This post is on the most expensive beef for sale. The marbling is unreal and once it has been seared on both sides it melts in you mouth like butter. Strip lion steaks are the best cut.
I have a Japanese friend in Honolulu who is the largest importer of true Wagyu beef in Hawaii. He only imports the highest quality (A5) Wagyu from Japan and sells it to a few stores and to high end restaurants in Hawaii. I saw it in a Japanese store in Waikiki, and it was locked in a glass door cooler.
The Wagyu is raised in Japan on a ranch which is over a 100 yrs old. The cows are isolated and monitored 24/7 and only feed the best of foods for their stage of age. Each cow is also given a beer per day.
He sent me this photo from one of his shipments. In Honolulu stores it sells for $280c lb and in the restaurant, it sells for $30oz US or $360 lb.
I still like AB, AAA beef at a way better price.