Evidence docket
Every fact, and where we read it
1,722 records behind the scores: what each seller says about its beef, the page we read it on, what we checked and found nothing, and every price change with its source. Nearly all of it is the sellers’ own words; we mark what isn’t. How we use it
| Date | Seller · steak | Fact | What we record | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2026 | Kansas City Steak Company All their beef |
Raised Seller’s words |
Conventional feedlot | Site describes their beef as 'premium corn-fed Midwestern beef' (grain-finished). No grass-fed beef line; grass-fed applies only to their lamb. Conventional feedlot confirmed. | kansascitysteaks.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Kansas City Steak Company All their beef |
Steroids Seller’s words |
Not disclosed | No steroid claim anywhere on the site for their beef. Undisclosed confirmed. | kansascitysteaks.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Kansas City Steak Company All their beef |
Diet Seller’s words |
Vegetarian diet of grain | 'Premium corn-fed Midwestern beef' = grain-finished diet. vegetarian_grain confirmed. | kansascitysteaks.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Kansas City Steak Company All their beef |
Organic Seller’s words |
None | No USDA organic certification for their beef. Confirmed none. | kansascitysteaks.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Kansas City Steak Company All their beef |
Welfare Seller’s words |
None | No animal welfare certification (AWA/AGA/Certified Humane/GAP/American Humane) stated anywhere on site. Confirmed none. | kansascitysteaks.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Lobel's of New York All their beef |
Raised Seller’s words |
Mixed lines | Distinct lines: standard corn-fed USDA Prime (feedlot), Natural Prime (pasture-raised, grain-finished), and American Wagyu. Not uniformly conventional_feedlot; herd = mixed_lines. | lobels.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Lobel's of New York All their beef |
Antibiotics Seller’s words |
Antibiotics only to treat illness | Natural Prime self-claims 'free of subtherapeutic antibiotics' (therapeutic allowed). Standard corn-fed line makes no claim, so line-specific not every SKU. | lobels.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Lobel's of New York All their beef |
Hormones Seller’s words |
No added hormones | Natural Prime self-claims 'free of...growth hormones'. Uncertified; standard Prime line unstated. Applies to natural line. | lobels.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Lobel's of New York All their beef |
Steroids Seller’s words |
Not disclosed | Addresses hormones/antibiotics but no separate steroid claim on any line. | lobels.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Lobel's of New York All their beef |
Diet Seller’s words |
Vegetarian diet of grain | Natural line '100% vegetarian diet' finished on 'all-natural grains'; standard line corn-fed. Grain-based vegetarian across lines. Confirmed. | lobels.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Lobel's of New York All their beef |
Organic Seller’s words |
None | No organic certification claimed on any line. Confirmed. | lobels.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Lobel's of New York All their beef |
Welfare Seller’s words |
None | Natural line uses uncertified 'humanely raised' language; no third-party cert (Certified Humane / GAP / AWA). Confirmed none. | lobels.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Meat N Bone All their beef |
Raised Seller’s words |
Mixed lines | Not a feedlot brand. FAQ: cattle start grass-fed, many grain-finished. Sells a 100% grass-fed Niman Ranch line AND grain-finished Prime + American/A5 Wagyu = mixed. | meatnbone.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Meat N Bone All their beef |
Antibiotics Seller’s words |
Raised without antibiotics | Grass-fed line 'raised without antibiotics' (Niman). Not certified never-ever across the full Wagyu/Prime herd, so rwa_self_claimed stands herd-wide. | meatnbone.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Meat N Bone All their beef |
Hormones Seller’s words |
No added hormones | FAQ 'no added hormones'; grass-fed pages say 'no hormones.' Self-claimed, not third-party verified. | meatnbone.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Meat N Bone All their beef |
Steroids Seller’s words |
No steroids | Was 'undisclosed' but grass-fed product pages explicitly state 'raised without antibiotics, hormones, or steroids.' | meatnbone.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Meat N Bone All their beef |
Diet Seller’s words |
Vegetarian diet of grass and feed | Herd spans grass-only (Niman) and grain-finished (corn/wheat) lines; grass + feed fits the mixed diet. | meatnbone.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Meat N Bone All their beef |
Organic Seller’s words |
None | No organic certification claimed anywhere; grass-fed line is Certified Humane, not certified organic. | meatnbone.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Meat N Bone All their beef |
Welfare Seller’s words |
Certified Humane | Was 'none' but grass-fed Niman line stated 'Certified Humane' on product pages. Not herd-wide (Wagyu/Prime uncertified). Not confirmed via Certified Humane registry. | meatnbone.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Moink All their beef |
Raised Seller’s words |
