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 | Good Ranchers Thick-Cut Bone-In Ribeyes |
Raised Checked: not stated |
Evidence attached to this steak | The listing doesn’t say how the cattle were raised (read 2026-10-06). | goodranchers.com ↗ |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Welfare Certifier check |
Certified Humane — Certified Humane Raised and Handled: not listed for beef (checked 2026-10-06). Searched all 207 company rows (company, products-certified and website columns) of the Who's Certified table (page dateMod…ified 2026-08-11) for 'good ranchers', 'goodranchers': no match. |
certifiedhumane.org ↗ | |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Welfare Certifier check |
Global Animal Partnership — GAP Animal Welfare Certified (any Step): not listed for beef (checked 2026-10-06). GAP publishes no farm/operation search; its public registry is the 'For Shoppers' list of G.A.P. Certified br…ands and online partners (~58 brand entries, all on one page; /shoppers/page/2/ is empty). Searched that list plus GAP's own site search (admin-ajax autocomplete, which indexes the brand entries) for 'good ranchers', 'goodranchers': no match. Brand-level only, so a seller selling GAP-certified beef under a supplier's brand would not appear. |
globalanimalpartnership.org ↗ | |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Welfare Certifier check |
American Humane Certified — American Humane Certified: not listed for beef (checked 2026-10-06). American Humane Society's 'Certified Farm Producers' list: all 97 producers on one page (FacetWP total_rows 97, per_page -1…). Searched names and websites for 'good ranchers', 'goodranchers': no match. The registry has no beef producer type at all (types: Dairy, Eggs, Meat [Broiler Chicken, Duck, Pork, Turkey], Products and Retail). |
americanhumane.org ↗ | |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Welfare Certifier check |
A Greener World — Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW / Certified Grassfed by AGW: not listed for beef (checked 2026-10-06). Crawled all 242 listings in the AGW directory's Beef category (21 pages, title/website/des…cription) for 'good ranchers', 'goodranchers', and ran the directory keyword search (searches titles and descriptions, all categories) for 'Good Ranchers': no listing names this seller, as either a farm or an outlet. |
agreenerworld.org ↗ | |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Raised Certifier check |
American Grassfed Association — AGA Certified Grassfed: not listed for beef (checked 2026-10-06). Not in AGA's 'Find A Certified AGA Producer' directory. That page embeds a kViewer list, and all 94 records came back from…its records API. We searched farm name, contact, email and website for the seller's name. 11 records show no farm name; their map points fall in IA/WI/IN/MI/AR/OK/NY, so they can't be tied to any seller. |
americangrassfed.org ↗ | |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Welfare Certifier check |
Audubon Conservation Ranching — Audubon Certified bird-friendly land: not listed for beef (checked 2026-10-06). Not in Audubon's 'ACR Enrolled Retailers' layer, the ArcGIS map embedded on Audubon's 'Where To Buy Bird-Fri…endly Beef & Bison' page. We pulled all 2,736 records through the layer's query API (last edited 2026-08-28) and searched the Retailer, Brand, Source Ranch, Website and Address fields. Audubon's public enrolled-ranches layer gives no ranch names, so ranches can't be matched. |
audubon.org ↗ | |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Land certification Certifier check |
Land to Market (Savory Institute) — Ecological Outcome Verified (Land to Market Verified): not listed for beef (checked 2026-10-06). Not among the 62 member-brand logos on Land to Market's public /members page. It has no…landtomarket.com/partners/ profile and no hit in landtomarket.com site search. Caveats: the page claims '100+ members brands' but shows 62. It uses the old site nav and isn't linked from the current homepage. LTM says its live list of verified brands is visible only after a portal login. savory.global returned HTTP 403 to every request, so Savory's own pages weren't checked. |
landtomarket.com ↗ | |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Organic Certifier check |
Regenerative Organic Certified — Regenerative Organic Certified: not listed for beef (checked 2026-10-06). Not among the 379 brands in ROA's Brand & Product Directory or the 561 producers in its Certified Farm & Ranch Di…rectory (https://regenorganic.org/certified-farm-ranch-directory/). Both lists loaded in full, and we searched names, websites and product text. |
