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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2026 | Mr. Steak USDA Prime Bone-In Ribeye (20oz) |
Price basis Seller’s words |
How we read the price and size | Weekly check UNCHANGED 2026-10-12: $69.95 (was $74.95), 20 oz = $55.96/lb; in stock | mrsteak.com ↗ |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Mr. Steak Japanese A5 Wagyu Boneless Ribeye (16oz) |
Raised Seller’s words |
Evidence attached to this steak | “Farmers meticulously tend to these cattle and feed them a very precise diet of wheat, corn, rice, and barley.” (read 2026-10-06) | mrsteak.com ↗ |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Mr. Steak All their beef |
Raised Seller’s words |
“Our Angus and Hereford Cattle are pasture raised and then fed a nutritious diet of locally grown alfalfa, corn, and grains.” (read 2026-10-06) | mrsteak.com ↗ | |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Mr. Steak All their beef |
Raised Seller’s words |
“Our Japanese Wagyu are fed a very precise diet of wheat, rice, corn, and barley” (read 2026-10-06) | mrsteak.com ↗ | |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Mr. Steak All their beef |
Raised Seller’s words |
“Our Natural American Wagyu are meticulously raised on family farms across America.” (read 2026-10-06) | mrsteak.com ↗ | |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Mr. Steak | Aging Seller’s words |
Wet-aged 28 days | 2026-09-30: "Mr. Steak only sells 28-day wet-aged USDA Prime beef. We also sell wagyu beef, which has a different system of grading, coming from Japanese, not American, cows." — The product page says nothing about aging …(live page read 2026-09-30; Wayback copies from 2025 also have none). The value comes from Mr. Steak's own Steak School article 'Meat Grades: Prime vs Choice |
mrsteak.com ↗ |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Mr. Steak Natural American Wagyu Ribeye (18oz) |
Antibiotics Seller’s words |
Evidence attached to this steak | 2026-09-30: line-only claim (rwa_self_claimed): "Our American Wagyu is meticulously raised on family farms in the USA. Rated 8-9 on the Japanese BMS scale, all-natural, no antibiotics ever, and no added hormones." | mrsteak.com ↗ |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Mr. Steak Natural American Wagyu Ribeye (18oz) |
Hormones Seller’s words |
Evidence attached to this steak | 2026-09-30: line-only claim (no_added_hormones_self_claimed): "No added hormones" | mrsteak.com ↗ |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Mr. Steak All their beef |
Antibiotics Seller’s words |
Not disclosed | 'No antibiotics ever' appears ONLY on the Natural American Wagyu line. Core USDA Prime product pages and About page make no antibiotic claim; not herd-wide, so undisclosed. Rechecked 2026-09-30: Only some products: Natur…al American Wagyu line only (Natural American Wagyu Ribeye; the Wagyu collection copy is about 'Our American Wagyu'). Not the USDA Prime line, not the Japa (our listings 415) — "Our American Wagyu is meticulously raised on family farms in the USA. Rated 8-9 on the Japanese BMS scale, all-natural, no antibiotics ever, and no added hormones." Pages: https://mrsteak.com/pages/about-us https://mrsteak.com/pages/meatmrsteak https://mrsteak.com/collections/usda-prime https://mrsteak.com/collections/wagyu https://mrsteak.com/collections/meat https://mrsteak.com/products/usda-prime-boneless-ribeye https://mrsteak.com/products/usda-prime-cowboy-ribeye https://mrsteak.com/products/natural-american-wagyu-ribeye |
mrsteak.com ↗ |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Mr. Steak All their beef |
Hormones Seller’s words |
Not disclosed | 'No added hormones' stated only on Natural American Wagyu products, not the core USDA Prime line or any site-wide/FAQ page. Not true of all beef, so undisclosed herd-wide. Rechecked 2026-09-30: Only some products: Natura…l American Wagyu line only. Not the USDA Prime line or the Japanese A5 line. (our listings 415) — "No added hormones" Pages: https://mrsteak.com/pages/about-us https://mrsteak.com/pages/meatmrsteak https://mrsteak.com/collections/usda-prime https://mrsteak.com/collections/wagyu https://mrsteak.com/collections/meat https://mrsteak.com/products/usda-prime-boneless-ribeye https://mrsteak.com/products/usda-prime-cowboy-ribeye https://mrsteak.com/products/natural-american-wagyu-ribeye |
