Best steak

Borrowed this idea from a Cattle Today post, what breed or crossbreed did the best steak you ate come from?

purebred maine anjou from a draft pick steer.  fed to .5", roughly ch-, aged 3.5 weeks.

I have been feeding dairy steers for grandpa, so I have come to enjoy a good, fat holstein. ;D

Any answer other than Akaushi is a pretty darn good sign that somebody hasn't tried an Akaushi steak.

Angus  (cow)

What is Akaushi? ??? ))

clubcalve said:

Angus  (cow)

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I agree with you!

shorthornxdairy shorthorn fed whole corn and steakmaker supplement very tasty.

Akaushi is a Japanese breed that was taken out of Japan under a loophole in a trade agreement.  They use ET to get feeder steers and uncooked ribeyes sell for $60/lb. 

I paid $95 for an Akaushi steak one time for our anniversary and thought it was well worth the price.

(clapping)best ever freemartin angus heifer

PINZGAUER (thumbsup) (thumbsup) (thumbsup)

Shorthorn x Simmi steer we fed out. 

beefy08 said:

I have been feeding dairy steers for grandpa, so I have come to enjoy a good, fat holstein. ;D

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last time i ate dairy it wasnt the best then the people told us it was an old milker that broke a leg

Shorthorn, then a tie between Herf and Shorthorn x Maine.

I'm partial to Herefords, actually.

DLD said:

I'm partial to Herefords, actually.

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HEREFORD

years ago we had a holstein steer that hooked a hoof and vet took off hock on down so that steer never got out of dairy barn lived in a 8x8 stall.He could stand but was too heavy to walk more than ashort bit.When he went to locker he weighed 1400 but was fat fat fat (for a holstein!) my family still talk about Steveie and how tender that hand fed beef was! Second place herfford steer that we kept alittle too long just about to tight a fit for locker chute!! The marbling onthat herford was amazing! I fed some city folks a tbone and they had never seen a steak like that much less eaten "prime"  That herf was "showoff steaks"  there is a reason Herford win the taste contest so often at KC We all know that feed is  major contributor but it helps to start with a good foundation
  this is off subject a bit but really grieves me to watch people pay 8-12$$ for the amana beef at Hyvee-note nothing against store or brand it has a place but I can not buy that dairy beef that does not make choice! I am still enough of an Iowiegan that I don't care if my steak carries a little fat! jmho     

Hands down, best steak I have ever had was a bull we raised out two years ago. He was a red horned fullblood bull that we didnt get sold, so we butchered him at 23 months old. Yeilded 69% and you could cut the steaks with a fork. Cooked a few for some friends, they didnt believe it was a limi.

I agree with the limmy as much as it kills me to. We to had a limmy bull that we were trying to crossbreed for feedlot steers, he wasn't getting the job done so we ate him. He was amazing. We got so much meat out of him.

Second would be a Shorty steer that I had for the PA Farm Show. His legs started to swell and we said that was it. He was decently covered and when my pap and his buddies butchared him they said it was the best looking meat and when they cooked some well needless to say I have 5 steer orders for this fall. They all want fullblood shorty steers, they even want "cool" marked ones so they can have the hides done. Leave it to a man!!!

The best steak I have ever eaten came off my grill! (lol)