BEEF WIRE 2026-07-12 · 27 RANKED · 0 IN RESEARCH · 270 CLAIMS ON FILE · AVG RIBEYE $45.64/LB · LOW RIBEYE $13.98/LB WILD FORK FOODS
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Pursuit Farms

https://pursuitfarms.com

Scorecard — Bench 1.0

5.8 [AGENT] agent-researched; turns green with user + third-party verification (rules)

TASTE9.7██████████Japanese A4/A5 incl. Kobe/Omi/Hokkaido Snow/Olive lines, Australian BMS 8-9/9+, 35-day dry-aged options, fresh airfreight never frozen — about the strongest flavor evidence in D2C beef.
HEALTHY3.5████░░░░░░No RWA/organic/welfare certs; antibiotic and hormone status undisclosed catalog-wide (one Ozaki SKU claims antibiotic-free feed). Named-farm sourcing and fresh-never-frozen transparency partially offset the missing husbandry disclosure.
COST2.0██░░░░░░░░Cheapest ribeye $71.43/lb (American Wagyu 2x14oz $125); Japanese A3/A4 primal $89/lb, A5 steaks ~$130/lb. Far above the $25-45/lb D2C band; fair only within the fresh-A5 import niche.
HAPPY4.5█████░░░░░No third-party welfare certification. Named family farms (Sher, Chateau Uenae, Ozaki) and Australian line pastured 18 mo before 400-day barley finish are positive but self-claimed; Japanese small-farm husbandry implied, unverified.
TEXTURE9.5██████████A5 and BMS 9+ marbling plus 35-day dry-age options; ships fresh (never frozen), avoiding freeze-thaw moisture loss — top-tier tenderness evidence.

Claims on file

AttributeValueVerificationAs of · sources
AGING DRY 35D SELF-CLAIMED · SELF 2026-07-12 [1] [2] · 35-Day Dry Aged Australian Wagyu Ribeye or Strip (BMS 9+) from $200; most other SKUs ship fresh/unaged via airfreight, never frozen
ANTIBIOTIC STATUS UNDISCLOSED UNSTATED · SELF 2026-07-12 [1] [2] · No catalog-wide antibiotic policy on homepage/about/our-beefs; single Ozaki Beef product page claims feed with 'no preservatives or antibiotics whatsoever'
HORMONE STATUS UNDISCLOSED UNSTATED · SELF 2026-07-12 [1] [2] · No hormone statements found on homepage, about, our-beefs, or ribeye product pages
MARBLING BMS 9 SELF-CLAIMED · SELF 2026-07-12 [1] · Australian lines marketed at BMS 8-9 and 9+ ('Double Black' highest marbling); Japanese A4/A5 lines imply JMGA BMS ~6-12
ORGANIC STATUS NONE UNSTATED · SELF 2026-07-12 [1] [2] · No organic certification claimed anywhere on site
RAISED CATEGORY MIXED LINES SELF-CLAIMED · SELF 2026-07-12 [1] · Australian: pastured on grass 18 mo then 400+ day barley ration; Japanese: long-fed grain/olive-pulp lines (33+ mo Yonezawa); American 50/50 Wagyu-Angus undisclosed
SOURCING JAPAN (KOBE, OMI, HOKKAIDO, KAGAWA, OZAKI) AIRFREIGHT FRESH; SHER AUS; US RANCH SELF-CLAIMED · SELF 2026-07-12 [1] [2] [3] · Claims to be 'only importer certified' for Kobe/Omi/Hokkaido Snow/Olive/Sendai/Shichiri; NOT found on kobe-niku.jp exported-importer registry (TAJIMA, Fremont, TREX, WAGYU MASTER listed)
USDA GRADE UNGRADED SELF-CLAIMED · SELF 2026-07-12 [1] [2] · No USDA grades used; imported beef sold on Japanese JMGA A3/A4/A5 and Australian BMS scales; American Wagyu line carries no grade claim
WAGYU CONTENT FULLBLOOD SELF-CLAIMED · SELF 2026-07-12 [1] [2] · Range: fullblood Japanese A5 (Kobe/Omi/Hokkaido) and Sher '100% Fullblood Blue Label' Australian, down to F1 crosses (50/50 Wagyu-Holstein AUS; 50/50 Wagyu-Angus US)
WELFARE CERT NONE UNSTATED · SELF 2026-07-12 [1] · No welfare certifications (AGA/AWA/GAP/Certified Humane) displayed; only generic 'highest and strictest global standards' language

■ registry/3P-certified · ◪ USDA paperwork · □ self-claimed. SELF = company statement (we trust and mark, per policy) · 3P = independent evidence — weighs most. Something wrong? Company representatives: a verified right-of-response slot ships at member launch; meanwhile email corrections with sources.

Buy

$71.43/lb american-wagyu boneless ribeye as of 2026-07-12 · 2 x 14 oz pack $125 (sale, reg $140) = $71.43/lb; bone-in 3-3.5 lb option $345. Cheapest Japanese: A3/A4 ribeye primal at $89/lb ($689.75/7.75 lb); A5 steaks ~$130/lb

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Ribeye sold

[BONELESS] [BONE-IN] [JAPANESE-A5] [JAPANESE-A4] [AUSTRALIAN-WAGYU] [AMERICAN-WAGYU] [DRY-AGED] [FRESH-NEVER-FROZEN]

Other cuts

striploin · boneless rib and strip roasts · ribeye primal (uncut prime rib)

Bundles

Secret "Wagyu 5000" 20 Full-size Ultra Premium Japanese cuts20 full-size assorted ultra-premium Japanese wagyu cuts (price not shown publicly)