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 12, 2026 | Omaha Steaks All their beef |
Wagyu content Seller’s words |
None | Everyday grain-finished ribeye; no wagyu claim. Wagyu is a separate Private Reserve Wagyu SKU (see other_ribeyes). | omahasteaks.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Omaha Steaks All their beef |
Marbling Seller’s words |
Moderate | Product meta/description: 'have just the right amount of marbling to give you a juicy, flavorful steak.' No BMS or USDA marbling score given; marketing = moderate. | omahasteaks.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Omaha Steaks All their beef |
Marbling Seller’s words |
USDA Certified Tender | USDA Certified Tender (tenderness, NOT a quality grade): ribeyes 'undergo rigorous independent tenderness testing... regular recertification audits.' Logged under marbling as the only fit for a tenderness signal. | omahasteaks.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors All their beef |
USDA grade Seller’s words |
Prime | Product page and title state 'USDA Prime Black Angus'. USDA Prime is a federal grade but no AMS/PVP registry entry was retrievable to independently verify this specific program, so tier=self_claimed. | shop.lafrieda.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors All their beef |
Wagyu content Seller’s words |
None | Benchmark is an Angus USDA Prime steer beef ribeye; no wagyu content. (Wagyu is only in separate SKUs like the A5 and Mishima Reserve ribeyes.) | shop.lafrieda.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors All their beef |
Marbling Seller’s words |
Prime-level | Page: 'the most well-marbled of all the steaks... The center, Rib Eye, is abundantly marbled, tender, and delicious.' Grade Prime implies abundant marbling. | shop.lafrieda.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Porter Road All their beef |
USDA grade Seller’s words |
Ungraded | Product pages state no USDA grade; pasture-raised/dry-aged. (round-2 FAQ inference corrected 2026-07-13) | porterroad.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Porter Road All their beef |
Wagyu content Seller’s words |
None | Benchmark is a standard pasture-raised everyday ribeye; no wagyu claim. Porter Road sells no wagyu line. | porterroad.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Porter Road All their beef |
Marbling Seller’s words |
Not stated | Page describes 'natural marbling and a fatty cap ... one of our most tender, juicy,' with the eye, spinalis, 'triangle of love,' and fat cap. No BMS or USDA marbling score stated. | porterroad.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Primal Pastures All their beef |
USDA grade Seller’s words |
Ungraded | No USDA grade claimed. Grass-fed/grass-finished beef; product page and collection show no Prime/Choice designation or grade badge. Marketed on marbling, not grade. | primalpastures.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Primal Pastures All their beef |
Wagyu content Seller’s words |
None | Conventional-breed grass-fed cattle (CA/OR regenerative ranches). No wagyu genetics claimed for this or any Primal Pastures beef SKU. | primalpastures.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Primal Pastures All their beef |
Marbling Seller’s words |
Not stated | Self-described 'most marbled steak in the lineup, fat woven through the muscle'; 'abundant natural marbling.' No BMS or USDA marbling grade; grass-finished. | primalpastures.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Pursuit Farms All their beef |
Wagyu content Seller’s words |
F1 Cross | Product page: steaks 'blend Wagyu and Angus breeds in a 50/50 ratio.' Blog: 'Domestic Wagyu: is usually 50% Wagyu 50% Angus.' 50/50 Wagyu x Angus = F1 cross. | pursuitfarms.com ↗ pursuitfarms.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Pursuit Farms All their beef |
USDA grade Seller’s words |
Ungraded | No USDA grade (prime/choice) claimed for the American Wagyu ribeye. Words USDA/prime/choice do not appear on the product page. Graded on Japanese/Aussie lines only, not this domestic cross. | pursuitfarms.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Pursuit Farms All their beef |
Marbling Seller’s words |
Not stated | No BMS or marbling score given. Page markets 'meatier taste with less fat'; blog says domestic wagyu 'marbling is not as much as the Australian counterpart' (finished on grain less time). | pursuitfarms.com ↗ pursuitfarms.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Rastellis All their beef |
USDA grade Seller’s words |
Choice | 9oz online SKU marketed as 'Black Angus', no higher grade claim; Rastelli's Angus retail line (cowboy/tomahawk/bone-in) is uniformly 'USDA Choice Black Angus'. Explicit Prime is the separate Private Stock line. Self-clai…med label grade. |
shop.rastellis.com ↗ costco.com ↗ samsclub.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Rastellis All their beef |
Wagyu content Seller’s words |
