $37.61/lb; on-sale High Choice ribeye filet 16oz was $29.98
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Ribeye sold
[BONELESS] [BONE-IN] [DRY-AGED] [PRIME] [CHOICE] [JAPANESE-A5] [TOMAHAWK]
Other cuts
filet mignon · NY strip (bone-in) · porterhouse · T-bone · tomahawk 40oz · skirt steak · hanger steak · flat iron · short ribs · brisket · chopped beef/burgers · A5 wagyu strip · specialty roasts · hot dogs · pork · lamb · veal · chicken/turkey
Bundles
| Prime Boneless Ribeye 6-PACK | Six 16oz USDA Prime Black Angus boneless ribeyes (price = 6x single; on sale $235.32) | $261.48 |
| Prime Dry-Aged Bone-In Ribeye 6-PACK | Six USDA Prime dry-aged bone-in ribeyes (on sale $279.78) | $310.92 |
| Prime Dry-Aged Boneless Ribeye 6-PACK 20oz each | Six 20oz USDA Prime dry-aged boneless ribeyes (on sale $316.02) | $351.18 |
| Prime Boneless Ribeye 6-PACK 24oz each | Six 24oz USDA Prime boneless ribeyes (on sale $352.92) | $392.16 |