It was a steak too far.

A man from California was apprehended after authorities found out he had used stolen credit cards to acquire meat worth over $31,000 from a wholesale distributor, according to news reports.

Juan Yepez-Garcia, 51, a resident of Paradise, was caught following an investigation by police into multiple transactions at Sierra Meat and Seafood in Reno, where stolen credit cards had been used, as reported by KRCR referencing the Paradise Police Department.

Detectives eventually traced the illicit items to a particular location and uncovered that Yepez-Garcia had reportedly scheduled several fraudulent deliveries of meat valued at approximately $31,883.79, according to the authorities.

The beef fiend allegedly admitted to officers that he suspected the items he was receiving were stolen, the outlet reported.

The delivery driver who had dropped off the hordes of meat to the location had no idea the transactions were made using stolen credit cards, and was released without charges, authorities said.

Pictures obtained by the outlet captured massive freezers chock-full of frozen cuts of meat and boxes still bearing wholesale labels.

It is not yet clear what he intended to use the meat for.

Yepez-Garcia was arrested for possession of stolen property charges. His bail has been set to $15,000, court records indicate.

The meat supply business has since been contacted by authorities to retrieve the stolen goods, the outlet said.

The incident remains under investigation.