Herron Farms has been working very hard to build up the number of quality Fullblood Black Wagyu female genetics available in Western Canada. These cows and heifers represent the culmination of pedigree research and years of careful selections and breedings. We are excited to be able to share our Wagyu adventure and herd with you. Please contact us if you have any questions about the Wagyu breed or would like more information on available animals.

Bar R28R (Retired)

A own daughter of JVP FUKUTSURU-068 the former long time #1 Marbling sire in North America. Her dam’s pedigree is also stacked with high marbling sires with another cross to JVP FUKUTSURU-068 and MICHIFUKU. We took a risk and acquired this cow from a European flush program and she hasn’t disappointed us yet. She has produced three beautiful heifers and an outstanding bull prospect and shes still going strong. Daughters of JVP FUKUTSURU-068 are well known not to have much milk (this is a common trait in high marbling bloodlines like Tajima). However 28R has an abundance of milk and fertility and seems to have passed on these valuable maternal traits to her daughters.

Bar R41X

This larger framed cow has plenty of depth and width and she is a grand daughter of TF 148 ITOSHIGENAMI, WORLD K'S YASUFUKU JR, TF ITOMICHI 1/2 and WORLD K'S SANJIROU. This pedigree is stacked with marbling power. TF 148 is considered to be one of the best sires for carcass and marbling production and his calves average 8.6 out of 9 on the Australian grading system. Sanjiro is the #1 Marbling Sire in North America. This cow comes from Jerry Reeves ‘Bar R’ program. The Bar R focuses on quality Wagyu genetics with proven carcass results. This cow is no exception, her sire Bar R Itoshigenami 48U is ranked the #7 Marbling sire in North America. This cow has thrown some very nice calves for us and we look forward to her continued genetic contribution to our growing herd.

GVW MICHIFUKU 201-15

‘The nicest Wagyu cow I have ever seen..’ is a phrase I have heard more than once when people see this cow. #1078 is everything a great mother cow should be. Deep in her heart girth, long through her loin, feminine, balanced and smooth top line with a correct pelvic angle. Add to this a pedigree beautifully balanced with marbling, maternal and frame traits you get the ultimate cow. Her sire MFC SHIGESHIGETANI 2-12 comes from Michael Goodall’s Muddy Flats program where animals were evaluated on their carcass production. An own son of SHIGESHIGETANI, who carries very powerful genetics; his pedigree has Yasumi Doi, YasuTanidoi bloodlines as well as the Kumanami strain, known for high marbling. #1078’s mother is a direct daughter of WORLD K'S KITAGUNI JR who has been a cornerstone sire for the Lone Mountain Ranch with excellent marbling and carcass results. #1078 also carries WORLD K'S TAKAZAKURA known for adding size and frame. We have several lovely daughters on the ground from this cow and she seems to be throwing her ‘type’ even when bred to different sires.

KUNTZIDE DARELENE

Own daughter of Takamichi Doi who is a son of the well know TAKAZAKURA and out of the #1 genomic marbling cow in the breed MISAKO. Takamichi Doi is a proven carcass sire and comes from one of the oldest Wagyu programs in North America ‘Wagyu World’. Kuntzide Darelene is also an extremely correct cow with a deep heart girth and long loin. Her mother was imported as an embryo from Australia and boasts [ TF 151 ] ITOZURU DOI one of the most sought after carcass bulls around the world. We purchased this cow from Lloyd Kuntz in Ontario who is also one of the original breeders of Wagyu in Canada. This young cow will be a powerhouse for carcass production. We have a limited number of Grade 1 frozen embryos available from her.

WBC B R SABURO E20 ET

E20 is a lovely young cow just starting to show her potential. Sired by BAR R SABURO 53Y an up and coming young sire ranked #1 in Ribeye Area, #3 in External Fat, #6 for Marbling in North America(the #3 bull free of genetic defects and highest ranked bull still alive). 53Y is the full package. He has incredible feed efficiency data, ranking #1 in Residual Feed Intake (RFI) in a 2013 GrowSafe feed trial of 18 promising Bar R Shigeshigetani 30T sons. E20’s dam is a Lone Mountain Ranch cow sired by WESTHOLME HIRASHIGETAYASU Z278 (breed trait leader for growth and milk in Australia). We are very excited to see what this young cow will produce.

