Wal mart steaks

the guy from man vs food,a tv show, is advertising Wal mart steaks,I am curious what country the beef is from ,does anyone know? just curious,,,

I don't know where it comes from, but I prefer beef from several other sources over Walmart beef. Just my personal opinion, of course, but I'll stick to it!

Larry:

I think the only way you'll get an answer to that question, is for the steak to come alive and tell you where it was raised. LOL! Once the animal has been cut up into steaks - meat is meat - and it could be from anywhere.

Doc

i'm with O P!

I wasnt going to buy them either,I was wondering if they came from the usa

I work for WM and will not buy meat there. Of course we raise and butcher our own meat. Can't say for sure where the steaks come from, but hamburger is packages are marked product of USA, Canada, Mexico.

My sister works for WM. She buys her groceries at HEB.

I still can't understand why everyone slams Wal-Mart. At least it was a business that started small and grew into the giant it is now by giving the people/their customers what they wanted vs a mega company built with billions from the owner from day one. Some say they treat their employees unfairly, and on, and on. The same could be said for 99% of the companies out there now days, at least according to the unhappy employees working there. The way I see it, if someone doesn't want to work there they have plenty of opportunities to work elsewhere, but instead all they want to do is complain how unfair things are for them when the other 90% of the folks are happy as they can be and have little to no complaints. Not to mention, I see plenty of folks with disabilities working at Wal-Mart that other companies absolutely don't want on their staff. That, to me, says a lot.

That said, I guess I'll go against the grain here and say my wife and I buy the majority of our groceries from Wal-Mart, and have bought quite a few Wal-Mart steaks also. Around here there are nothing but chain stores for groceries, and most of them, like Lowes and Harris Teeter want to cater to the more affluent, citified crowd. The result of that is higher prices on a lot of items that don't need to be nearly that high. Think about it like this, a frozen pizza at one of the grocery stores is usually around $2 higher than the identical pizza at WM. With differences like that on too many items, it adds up to a lot over the course of a year. The way I see it, I would gladly frequent Mom and Pop operations if they existed, but when they don't, it's open season, and if the other large chains can't match another large chain on price, then they lose my business until they can.

That said, maybe my wife just has an uncanny ability to pick good steaks, but some of the ones we've bought at Wal-Mart have been just as tender, and tasted just as good, or were better in both ways, than some of the ones we've had at the local steak house. Too, it was a lot cheaper, and ultimately it hasn't killed either of us yet....

I buy almost all the meat at Sam"s Club (a division, company(?) of WM). They probably get their meat from the same supplier.

I"ve bought their hamburger (90% lean) in the 10lb tube for years. Its very good meat. Have done several cookouts for friends/family and everyone raves about how good the hamburger is.

Have bought roasts and steaks at Sams, too. All have been good. If you go on a Monday, you can sometimes find meat marked down 25%. Bought some T-bones and rib eyes that way and they were great.

Now that NAFTA has really become a reality. Does a food wholesaler or retail outlet have to designate a country of origin. I am not sure, but I think Mexico, USA, and Canada are treated as one origin.

I can't afford to shop WM for groceries and meats. There are a lot cheaper and better products out there, you just have to shop around and look. Watch your sales at the smaller local owned stores and chains, and you will get a much better product, and a lot of times cheaper. I only shop WM once a month for a few items I can't get elsewhere without driving a hundred miles.

I've been told that a lot of beef is brought into Mexico from Australia and other countries. The animals are held for 60 days and that makes them of Mexico origin and therefore can be trucked into the U.S. under NAFTA.

(quoted from post at 08:01:59 06/05/14) I still can't understand why everyone slams Wal-Mart. At least it was a business that started small and grew into the giant it is now by giving the people/their customers what they wanted vs a mega company built with billions from the owner from day one. Some say they treat their employees unfairly, and on, and on. The same could be said for 99% of the companies out there now days, at least according to the unhappy employees working there. The way I see it, if someone doesn't want to work there they have plenty of opportunities to work elsewhere, but instead all they want to do is complain how unfair things are for them when the other 90% of the folks are happy as they can be and have little to no complaints. Not to mention, I see plenty of folks with disabilities working at Wal-Mart that other companies absolutely don't want on their staff. That, to me, says a lot.