None | Benchmark is a Black Angus (Bos taurus Angus) ribeye; no wagyu genetics claimed. Rastelli's does not market a wagyu ribeye, so this attribute is 'none' for the everyday Angus steak. | shop.rastellis.com ↗ amazon.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Rastellis All their beef |
Marbling Seller’s words |
Not stated | Copy is qualitative only: 'Wet-aged 45 days to unlock deep, juicy marbling and rich beefy taste.' No BMS number and no USDA marbling-grade figure stated for this SKU. | desertcart.in ↗ amazon.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Riverbend Ranch All their beef |
USDA grade Seller’s words |
Choice | SKU titled 'USDA Choice Ribeye Steak'. FAQ: 'All cuts ... certified 100% USDA Choice or Higher.' Self-asserted; no grading paperwork retrieved. Separate Prime Ribeye SKU exists (see other_ribeyes). | riverbendranch.com ↗ riverbendranch.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Riverbend Ranch All their beef |
Wagyu content Seller’s words |
None | Straight USDA Choice Angus ribeye. Cattle described as 'purebred Black Angus' — no wagyu genetics claimed for this or any Riverbend SKU. | riverbendranch.com ↗ riverbendranch.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Riverbend Ranch All their beef |
Marbling Seller’s words |
Ample | Product page markets 'exceptional marbling' and 'rich marbling'; no BMS number or explicit USDA marbling score stated. Treated as ample per marketing language. | riverbendranch.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Seven Sons Farms All their beef |
USDA grade Seller’s words |
Ungraded | Benchmark Delmonico (boneless ribeye) page makes NO USDA grade claim. Markets on 'rich/deep marbling' from 100% grass-finish, not a graded score. As-of 2026-07-12. | sevensons.net ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Seven Sons Farms All their beef |
Wagyu content Seller’s words |
None | Angus-type grass-fed/finished herd; no wagyu SKU anywhere on site. Benchmark ribeye is a conventional-breed grass-finished steer. | sevensons.net ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Seven Sons Farms All their beef |
Marbling Seller’s words |
Not stated | Delmonico page cites 'rich marbling' / 'deep marbling' qualitatively but gives no BMS or USDA marbling grade. | sevensons.net ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Snake River Farms All their beef |
USDA grade Seller’s words |
Prime | Sold under proprietary house grade 'SRF Black' (BMS 6-8), marketed as 'significantly more marbling than USDA Prime.' Not a USDA shield; SRF uses its own 12-pt BMS scale. house_grade=SRF_Black. | snakeriverfarms.com ↗ snakeriverfarms.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Snake River Farms All their beef |
Wagyu content Seller’s words |
F1 Cross | American Wagyu = 'a hybrid cross of pure Japanese Wagyu and premium American cattle' (Angus), ~50% Wagyu. F1-type crossbred, not fullblood. Benchmark ribeye is this crossbred Wagyu; SRF sells no separate non-wagyu everyd…ay ribeye. |
snakeriverfarms.com ↗ snakeriverfarms.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Snake River Farms All their beef |
Marbling Seller’s words |
Bms 6 | SRF Black grade = BMS 6 to 8 on SRF's 12-point Beef Marbling Score; 'significantly more marbling than USDA Prime.' Range 6-8; recorded low end. | snakeriverfarms.com ↗ snakeriverfarms.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | White Oak Pastures All their beef |
USDA grade Seller’s words |
Ungraded | No USDA quality grade claimed on the ribeye page or grassfed-beef collection. 100% grassfed program markets on regenerative/grassfed sourcing, not USDA marbling grade. | whiteoakpastures.com ↗ whiteoakpastures.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | White Oak Pastures All their beef |
Wagyu content Seller’s words |
None | Benchmark boneless ribeye is a 100% grassfed/grass-finished steer, not wagyu. WOP's own beef line carries no wagyu SKU; all cattle are grassfed. | whiteoakpastures.com ↗ whiteoakpastures.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | White Oak Pastures All their beef |
Marbling Seller’s words |
Not stated | No marbling grade or BMS claim on the product page. Page offers wet-aging/tenderizing tips, implying leaner marbling typical of 100% grass-finished beef, but states no explicit marbling claim. | whiteoakpastures.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Wild Fork Foods All their beef |
USDA grade Seller’s words |
Choice | Commercetools attribute grade.key='USDAChoice'; InspectionText='USDA Choice - Product of US'; badge 'USDA CHOICE'. USDA-graded (federal grade cited), so paperwork tier. This everyday line is NOT labeled Angus/ABF/grass-f…ed. |
wildforkfoods.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Wild Fork Foods All their beef |
Wagyu content Seller’s words |
None | Plain USDA Choice commodity ribeye; no wagyu content. Separate wagyu SKUs exist (A5 Japan / Australian) and are not this benchmark. | wildforkfoods.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Wild Fork Foods All their beef |
Marbling Seller’s words |
Choice-level | Marbling implied by USDA Choice grade (modest-to-moderate); no BMS or explicit marbling descriptor on SKU page. | wildforkfoods.com ↗ |