Grass-fed and grass-finished | Own site: beef is 'grass fed AND grass finished,' cattle spend entire lives in pasture; mission page: 'Our beef and lamb are grass-fed and finished.' | blog.moinkbox.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Moink All their beef |
Antibiotics Seller’s words |
Raised without antibiotics | Mission page: 'Our meat is antibiotic free.' Self-claimed, no third-party never-ever certification. | moinkbox.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Moink All their beef |
Hormones Seller’s words |
No added hormones | Mission page: 'We do not use growth hormones.' Self-claimed, uncertified. | moinkbox.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Moink All their beef |
Steroids Seller’s words |
Not disclosed | No steroid-specific claim on Moink's pages (only antibiotics/hormones/GMO addressed). Correctly undisclosed. | moinkbox.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Moink All their beef |
Diet Seller’s words |
Vegetarian diet of grass only | Grass-fed AND grass-finished, entire lives on pasture, never given grains of any kind; cattle diet is grass only. | blog.moinkbox.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Moink All their beef |
Organic Seller’s words |
None | FAQ: 'Technically, no, since it's not certified organic.' | moinkbox.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Moink All their beef |
Welfare Seller’s words |
None | Confirmed none: Moink explicitly declines Certified Humane/AWA/GAP ('those labels don't tell the entire story'). Review sites claiming 'certified humane' are inaccurate. | blog.moinkbox.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Mr. Steak All their beef |
Raised Seller’s words |
Pasture-raised, grain-finished | About page: Angus/Hereford 'pasture raised and then fed a nutritious diet of locally grown alfalfa, corn, and grains' = pasture-raised, grain-finished. | mrsteak.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Mr. Steak All their beef |
Steroids Seller’s words |
Not disclosed | No steroid claim anywhere on the site, including the Natural line pages that do list antibiotic/hormone claims. | mrsteak.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Mr. Steak All their beef |
Diet Seller’s words |
Vegetarian diet of grass and feed | Herd diet on About page: 'alfalfa, corn, and grains' (forage/alfalfa + grain). Natural line adds '100% vegetarian feed, no animal by-products'. Both = vegetarian grass-and-feed. | mrsteak.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Mr. Steak All their beef |
Organic Seller’s words |
None | No organic certification claimed anywhere. Grain-finished diet; not organic. | mrsteak.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Mr. Steak All their beef |
Welfare Seller’s words |
None | Only welfare reference is facilities 'designed by Dr. Temple Grandin' — humane-handling design, not a welfare certification (no AWA/AGA/Certified Humane/GAP/American Humane). | mrsteak.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Old Salt Co-op All their beef |
Raised Seller’s words |
Mixed lines | FAQ runs BOTH lines: Mannix cattle grass-finished ('no grain ever') AND 'grain finished animals... placed on a ration that includes grass hay, alfalfa and feed-grade barley.' Not 100% grass-finished. | oldsaltco-op.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Old Salt Co-op All their beef |
Antibiotics Seller’s words |
Antibiotics only to treat illness | About page: 'sub-therapeutics (i.e. antibiotics used for disease prevention instead of treatment) are avoided.' Preventive use avoided but treatment antibiotics permitted = therapeutic_only, not RWA. | oldsaltco-op.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Old Salt Co-op All their beef |
Hormones Seller’s words |
No added hormones | FAQ: 'None of our beef cattle receive growth hormones'; 'We do not use growth hormone implants.' Self-claimed, no NHTC/third-party verification. | oldsaltco-op.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Old Salt Co-op All their beef |
Steroids Seller’s words |
No steroids | No growth-promotant implants; about page frames it 'in the same way steroids would in humans.' Self-claimed, not certified. | oldsaltco-op.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Old Salt Co-op All their beef |
Diet Seller’s words |
Vegetarian diet of grass and feed | Mixed herd: grain-finished animals get 'grass hay, alfalfa and feed-grade barley,' so not grass-only. All feed plant-based = vegetarian grass + feed. | oldsaltco-op.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Old Salt Co-op All their beef |
Organic Seller’s words |
None | FAQ explicitly not certified organic ('certification is expensive, administratively burdensome'). No USDA organic seal. | oldsaltco-op.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Old Salt Co-op All their beef |
Welfare Seller’s words |
None | No AWA/AGA/Certified Humane/GAP/American Humane claimed anywhere. Rancher-owned co-op with self-described husbandry only; no third-party welfare cert. | oldsaltco-op.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Omaha Steaks All their beef |
Raised Seller’s words |
Grass-fed, grain-finished | Own page: steaks 'carved from grass-fed, grain-finished beef' (grass-raised, grain-finished for marbling). No herd-wide pasture-raised claim; stored pasture_raised_grain_finished overstated. | omahasteaks.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Omaha Steaks All their beef |
