American Wagyu raised by Craig in Texas. Six steers, one harvest, November 2026.

Six Wagyu-Angus steers grazing on Texas pasture at golden hour.
Quarter $1,500 Reserve
Half $2,300 Reserve
Whole $4,500 Reserve
Craig standing on the Diamond I home place in Texas.
Craig at the home place. Ranching this Texas land since 2016.

What beef is
supposed to taste like.

Craig spent ten years building a herd of premium genetics and selling every calf at sale-barn commodity prices. This is the other way.

Half Wagyu, half Angus. Grass-fed on Texas pasture, grain-finished the last 120 days for clean white fat and real marbling.

Rich enough to matter. Not so rich you can only eat half a steak.

No middleman. No commodity.

The November 2026 Harvest.

Sawyer, a young Wagyu-Angus steer grazing in the north paddock
No. 01 2026 Mar 23 North paddock
Sold
Duke, a young Wagyu-Angus steer in the north paddock
No. 02 2026 Mar 27 North paddock
Sold
Boone, a young Wagyu-Angus steer in the north paddock
No. 03 2026 Mar 29 North paddock
Silas, a young Wagyu-Angus steer grazing on the back forty
No. 04 2026 Apr 02 Back forty
Boots, a young Wagyu-Angus steer on the back forty
No. 05 2026 Apr 09 Back forty
Oakley, a young Wagyu-Angus steer grazing on the back forty
No. 06 2026 Apr 11 Back forty

* Whole-cow buyers can name their steer. Quarters and halves are shared, so the steer keeps his number.

What's in a side.

A side of beef is the same animal, broken into the cuts you cook from. Full breakdown by share on the reserve page.

Primal cuts of beef on a side-view steer Diagram showing eight primal cuts — Chuck, Rib, Short Loin, Sirloin, Round, Brisket, Plate, and Flank — labeled across a stylized steer silhouette. Chuck Rib Short Loin Sirloin Round Brisket Plate Flank
  • ChuckPot roast, chuck steaks, ground
  • RibRibeye, prime rib, short rib
  • Short LoinNY strip, T-bone, filet mignon
  • SirloinTop sirloin, tri-tip
  • RoundRump roast, eye of round, ground
  • BrisketWhole brisket
  • PlateSkirt steak, ground
  • FlankFlank steak, ground

Field Notes.

Dispatches from the ranch.

May 25, 2026
Weighed the steers Monday. The smallest still kicked 1,015 lbs. Average across all six: 1,032 lbs. About seven weeks of grass left, then the 120-day grain finish. They've got room to run.
May 18, 2026
The south paddock finally got rain. Three storms in a row after a thin April. The cattle look good, and the grass is growing faster than they can eat it.
May 11, 2026
Spent the morning checking water and the afternoon doing nothing. Worst job on the ranch is a stuck float on the stock tank. Second worst is replacing one in July. Did it now.

Get the next one.

By email. About once a week through November.