regenorganic.org ↗ | |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Organic Certifier check |
USDA Organic — USDA Organic (NOP) certified operation - beef livestock or beef handling scope: not listed for beef (checked 2026-10-06). Searched OID operation-name filter (contains match, status=All) for: 'Good Ranchers…'. 0 results for every term. |
organic.ams.usda.gov ↗ | |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Antibiotics Certifier check |
USDA Process Verified Program — No USDA PVP for beef (checked for No Antibiotics Ever, Never Ever 3, NHTC, no added hormones, grass fed): not listed for beef (checked 2026-10-06). Searched the Official Listing of Approve…d USDA Process Verified Programs (Last Revised October 02, 2026; 82 pp, 172 certificates) and the AMS PVP Directory (80 entries) for the seller's brand/company and known parent names. No company or program text names this seller. Only beef PVPs on the listing: Bord Bia - Irish Food Board (Irish Grass Fed Beef, PV6034ZZA), Cargill Meat Solutions (Beef Tenderness, PV5269ZZA), INAC Uruguay (incl. 'INAC Never Ever 3', grass fed; PV4106ZZA), Meat & Livestock Australia (MSA eating quality, PV5062ZZA). |
ams.usda.gov ↗ | |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Hormones Certifier check |
USDA NHTC Program — Non-Hormone Treated Cattle (NHTC) approved source (EU export verification): not listed for beef (checked 2026-10-06). Searched the AMS 'Official Listing of Approved Sources of Non-Hormone Treated Catt…le' (linked from ams.usda.gov/services/imports-exports/nhtc; Last Revised April 25, 2025; 14 approved sources: AzTx Cattle Co., BeefTraxx, Big Blue Sale Barn, EarthClaims, Elite Beef Producers, FSNS Certification & Audit, IMI Global (Where Food Comes From), Legacy Verified, Lindsay Ranch, M&R Cattle Company, Morgan Ranch, Ranchers Connecting Ranchers, Samson LLC, TechniTrack). No match by brand or parent. Caveat: individual farms/ranches enrolled under these cattle-management-group programs are listed on FSIS PartnerShare, which is not public; the 'NHTC Supplier List' .xls linked on the AMS page is a blank template. So a seller's cattle could be NHTC-enrolled through a CMG without appearing on this public list. |
ams.usda.gov ↗ | |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Raised Certifier check |
USDA Grass Fed Small and Very Small Producer Program — USDA Grass (Forage) Fed claim - SVS Grass Fed Program (beef): not listed for beef (checked 2026-10-06). Searched the 'Official Listing of Operations Included on the …USDA SVS Grass Fed Program' for beef (linked from ams.usda.gov/services/auditing/grass-fed-SVS; Last Revised September 3, 2026; 38 operations). No match by brand or parent. Program is limited to producers marketing 49 or fewer cattle per year. |
ams.usda.gov ↗ | |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Raised Seller’s words |
“All of our beef is grass-fed and pasture-raised. What changes between certain cuts is how the cattle are finished in their final months.” (read 2026-10-06) | goodranchers.com ↗ | |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Raised Seller’s words |
“Grain-finished cattle eat grass for most of their lives, then get an all-natural, 100% vegetarian grain blend for about the last 90 days.” (read 2026-10-06) | goodranchers.com ↗ | |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Raised Seller’s words |
“Grass-finished cattle stay on a 100% grass diet their whole lives. The result is leaner beef with a distinct, earthy flavor and a different texture. You'll find it in our grass-fed, grass-finished ground beef and steak …tips.” (read 2026-10-06) |
goodranchers.com ↗ | |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Raised Seller’s words |
“For years, we focused exclusively on grass-fed, grain-finished beef.” (read 2026-10-06) | goodranchers.com ↗ | |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Good Ranchers Thick-Cut Bone-In Ribeyes |
Price basis Seller’s words |
How we read the price and size | Weekly price check 2026-10-05 by Delmonico-bot: UNCHANGED. Live page: 2 x 22 oz for $74.99 ($37.50/steak, $27.27/lb), in stock. | goodranchers.com ↗ |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Aging Seller’s words |
