White Oak Pastures
https://whiteoakpastures.com
Scorecard — Bench 1.0
6.9 [AGENT] agent-researched; turns green with user + third-party verification (rules)
| TASTE | 6.3 | Ungraded lean 100% grass-finished beef, no marbling data, no dry-age program (ships frozen; home wet-age advised); FAQ touts 'leaner beef' — clean grass flavor but less rich than graded grain-finished ribeye. | |
| HEALTHY | 8.8 | 100% grass-fed/grass-finished, no antibiotics/hormones per FAQ, AGA Certified Grassfed (corroborated on AGA domain), single-farm transparency with on-farm USDA plant; beef not certified organic. | |
| COST | 4.8 | Bone-in $40.99/lb and boneless ~$45.70-47.18/lb sit at the top of/above the $25-45 D2C band for ungraded grass-fed ribeye; exceptional transparency and certs only partly offset the premium. | |
| HAPPY | 8.2 | Cattle listed Certified Humane, GAP Step 4, and EOV (Savory) on own cert page; pasture year-round; on-farm Temple Grandin-designed abattoir; regenerative zero-waste model. Certs self-listed; no current registry entry sighted. [QA: lowered from 9.4 — | |
| TEXTURE | 5.8 | Lean grass-finished with no in-house aging; tenderness relies on customer wet-aging up to 21 days after frozen shipment — likely firmer/chewier than Prime/Choice grain-finished ribeye. |
Claims on file
| Attribute | Value | Verification | As of · sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGING | UNSTATED | SELF-CLAIMED · SELF | 2026-07-12 [1] [2] · flash-frozen shipping; no aging program stated. No dry aging: ships vacuum-sealed and frozen with dry ice; recommends customers wet-age steaks in original packaging up to 21 days at home. |
| ANTIBIOTIC STATUS | RWA (SELF) | SELF-CLAIMED · SELF | 2026-07-12 [1] [2] · FAQ: 'Hormones and antibiotics are not used on our farm.' Steaks collection repeats 'raised without antibiotics or growth hormones'. No USDA never-ever/PVP paperwork seen. |
| HORMONE STATUS | NO-ADDED (SELF) | SELF-CLAIMED · SELF | 2026-07-12 [1] [2] · FAQ states no hormones or antibiotics used on farm; site elsewhere says no antibiotics, steroids, or added growth hormones. Not NHTC-verified as far as seen. |
| ORGANIC STATUS | NONE | SELF-CLAIMED · SELF | 2026-07-12 [1] · Own certifications page lists Certified Organic only for vegetables; cattle/beef carry no organic certification. |
| RAISED CATEGORY | GRASS-FED·FIN | 3P CERT · 3P | 2026-07-12 [1] [2] [3] · FAQ: pasture year-round, '100% grassfed'; AGA Certified Grassfed per own site; AGA-domain pages call WOP an AGA producer. AGA directory fetch 403, so not registry_verified. |
| SOURCING | OWN SINGLE FARM, BLUFFTON GA; ON-FARM USDA-INSPECTED ABATTOIR | SELF-CLAIMED · SELF | 2026-07-12 [1] [2] · Raised and processed at White Oak Pastures, Bluffton, Georgia; on-site plant described as USDA-inspected and Temple Grandin-designed; zero-waste regenerative system. |
| USDA GRADE | UNGRADED | SELF-CLAIMED · SELF | 2026-07-12 [1] [2] · No USDA grade claimed on any product page or FAQ; beef processed in own on-farm USDA-inspected plant. Inferred ungraded, typical for grass-fed direct sales. |
| WELFARE CERT | GAP 4 | SELF-CLAIMED · SELF | 2026-07-12 [1] · Cattle 'Rated a Step 4 in the Global Animal Partnership' per own certifications page; GAP directory not independently checked. |
| WELFARE CERT | CERTIFIED HUMANE | SELF-CLAIMED · SELF | 2026-07-12 [1] [2] · Cattle listed 'Certified Humane' on own certifications page. certifiedhumane.org page found is a 2014 legacy feature, not a current directory entry, so not registry_verified. |
■ 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
$40.99/lb bone-in as of 2026-07-12 · 16 oz single steak $40.99; boneless 8 oz $23.59 (~$47.18/lb), 14 oz $39.99 (~$45.70/lb); tomahawk 32 oz $79.99 (~$40.00/lb)
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Ribeye sold
[BONELESS] [BONE-IN] [TOMAHAWK] [GRASS-FED]
Other cuts
filet mignon · NY strip · sirloin · flank · picanha · denver · flat iron · steak bites · ribeye roast (bone-in) · ground beef · brisket · ribs · roasts · organ supplements