mrsteak.com ↗ |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Mr. Steak All their beef |
Shipping Seller’s words |
One-off orders | “Free shipping on orders over $325.” | mrsteak.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Mr. Steak USDA Prime Boneless Ribeye (12oz) |
Price basis Seller’s words |
How we read the price and size | 12oz variant, Pack of 1 = $44.95 (single steak = true per-steak price). $/lb = 44.95 / (12/16) = 44.95 / 0.75 = $59.93/lb. Packs (4=$174.95, 8=$339.95) are discounted multiples, not used for per-steak | mrsteak.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Mr. Steak USDA Prime Boneless Ribeye (16oz) |
Price basis Seller’s words |
How we read the price and size | 16oz variant, Pack of 1 = $59.95 (single steak). $/lb = 59.95 / (16/16) = 59.95 / 1.0 = $59.95/lb. Listed as its own row because per-steak price differs from the 12oz variant. | mrsteak.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Mr. Steak USDA Prime Bone-In Ribeye (20oz) |
Price basis Seller’s words |
How we read the price and size | 20oz per steak, Pack of 1 = $69.95 sale (reg $74.95; used sale/current price). $/lb = 69.95 / (20/16) = 69.95 / 1.25 = $55.96/lb. Page states 'wet-aged for 28-days'. | mrsteak.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Mr. Steak Natural American Wagyu Ribeye (18oz) |
Price basis Seller’s words |
How we read the price and size | 18oz per steak, Pack of 1 = $74.99 sale (reg $99.99; used current sale price). $/lb = 74.99 / (18/16) = 74.99 / 1.125 = $66.66/lb. American Wagyu = cross of Japanese Wagyu genetics + American cattle - | mrsteak.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Mr. Steak USDA Prime Cowboy Ribeye (32oz) |
Price basis Seller’s words |
How we read the price and size | 32oz (2 lb) per steak, Pack of 1 = $109.95. $/lb = 109.95 / (32/16) = 109.95 / 2 = $54.98/lb. Cowboy ribeye = bone-in ribeye with Frenched rib bone ('short bone tomahawk'); classified bone_in (not ful | mrsteak.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Mr. Steak Japanese A5 Wagyu Boneless Ribeye (16oz) |
Price basis Seller’s words |
How we read the price and size | 16oz per steak, Pack of 1 = $174.99 sale (reg $209.99; used current sale price). $/lb = 174.99 / (16/16) = 174.99 / 1.0 = $174.99/lb. Miyazaki A5 Wagyu, Japanese Black (Kuroge). | mrsteak.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 |
Origin Seller’s words |
Product of USA | 'Raised on family farms across the USA' / 'sustainably raised in USA' / Nebraska-raised. Product-of-USA style claim, not a verified born-raised-harvested/NHTC claim. | 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 | Mr. Steak All their beef |
Delivery Seller’s words |
Frozen | Product pages state 'Ships frozen. Individually vacuum sealed'; ships with dry ice. Frozen, not fresh. | mrsteak.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Mr. Steak All their beef |
USDA grade Seller’s words |
Prime | Sold as 'USDA Prime Boneless Ribeye'; page: 'Our USDA Prime Boneless Ribeye is something special.' Review calls it top 2-3% of beef. Grade self-asserted on DTC page; no AMS paperwork retrieved. | mrsteak.com ↗ carnivorestyle.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Mr. Steak All their beef |
Marbling Seller’s words |
Prime-level | Page: 'beautiful marbling and natural fat content'; 'this naturally fatty cut is unmatched.' Marbling = USDA Prime grade level. | mrsteak.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Mr. Steak All their beef |
Wagyu content Seller’s words |
None | Benchmark is a conventional Angus/USDA Prime steak, not wagyu. Wagyu claims belong to a separate Natural American Wagyu Ribeye SKU and are NOT inherited here. | mrsteak.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Mr. Steak All their beef |
Aging Seller’s words |
Wet-aged 28 days | USDA Prime line wet-aged 28d: sibling Bone-In Ribeye page states 'Each steak is wet-aged for 28-days and individually packaged.' Boneless page omits day count, so 28d attributed at USDA Prime family level, not steak-spec…ific-verified. |
mrsteak.com ↗ mrsteak.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Mr. Steak All their beef |
Sourcing Seller’s words |
Ranches within 250mi of Omaha NE; top 2-3% | Sources from local ranches ~250mi of Omaha NE ('Napa Valley of Beef') supplying top steakhouses; positioned top 2-3% (USDA Prime). WaPo quote on site re ranchers who supply best steakhouses. | carnivorestyle.com ↗ mrsteak.com ↗ |