Aged 21 days (dry or wet not stated) | "Aged a minimum of 21 days"; no method stated, so scored as wet (owner rule). The earlier "wet" was inferred, not stated. | goodranchers.com ↗ goodranchers.com ↗ |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Good Ranchers Thick-Cut Bone-In Ribeyes |
Aging Seller’s words |
Aged 21 days — the seller doesn't say whether dry or wet | 2026-09-30: "Aged for a Minimum of 21 Days to Ensure Tenderness" — The standalone page (thick-cut-ribeye-copy: $74.99, '2 (22oz) Thick Cut Steaks') makes no aging claim. The seller's box-builder listing of the same cut (…'Thick-Cut Bone-In Ribeye Steak') says 'Aged fo |
goodranchers.com ↗ |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Shipping Seller’s words |
One-off or subscription | "Every box ships free" with "Free Express Shipping", one-time orders included (cart tests: a one-time $174 box and a lone $74.99 ribeye both shipped $0), while the free-gift perks are for subscribers only. One-time order…s or a subscription; subscribers get free gifts. |
goodranchers.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Good Ranchers Thick-Cut Bone-In Ribeyes |
Price basis Seller’s words |
How we read the price and size | Product JSON (SKU BF-RIBEYE-THICK): single variant $74.99, body_html '2 (22oz) Thick Cut Steaks', total weight 44oz = 2x22oz. $74.99 / 2 steaks = $37.495 per 22oz steak. $37.495 / (22/16=1.375 lb) = $ | goodranchers.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Raised Seller’s words |
Mixed lines | Two lines: default 'pasture-raised' grain-finished (Cattleman box) PLUS a distinct 100% grass-finished program ('graze exclusively on grass/forage for their entire lives'). Herd-wide = mixed_lines. | goodranchers.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Antibiotics Seller’s words |
Raised without antibiotics | 'No Added Hormones or Antibiotics' / 'no added hormone or antibiotic beef.' Self-claimed RWA; NAE (never-ever) is stated only for chicken, not beef. No third-party cert. | goodranchers.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Hormones Seller’s words |
No added hormones | 'No Added Hormones.' Self-claimed; no NHTC or certified-program verification cited. | goodranchers.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Steroids Seller’s words |
Not disclosed | Site addresses hormones and antibiotics only; no explicit steroid claim found on any page. | goodranchers.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Diet Seller’s words |
Vegetarian diet of grass and feed | Default line is grass + grain feed; grass-finished line is grass/forage only. Across all beef, grass+feed (vegetarian; no animal byproducts stated). | goodranchers.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Origin Seller’s words |
USA born, raised and harvested | '100% born, raised, and harvested in the USA' (Cattleman); 'entire process from raising to packaging takes place here in the United States.' | goodranchers.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Organic Seller’s words |
None | No USDA organic certification claimed anywhere on the site. | goodranchers.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Welfare Seller’s words |
None | Only 'pasture-raised' marketing + Beef Quality Assurance (producer program, not a welfare cert). No AWA/Certified Humane/GAP/AGA claimed. | goodranchers.com ↗ |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Delivery Seller’s words |
Flash-frozen | 'Individually vacuum-sealed and flash-frozen'; ships with 10-20 lb dry ice, arrives frozen. No fresh option. | goodranchers.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
USDA grade Seller’s words |
Choice+ | Product page: 'USDA Choice or higher-steakhouse quality'. About page states 'Graded USDA Upper Choice or Higher'. Self-asserted upper-Choice marketing grade; no USDA grade paperwork retrieved. | goodranchers.com ↗ goodranchers.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Wagyu content Seller’s words |
None | Benchmark is an Angus/USDA-Choice everyday bone-in ribeye; not wagyu. Good Ranchers offers American Wagyu burgers separately but the ribeye itself is conventional Angus-type. | goodranchers.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Marbling Seller’s words |
Not stated | No BMS or specific marbling grade stated for the ribeye; only 'steakhouse quality' / 'Upper Choice' marketing language. | goodranchers.com ↗ |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Good Ranchers All their beef |
Sourcing Seller’s words |
100+ American family farms; 100% US-sourced | Works with 100+ US family farms; 100% of beef American-sourced. | goodranchers.com ↗ |