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The real test would come Wednesday, at the Texas Wagyu Cattle Show, a trial Ethan said he was looking forward to. "I'm hoping to at least place," he said.

The real test would come Wednesday, at the Texas Wagyu Cattle Show, a trial Ethan said he was looking forward to "I'm hoping to at least place," he said.

Lee and other Wagyu producers extol the meat's virtues, from the its high levels of monounsaturated fats which help increase "good cholesterol" and decreasing LDL, or bad cholesterol.

Lee and other Wagyu producers extol the meat's virtues, from the its high levels of monounsaturated fats which help increase "good cholesterol" and decreasing LDL, or bad cholesterol.

But raising the animals can take twice as long as other breeds of beef cattle to reach slaughter weight, which ends up costing more time, money, and more resources.

commands prices as high $3,200 per animal, he said. Ranchers and cattlemen pay even more for fullbreed Wagyu — around $5,000, he said Though the animal is well-known, it is relatively new in American markets. Japanese cattle breeds, which the animals are descended from, were first introduced in the U.S. in the mid-1970s.

commands prices as high $3,200 per animal, he said. Ranchers and cattlemen pay even more for fullbreed Wagyu — around $5,000, he said. Though the animal is well-known, it is relatively new in American markets. Japanese cattle breeds, which the animals are descended from, were first introduced in the U.S. in the mid-1970s.

Since then, the breed has become famous among American consumers for its high levels of intramuscular marbling and rich, melt-in-your-mouth texture. "If you're going to order a Wagyu steak, don't get it well done," Ralston said, with a stern shake of his handle-bar mustachioed head. "If you're going to eat it well done, order the chicken instead."

A fully-grown "finished" Wagyu steer or heifer crossbreed

But raising the animals can take twice as long as other breeds of beef cattle to reach slaughter weight, which ends up costing more time, money, and more resources.