WBC KIKUYASU E21 ET

We are very excited to have an own daughter of JVP KIKUYASU-400 in the herd. The largest 100% pure tajima ever exported from Japan at 1938 pounds and consistently ranks first in ribeye size. He is a perennial ribeye producing powerhouse. 400 Daughters have impacted top seedstock programs around the World. JVP Kikuyasu 400 is free of all known genetic disorders and carries the AA copy of the SCD fat gene. His semen is extremely rare. He is one of the original imported Wagyu from Japan. Her dam is an own daughter of UKB DIA 6 KITASEKI a bull from a family that adds frame and milk to their daughters. This young cow will add size and substance when bred to high marbling smaller framed sires.

There aren’t enough good things we can say about this cow. She consistently out performs our expectations. The picture to the right is of her son’s carcass. Easily a BMS 9 score on the Japanese scale. She delivers top quality calves and embryos every year. Flushes well and always breeds back even when flushed late.

We have some very rare embryos from her on our reserve list. Please check them out here.

WBC B R SABURO E26 ET

The sire of this cow is CHR Yasufuku 246T and comes from the American breeder Ralph Valdez, one of the early Wagyu breeders outside Japan. Grandsire to 246T is the legendary 100% Tajima bull Yasufuku J930. He is considered the "greatest Wagyu bull" by Kenichi Ono, who described him as the most well-balanced Wagyu bull with the words "ultimate" and "perfect". Her dam is a nice balance of frame and marbling with HIRASHIGETAYASU J2351 and WORLD K'S MICHIFUKU. We are very excited to see how this young cow will produce in the future.

ANH SUTAIRU 28E

Sired by our proven F1 carcass producing herd bull Kuntzide Style and out of the JVP FUKUTSURU-068 daughter BAR R 28R. The future for this young cow looks bright. She is a blend of frame and marbling with fertility and plenty of milk. Bred as a yearling she has easily calved and raised a large heifer calf with plenty of milk. Her sire boasts WORLD K'S KITAGUNI JR. and WORLD K'S MICHIFUKU for frame and marbling power. We have a select number of Grade 1 embryos available for purchase.

ANH FUYUNOBARA 1078E

We have high hopes for this young heifer. Sired by a recessive free 002 son, MFC Itomoritaka 0-41. 002 is the highest rated maternal traits sire in the Australian system. She is out of our ‘Nicest Wagyu cow I’ve ever seen’ Gvw Michifuku 201-15 who combines powerful marbling and frame sires such as; SHIGESHIGETANI, WORLD K'S KITAGUNI JR. and WORLD K'S MICHIFUKU.

ANH CHISAI TORI 41F

41F is sired by our herd bull Kuntzide Comet who is an own son of HIRASHIGETAYASU J2351 and out of an own daughter of WORLD K'S SANJIROU frame and marbling superstars. 41F is a daughter of our 41X cow from the Bar R program. 41X is a grand daughter of TF 148 ITOSHIGENAMI, WORLD K'S YASUFUKU JR, TF ITOMICHI 1/2 and WORLD K'S SANJIROU. This pedigree is stacked with marbling power. TF 148 is considered to be one of the best sires for carcass and marbling production and his calves average 8.6 out of 9 on the Australian grading system. Sanjiro is the #1 Marbling Sire in North America.

ANH NAKAGISHIRO 86G ET

This embryo transfer female is sired by Bar R Nakagishiro 56T and out of GVW Michifuku 201-15. The sire 56T is well known for extreme phenotypic style, size and structural correctness. Nakagishiro 56T shows the growth of his dam, Nakagishi 5, who was included in World K’s last importation.  Nakagishi 5, who is a balanced blend of Itozakura and Kedaka lines, has only four recorded offspring, and 56T is the only bull from this cow.  He is sired by the very popular SANJIRO, who himself is sired by the famous MICHIFUKU out of the famous SUZUTANI cow, and is a well known and highly proven 100% Tajima sire with outstanding carcass traits.  Nakagishiro 56T has gained attention due to the fact that 50% of his DNA (from his dam) is from a dam that was not heavily utilized outside Japan and this therefore gives him “out-cross” value. The dam is our ‘Nicest Wagyu cow I’ve ever seen’ Gvw Michifuku 201-15 who combines powerful marbling and frame sires such as; SHIGESHIGETANI, WORLD K'S KITAGUNI JR. and WORLD K'S MICHIFUKU. We are excited to see the growth and marbling that this heifer will add to our program.

