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

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.

Ten years,
one wrong price.

I started Diamond I in 2016 with four head and a stretch of leased pasture south of the home place. I bought registered Angus bloodlines and bred them up for a decade.

Every fall, I hauled the calves to the sale barn and watched them sell at commodity prices. Same dollar a pound as every other lot in the barn. Ten years of building a herd, sold like it was anybody's herd.

This is the way out. Six steers a year. I finish them myself on 120 days of grain, and I sell the meat to the people cooking it. No middleman. No sale barn.

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The November 2026 Harvest.

Six steers. Each one named. Each one finished by hand. Two spoken for. Four left.

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

Field Notes.

If you've reserved a share, this is how you watch the herd fill out. If you haven't, this is how you decide.

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.
Apr 27, 2026
Moved the herd off the home pasture and onto the back forty. New grass is up to their knees. They'll stay there through May.
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Field Notes

Notes from the herd, by email.

A short note when something happens with the steers. About once a week between now and November.