That said, I guess I'll go against the grain here and say my wife and I buy the majority of our groceries from Wal-Mart, and have bought quite a few Wal-Mart steaks also. Around here there are nothing but chain stores for groceries, and most of them, like Lowes and Harris Teeter want to cater to the more affluent, citified crowd. The result of that is higher prices on a lot of items that don't need to be nearly that high. Think about it like this, a frozen pizza at one of the grocery stores is usually around $2 higher than the identical pizza at WM. With differences like that on too many items, it adds up to a lot over the course of a year. The way I see it, I would gladly frequent Mom and Pop operations if they existed, but when they don't, it's open season, and if the other large chains can't match another large chain on price, then they lose my business until they can.

That said, maybe my wife just has an uncanny ability to pick good steaks, but some of the ones we've bought at Wal-Mart have been just as tender, and tasted just as good, or were better in both ways, than some of the ones we've had at the local steak house. Too, it was a lot cheaper, and ultimately it hasn't killed either of us yet....

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OH I don't slam Wal Mart. I slam the people who shop there. You know, the ones who constantly cry about the lack of jobs in the US and how we don't make anything here, while loading their carts with crap made in China. All because they are personally greedy (they hide behind the guise of claiming to be smart shoppers, or trying to stretch their money, or being frugal, when the reality is they want to have more stuff (that's greed).

Rick

We buy our meat from local grocery store and in my opinion its better meat and keeps better than Walmarts. I will not buy some of the milk from Walmart.I have delivered into some of the 5,000 cow milking operations and if our milking palor would have looked like these operations we would have been shut down.

Read the label. Country of Origin Labeling requires it.

I would bet Cargill supplies most of it.

WM beef could be IBP or whatever its called now. I buy small amounts from local butcher and no problems.

Per COOL label laws effective May 23, 2013 the package must list where it was born; raised; and slaughtered.
This is part of the new farm bill.
So it could say
“Born, Raised, and Slaughtered in the United States.”
OR
“Born, Raised, in Canada; and Slaughtered in the United States.”
ect...........

It is in real small print so you have to look for it but it must be there for all unprocessed muscle cut meat; chicken; fish ect....
Things like bacon do not qualify because it is processed (smoked).

Greed my eye. I have very limited toys, worked all my life, still do at 77. Can't see paying the guy in one store considerably more for same product. Old Sam tried buying all USA products until the suppliers got GREEDY.

Say what you will, I just bought an all American made swingset
(Pennsylvania) for my son from Walmart online, looked for two
weeks and only found Chinese junk at all the other retailers
around, it will be delivered to the house for a charge of $2.75, I
can"t drive to the store and back for that price.

Wal-mart heavily advertised that they were going to straight USDA choice beef a few years ago, at least in the larger markets. I have no idea whether they actually did that or not but if they did that would indicate most of the beef comes from the US, not because of the USDA certified label, imported meat can meat those requirements but because there is a limited amount of meat produced outside the USA that will grade choice, probaly a good bit of the beef from Canada and maybe some from New Zealand and Ireland but certainly not Australia or Brazil where the majority of the imported beef comes from.

(quoted from post at 09:35:35 06/05/14) I would bet Cargill supplies most of it.

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ep,..and it must be the lowest quality they can find cause i never found any meat at the wally mart in my town that was worth eating, be it pork or beef,..it is all garbage.

What was wrong with IBP (now Tyson)? My dad sold them a lot of beef and I paid for a college education working for them.

Seems like a lot of people in this country have an natural fear of things modern and efficient- which pretty much explains our government.

One would think in the area of US produced beef, if it is say graded choice that there would not be a great difference in the meat quality other than freshness. So meat purchased at WM,Kroger,sam club,IGA or wherever should be that same quality if you are comparing the same grade (choice) at each store. If you buy lower grade meat at WM or sam club then it won't taste as good since your are in a different quality grade.Homegrown beef may give an advantage in one knows how fresh it is,whether it was grain finished or not and how you doctored the animal thru out it's life. Most of the population can't produce homegrown so they rely on USDA grade standards and past buying experiences. Or past restaurant experiences.

Beef in Canada is graded according to this criteria.

