In today's Denver Post article about Wagyu steers entering the National Western Stock Show for the first time, meat prices are put into perspective. According to Emma Farms Cattle Co., the largest Wagyu producer in Colorado, a Wagyu steer yields $3,000-$4,000 at slaughter compared with $1,500-$1,800 for a regular steer. No wonder a Wagyu ribeye at The Broadmoor costs $50. [DP]
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