ANH MICHI YUMI 78G ET

Sired by none other than MICHIYOSHI, This sire has made tidal waves in the breed for his highly desired carcass genetics, consistency within his progeny and overall eye appeal. He was the #5 Marbling bull and had a ribeye EPD of +.58. He was the #1 recessive free sire in the 2014 US Sire Survey. Unfortunately Michiyoshi died very early in his career as a sire and semen is nearly nonexistent on this phenomenal sire. We are very excited to have a direct daughter of Michoyoshi in the program. 78G’s dam is a daughter of Bar R Jiro 22T a son of the former #1 Marbling Bull JVP FUKUTSURU 068 and out of arguably one of the best Bar R cattle companies cows Bar R Miss 2N. We are extremely excited to have this young cow in our herd and she will be entering the flush program in the near future.

ANH SUTAIRISSHUNA GIFUTO 28G

This heifer truly is a ‘Stylish Gift’. She is a full sister to ANH Suitaru 28E. Sired by our proven F1 carcass producing herd bull Kuntzide Style and out of the JVP FUKUTSURU-068 daughter BAR R 28R. The future for this young cow looks bright. She is a blend of frame and marbling with fertility and plenty of milk. We are expecting the strong maternal traits of her mother and the excellent carcass production of her sire. Her sire boasts WORLD K'S KITAGUNI JR. and WORLD K'S MICHIFUKU for frame and marbling.

WSU MISS E20 AI

This young cow comes from the highly successful Washington State University Wagyu program. She is an own daughter of Bar R Itomoritaka 42Z. The sire of 42Z (Itomoritaka ETJ 002) has the highest milk EBV in the Australian Breed Plan, and although he is a CHS carrier 42Z is free of this disorder. The bottom side of the pedigree is very high in marbling genetics. Bar R Itomoritaka 42Z is very thick over the loin and is very correct in his structural conformation. This bull should add milk to his daughters and thickness to his sons.  42Z ranks in the top 25% of marbling bulls in north america according to the 2017 National Wagyu Sire Summary. Not to be outshined WSU Miss 20E AI is out of an own daughter of WESTHOLME HIRASHIGETAYASU Z278 (breed trait leader for growth and milk in Australia). We have seen the carcass results from her half siblings and to use the words ‘Impressive’ would be an understatement.

WSU MISS E80

HOH Tanifuku 145G

HOH Tanifuku 145G is another ranch raised heifer. Deep in her body and very feminine, we look forward to her production as a mother cow in the years to come. Her pedigree is stacked with top maternal and paternal sires selected in a manner that reflects the rotational breeding program recommended by Mr. Shogo Takeda (one of the founding fathers of modern wagyu). She is sired by a son of World K’s Shigeshgetani who has recently been topping the Australian production charts and he is out of a Kenhanafuji Daughter out herself is out of Heatherkura (Own daughter of World K’s Suzutani and arguably the best Wagyu female in the breed). Not to be overlooked is her maternal side with an impressive sire stack of UKB Dia 6 Kitaseki and Sanjiro 3 who has been making waves with excellent carcass production and next to no available semen on the market today. A Sanjiro 3 son recently sold at the Bar R Production sale (2021) for an impressive $95,000USD.