Beef Quality
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The Canadian Quality Grade

There are thirteen (13) beef grades in the Canadian system. They are Canada A, Canada AA, Canada AAA, Canada Prime, Canada B1, Canada B2, Canada B3, Canada B4, Canada D1, Canada D2, Canada D3, Canada D4, and Canada E. The four Canada A/AA/AAA/Prime grades are the highest quality Canadian grades and represented 88% of all graded beef in 2008. The four Canada B grades are for youthful carcasses (less than 30 months of age) which do not meet the minimum quality requirements of the Canada A/AA/AAA/Prime grades. They represented 1% of all beef carcasses graded in 2008. The four Canada D grades are essentially cow grades (from mature carcasses) and represented 10% of the total graded carcasses. The E grade is reserved for mature or youthful bull carcasses showing pronounced masculinity and represented 1% of the graded carcasses in 2008. A total of 15% of Canada’s total beef carcasses were not graded in 2008.[b:3377c46690] It is important to note that since grading is voluntary, almost half of cow and bull carcasses tend not to be graded.[/b:3377c46690]
Quality Grade Criteria

The key grading criteria for the quality grades are carcass maturity, muscling, meat quality, external fat covering, and marbling. For maturity, carcasses are evaluated as either "youthful" or "mature" according to the degree of bone ossification. Youthful carcasses will have cartilaginous caps on the thoracic vertebrae that are no more than half ossified, and the lumbar vertebrae will show evidence of cartilage or at least as red line present on the tips. Youthful carcasses are produced from cattle generally less than 24 months of age and no more than 30 months of age. Carcasses showing more advanced ossification are considered to be mature and must be graded in one of the Canada D grades or as Canada E in the case of a bull.

In every grocery store and meat shop i have been in there's is a sign that says "CUT FROM CANADA GRADE A BEEF".(i say they are lying trough their toof)

Apparently 50 % the slaughtered beef is ungraded so IMO it is a crap shoot what grade of meat is actually being sold in any given store,..99% of people haven't a clue what good quality meat should look or taste like.[u:3377c46690][/u:3377c46690]

Don't buy meat at WM but have seen the WM advertisements on TV and am curious myself. Have read the re-posts and suprised this hasn't been answered more directly. I am with the post that suggests if it is USDA choice on the label, would be much more likely to be from here or another country of high quality. Going to take a closer look myself at labeling the next time I'm at WM. I don't think your going to see high volumes of high quality meat from countries such as mexico or china. That said, I would be suprized to see high quality meat from these countries at WM, but I've been wrong before.

You call people greedy because they are frugal and buy identical items for less money? Do you go out of your way to get gouged at many stores? TDF

The country doesn't matter to me. Had one last night and it was VERY GOOD. Didn't make me sick either. I will eat another one too. A $5 ribeye.

Well said Wayne.
I buy most of my staple type foods at Sam's Club.
What I don't understand is why people single out WM. Do they think that the stuff at Target is all US made or that Target treats their employees any better than WM does?

Dan read what I posted again. Did the college education teach you reading comprehension.

This started out about meat at WM and you start a diatribe about people that don't like WM. I have never tried to eat any meat that was any worse than what I tried to eat from WM or Sams Club

It's either 2 weeks, or 2 months, and I don't think it has to be live.

They had been buying choice box beef for a couple months, pushed the price up a fair bit, but no one knew where the demand for it was coming from til they made their announcement.

I bought some steaks at walmart once. They looked great til I got the package opened up. They were brown where they were touching each other and ended up fed to the dogs, didn't even taste like beef. I'll shop elsewhere if I have to buy meat.

I've also seen how they handle stuff coming off a reefer trailer, too. They are supposed to roll up the door, stick a thermometer between a couple boxes, shut the door, and wait 5 minutes, to check the product temp. They'll pull a pallet of lunch meat and cheeses off the truck, stick it under one of those tube radiant heaters that will melt the hair off your head, unload the rest of the truck, then want to reject it for being too warm because they temped something that warms up quick, and set it under a major heat source.

This past summer I bought 5 boxes of Tri tips from Sam's Club,they were USDA choice. came from National Beef in abundant Ks. The feedlot my brother works for was sending them 2000 plus a week,and yes I know what they were eating as my brother is the Lots nutritionist I cooked them all and had no complaints.

Well said. I have no problem with WM.

Larry,
I buy my steaks from Cosco, over in Bridgewater
Good steaks for the money.