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 6, 2026 | Old Salt Co-op | Raised Seller’s words |
Evidence attached to this steak | “The most marbled cut on the animal — rich, tender, and full of the deep beef flavor that grass-finished cattle develop on well-stewarded rangeland.” (read 2026-10-06) | oldsaltco-op.com ↗ |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Old Salt Co-op All their beef |
Raised Seller’s words |
“Old Salt offers two lines of beef, one in which grain concentrate is included in the finishing ration and one in which it is not included.” (read 2026-10-06) | oldsaltco-op.com ↗ | |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Old Salt Co-op All their beef |
Raised Seller’s words |
“For our grain finished animals, at about 18 months of age they are placed on a ration that includes grass hay, alfalfa and feed-grade barley” (read 2026-10-06) | oldsaltco-op.com ↗ | |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Old Salt Co-op All their beef |
Raised Seller’s words |
“All of our animals, whether beef, hogs or sheep, spend the majority of their life outside on pasture.” (read 2026-10-06) | oldsaltco-op.com ↗ | |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Old Salt Co-op All their beef |
Raised Seller’s words |
“Mannix Ranch cattle in Helmville are grass-finished, meaning no grain ever enters their diet beyond milk before weaning and the seed heads of the grass they graze.” (read 2026-10-06) | oldsaltco-op.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 ↗ |