LLN 1588 AI

LLN 1588 AI sired by the well-known and proven carcass bull Bar R Jiro 22T. Bar R Jiro 22T was a Semex Canada bull for much of his breeding career and his F1 progeny were well documented to have excellent carcasses. Jiro 22T is out of Bar R Miss 2N who is probably the best-known producing cow out of the Bar R herd. She is the dam of both Bar R Saburo 53Y and Bar R Itomoritaka 42Z. Offspring from both of these bulls are showing excellent marbling and carcass traits. Bar R Saburo 53Y is the leading living sire on the Washington State Wagyu Sire Summary and also has excellent RFI (feed efficiency data). The bottom of this young cow’s pedigree is equally impressive as her mother is an own daughter of World K’s Shigeshigetani and her grandmother is an own daughter of World K’s Takazakura. Shigeshigetani has over 3800 F1 (half wagyu) carcasses grading a 9+ on the Australian scale for IMF. Shigeshigetani also has growth and length making him an ideal bull to add to any program. Takazakura is well known for frame and maternal characteristics. Shigeshigetani over a Takazakua daughter is an ideal cross for marbling and frame. This cow has shown her value as a producer with two exceptional daughters in our program DEME Taya 2336H ET and DEME Taya 6724G ET.

DEME Taya 6724G ET

This young heifer is sired by CHR Hirashige tayasu 533. This bull is from Crescent Harbor Ranch and is royally bred. He is sired by Hirashigetayasu J2351, Hirashigetayasu J2351 was sired by Dai 20 Hirashige J287. His maternal great-grandsire is the distinguished Tajiri-line Tayasudoi. Hirashigetayasu J2351's Kedaka lineage shows strong propensity for growth and balance with a larger frame. An official Japanese progeny test showed that at least 80 percent of his steers would gain A5 grade, the highest given to carcasses in Japan. J2351’s daughters show a high degree of maternal characteristics including milk, making him a valuable female sire. 533’s dam is an own daughter of World K’s Takazakura and World K’s Suzutani. This heifer is out of the above Bar R Jiro 22T daughter and shows her dams balanced build and even disposition. We are excited to her produce the next generation of Wagyu at Herron Farms.

LLN Gin Iro 8164E ET and LLN Chisani 8156E ET

These sisters are deep and wide-bodied cows with excellent maternal traits and are raising large bull calves on pasture. They are sired by a Sanjiro 3 son. Sanjiro 3 has been recently rediscovered as a top carcass sire here in North America and is out of a Kenhanafuji daughter. Kenhanafuji is a renowned maternal sire. A Sanjiro 3 son recently sold at the 2021 Bar R Production sale for $95,000USD. The bottom of their pedigree shows some of the best carcass and maternal breeding in Wagyu. Her dam is an own daughter of Takamichi doi who is well known from the Wagyu Sekai herd and an excellent balanced sire with strong maternal genes from Misako/Hisako cow family. The second dam combines World K’s Shigeshigetani as a sire (This bull has recently been topping the Australian production charts) with a TF151 ‘Itozuru Doi’ daughter (a well-known maternal bull). These cow’s pedigree is as deep and well balanced as they are.

WSU Miss G123ET

WSU Miss G123ET is sired by BR Kitateruyasudoi 0632 and coming from the well-respected Washington State University Wagyu program. In the 2017 Washington State University Wagyu Sire Summary BR 0632 is still ranked in the top 20 for marbling and the top 10 for Rib Eye area despite being deceased. BR 0632 was used heavily in the Lone Mountain Wagyu program with excellent carcass results and their program used many of his daughters in their herd. On the bottom side of this heifer’s pedigree is an own daughter of World K’s Sanjiro (a top carcass producing bull) and a Blue Rock Michifuku daughter out of a Metani daughter (Metani is sired by World K’s Takazakura and out of Heatherkura who is a World K’s Suzutani daughter). We are incredibly excited to add this heifer to our herd. Impeccably bred and possessing all the signs of a donor cow in the making.

