Aren’t Wagu cows extremely expensive? I know nothing about raising cows, just cooking them, lol...but know that the meat from Wagu is extremely expensive so I’m assuming the live animal would be as well.
Not really in the USA, as of very recently.
In japan, they massage them and hand feed them and do all sorts of silly stuff that makes the cattle very expensive. Turns out all you need to do to get the same effect is free range the waygu somewhere hot and with the right mineral balance in the water and soil. -— conditions found in far west texas and eastern New Mexico.
You should read the Wikipedia article on them — pretty accurate. They have very unique omega 3 fats and are packed with good kind of cholesterol.