Steroids Seller’s words |
Not disclosed | No herd-wide steroid-free claim on their own pages. Confirmed undisclosed. | omahasteaks.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Omaha Steaks All their beef |
Diet Seller’s words |
Vegetarian diet of grass and feed | Stated diet is grass then finishing grains (grass + feed). No certified 'vegetarian' label but grass+grain finishing matches this value. Confirmed. | omahasteaks.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Omaha Steaks All their beef |
Organic Seller’s words |
None | No USDA organic certification anywhere on site. Confirmed none. | omahasteaks.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Omaha Steaks All their beef |
Welfare Seller’s words |
None | No AWA, Certified Humane, GAP, AGA or American Humane certification referenced. Confirmed none. | omahasteaks.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors All their beef |
Raised Seller’s words |
Pasture-raised, grain-finished | Own copy: pasture-raised, antibiotic/hormone-free, then 'corn-finished'. Fulton echoes 'pasture-raised, grass-fed'. Pasture then grain(corn) finish = correct. | chefandrestaurantsupply.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors All their beef |
Antibiotics Seller’s words |
Raised without antibiotics | Self-claim 'antibiotic... free diets until corn-finished' / 'antibiotic and hormone-free beef'. No never-ever/third-party certification cited, so RWA self-claimed. | chefandrestaurantsupply.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors All their beef |
Hormones Seller’s words |
No added hormones | Self-claim 'hormone-free diets' / 'antibiotic and hormone-free beef'. No NHTC or certified program named. | chefandrestaurantsupply.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors All their beef |
Steroids Seller’s words |
Not disclosed | No steroid-specific claim on any page. | chefandrestaurantsupply.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors All their beef |
Diet Seller’s words |
Vegetarian diet of grass and feed | Pasture/grass then corn-finished = grass plus grain feed. No animal byproducts mentioned. | chefandrestaurantsupply.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors All their beef |
Organic Seller’s words |
None | Not in stored set. Organic is only one optional line; flagship/herd Prime beef is corn-finished, not certified organic. Herd-level = none. | lafrieda.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors All their beef |
Welfare Seller’s words |
None | Only cites Temple Grandin-designed 'humane animal care system' at the plant — a design credit, NOT a third-party welfare certification. No AWA/Certified Humane/GAP/AGA claimed. | chefandrestaurantsupply.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Porter Road All their beef |
Raised Seller’s words |
Mixed lines | Core PR line = pasture-raised + grain-finished (grain supplement on pasture); catalog also carries Hickory Nut Gap 100% grass-fed & grass-finished. Both sold on porterroad.com = mixed. | porterroad.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Porter Road All their beef |
Antibiotics Seller’s words |
Raised without antibiotics | 'We never use any growth hormones or antibiotics.' Self-claimed, not third-party never-ever certified. Cattle receive vaccinations (allowed under RWA). | porterroad.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Porter Road All their beef |
Hormones Seller’s words |
No added hormones | 'We never use any growth hormones.' Self-claimed on their own FAQ, no NHTC/third-party verification. | porterroad.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Porter Road All their beef |
Steroids Seller’s words |
Not disclosed | No separate steroid claim or certification; only growth hormones addressed. Not disclosed. | porterroad.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Porter Road All their beef |
Diet Seller’s words |
Vegetarian diet of grass and feed | Core line grazes grass year-round plus a grain supplement; HNG line grass-only. Herd overall grass + plant feed, no animal byproducts. | porterroad.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Porter Road All their beef |
Organic Seller’s words |
None | 'Because we work with such small farms, they don't have the official certification.' Not organic-certified. | porterroad.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Porter Road All their beef |
Welfare Seller’s words |
None | Porter Road's own farms assert no third-party welfare cert (AWA/GAP/Certified Humane) on product pages; only general 'highest animal husbandry standards.' | porterroad.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Primal Pastures All their beef |
Raised Seller’s words |
Grass-fed and grass-finished | 100% grass-fed and grass-finished; graze open pasture birth to harvest, no feedlots, no grain finishing. | primalpastures.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Primal Pastures All their beef |
Antibiotics Seller’s words |
Never given antibiotics, certified | Never given antibiotics not once not ever. Never-ever standard, self-claimed under own Primal Standard; they reject third-party certification. | primalpastures.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Primal Pastures All their beef |
Hormones Seller’s words |
No added hormones | Never given hormones; self-claimed, no NHTC/third-party certification. | primalpastures.com ↗ |