ANH Sutairu 18H

Sired by our proven F1 carcass producing herd bull Kuntzide Style and out of Kuntzide Daralene. The future for this young heifer looks bright. She is a blend of frame and marbling with fertility and plenty of milk. Her sire boasts WORLD K'S KITAGUNI JR. and WORLD K'S MICHIFUKU for frame and marbling power. Her dam is an own daughter of Takamichi Doi, who is a son of the well know TAKAZAKURA and out of the #1 genomic marbling cow in the breed MISAKO. Takamichi Doi is a proven carcass sire and comes from one of the oldest Wagyu programs in North America ‘Wagyu World’. Kuntzide Daralene is also an extremely correct cow with a deep heart girth and long loin. Her mother was imported as an embryo from Australia and boasts [ TF 151 ] ITOZURU DOI one of the most sought after carcass bulls around the world. We purchased this cow from Lloyd Kuntz in Ontario who is also one of the original breeders of Wagyu in Canada. This young heifer will be a powerhouse for carcass production.

ANH Sutairu 28H

Also sired our proven F1 carcass producing herd bull Kuntzide Style and out of an own daughter of JVP FUKUTSURU-068 the former long-time #1 Marbling sire in North America. Her dam’s pedigree is also stacked with high marbling sires with another cross to JVP FUKUTSURU-068 and MICHIFUKU. Daughters of JVP FUKUTSURU-068 are well known not to have much milk (this is a common trait in high marbling bloodlines like Tajima). However, 28R has an abundance of milk and fertility and seems to have passed on these valuable maternal traits to her daughters. This is likely the last heifer we will have out of Bar R 28R as she’s reached an impressive age of 16. This heifer shows every bit of promise of her older siblings 28E and 28G.

ANH Kokaishinai 128H

Sired by son of Kuntzide Comet and line bred back to our Bar R 28R cow. Kuntzide Comet is a son of Hirashigetayasu J2351 and out of a Sanjiro daughter. This bull has gone on to produce carcasses for a large F1 program here in Canada. We are eagerly awaiting more carcass data. Her dam is a daughter of Kutzide Style, this bull’s pedigree is full of proven producers and he has carried ‘family tradition’ on with excellent F1 carcass data. This heifer has impressed us from the start with her growth and depth. She is a standout in the pen, and we have very high expectations from her in the coming years.

ANH Suitairu 141H

Sired by Kuntzide Style with excellent F1 carcass data and bred by Ralph Valdez of Crescent Harbor Ranch and out of a daughter of Kunzide Comet (Also bred by Crescent Harbor Ranch). 141H’s dam (41F) is sired by an own son of HIRASHIGETAYASU J2351 and out of an own daughter of WORLD K'S SANJIROU frame and marbling superstars. 41F is a daughter of our 41X cow from the Bar R program. 41X is a granddaughter of TF 148 ITOSHIGENAMI, WORLD K'S YASUFUKU JR, TF ITOMICHI 1/2 and WORLD K'S SANJIROU. This pedigree is stacked with marbling power. TF 148 is considered to be one of the best sires for carcass and marbling production and his calves average 8.6 out of 9 on the Australian grading system. Sanjiro was previously the #1 Marbling Sire in North America.

RBN Twister 27H and RBN Sanjiro 28J

We are very excited to add these two young heifers to our program. Both heifers are sired by an own son of TF151 Itozuru doi who is also out of an own daughter of Sanjiro and bred by Crescent Harbor Ranch. Itozurudoi TF151 is known as a fabulous composite bull: 50% Tajima, 25% Fujiyoshi, & 25% Kedaka line. He has an extremely big frame weighing @ 2,420#’s & carries early maturing traits that produce great Fullblood mothers with excellent milk. Known as the best marbling bull of the Fujiyoshi bloodlines. By the time his progeny was tested, and his value was discovered, he had passed away, leaving a very limited supply of semen. These heifers are out of Sanjiro 3 daughters. Sanjiro 3 who has been making waves with excellent carcass production and next to no available semen on the market today. A Sanjiro 3 son recently sold at the Bar R Production sale (2021) for an impressive $95,000USD. Sanjiro 3 is the top marbling sire on the 2017 Washington State University sire summary. The 28J heifer has the added bonus of JVP Fukutsuru 068 (former #1 marbling Tajima sire) and Fujiko who is a full sister to well-known bulls Bejiro and Genjiro. Fujiko is also the first Wagyu calf born in the United States. The 27H heifer has a double dose of World K’s Kitaguni Jr. to add frame and growth. Both of these heifers are beautifully bred and an excellent addition to the Herron Farms herd.