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All steers are grass-fed for the first 80% or so of their intended lifespan. Then, to fatten them up before slaughter and with no need to keep them healthy much longer, they're fed grain. So, almost all beef is grass-fed and grain-finished.
Grass-fed and grass-finished beef will - usually - have fat that is slightly yellow and tastes slightly fishy (due to higher omega-3 content).
This ribeye looks grain finished.
More beef facts: most beef is harvested from steers - male cows that have had their testicles removed (resulting meat is is more tender and less lean). They are harvested after about 18 months - while they are still quite small and young (natural lifespan is 20-30 years according to wikipedia) for meat quality and economic reasons afaik.
I read that in Ireland, most cows eat grass during the summer but in the winter, they go inside and eat grain. So yes, I think this is grain-finished.
In America, grass-fed means only grass all the time?
tastes slightly fishy
Not sure I would prefer that 👀
Our packaging doesn't specify it, because it's almost always grass-fed afaik.
Saying "grass-fed beef" is an American thing.
Maybe it's a climate thing? We have plenty of grass here haha