Wagyu beef is popular around the world because of its superior eating quality compared with other breeds of cattle. Not only does wagyu beef have higher levels of intra-muscular fat, or marbling, but the meat texture is finer, resulting in a more flavorsome eating experience. A ‘super beef’ of sorts, wagyu is known for its marbled appearance and for being so tender it actually melts in your mouth.
Wagyu comes packed with a higher concentration of monounsaturated fats (the good fats), omega-3 and omega-6, other beef does not have this benefit.Health wise, eating a wagyu steak is more like eating a piece of salmon. HISTORY
Douglas Wagyu Cattle Company started in 2019 with the purchase of the farms, but they were rented out until January 2020 when Jake retired from the Navy and moved to Lockwood, MO. In retirement Jake and Cristina wanted to be self-employed, enjoy the outdoors, and live near Jake’s family (all farmers/ranchers in Lockwood, MO just a few miles from Jake's farms). Just starting out, Jake and Cristina have purchased 54 high quality Angus heifers, eight Wagyu breeding stock and three Wagyu feeders. Their first steer (100% Wagyu) will be processed in August of 2021. Jake and Cristina are passionate foodies and cooks, and fell in love with the taste of Japanese Kobe beef and are determined to recreate Kobe A5 grade beef here in America. Currently only F2 grade Wagyu is available from U.S. farms and Jake and Cristina want to supply A5 beef here in the U.S. at a price point that is affordable and half the cost of Japanese Kobe beef. Jake and Cristina sell their Angus cattle through the Joplin, MO Stockyard and their Wagyu through local marketing and advertising. Currently they are steadily improving the farms by repairing/replacing the wells, putting in watering stations, recapturing grazing land that has been neglected, converting crop land to grass, and cross fencing to allow for intensive grazing.