Treat yourself to a real steak - a USDA Prime grade ribeye. Packed with the highest amount of marbling recognized by the USDA and cut thick for a weighty presence on your grill or skillet.
Make a statement with this USDA Prime ribeye steak, cut to a thickness of 1 inches. Steaks cut to a specific weight can result in varying thicknesses. This special Northwest beef ribeye is cut thick and exceeds one pound. Each of these special ribeyes include the fine grained center eye and the luxurious cap, considered to be the most tender and highly flavored portion of all cuts. Beef is graded by the USDA based on marbling and just 4 to 5% achieves the grade of USDA Prime. Treat yourself to a Prime steak and a steakhouse experience with this beautifully marbled and thick Prime beef ribeye. Buy Prime steaks online for dinner to your doorstep.
The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) separates domestic beef into eight grades, based on intramuscular fat or marbling, and other qualities like tenderness, juiciness, and flavor. The two highest grades are Prime and Choice.
USDA Prime is the top grade on the USDA scale and features a moderately abundant amount of marbling. Only 5 to 6% of all U.S. beef grades at this high level.
USDA Choice falls directly below USDA Prime. Choice beef is high quality and has less marbling but offers an excellent value.
The traditional ribeye is a cross-section of the entire ribeye roll which has three major muscles. These are the longissimus dorsi, or large center eye, the complexus, a smaller side muscle which is not always present depending on where the steak is cut, and the spinalis dorsi, also called the cap of ribyeye or deckle. The muscles of the ribeye are held together with tender sinew with large swaths of rich fat between them.
These steaks are cut from the rib primal which covers ribs six through twelve and is located between the chuck and loin primals. This section has a high amount of natural marbling which is a key to the amount of flavor and juiciness of a cut.Â
