Shikaoi Beef
鹿追牛 Hokkaido
English name: Shikaoi Beef — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Not Wagyu
Requirements for Shikaoi Beef: breed — Dairy breed (males); where raised — calves born in Shikaoi and fattened in the town from start to finish. Not specified: age, grade.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Dairy breed Only dairy bull calves born in Shikaoi (crossbreds included) Sex / type: males Sources: [E011] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Calves born in Shikaoi and fattened in the town from start to finish Sources: [E011] |
| Age / fattening period |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Grading |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Other conditions | Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
Grades follow the Japan Meat Grading Association: yield grade (A–C), meat quality grade (1–5), and marbling as BMS No. (1–12). How Japanese beef is graded →
Not Wagyu: dairy breeds and crosses. Hokuren lists it as Tokachi Shikaoi Beef. Another JA Shikaoi page says cattle are placed on contract from start to finish (about 5,000 a year), differing from the brand page's wording (fattened from start to finish, about 4,800 a year).
Compared with other brands
This guide lists 1 beef brand that require Dairy breed cattle. 32 beef brands set no meat quality grade, and Shikaoi Beef is one of them. 72 beef brands set no age or fattening condition, and Shikaoi Beef is one of them.
This guide lists 7 brands from Hokkaido (also Shihoro Beef, Shiraoi Beef, Tokachi Wakaushi, Biratori Wagyu, Furano Daichi Wagyu and Hokkaido Whey Pork). By prefecture →
Compare this brand side by side with others → ・ Find brands by their rules →
Counts cover only the brands in this guide.
Guides
- Does Kobe beef have to be A5? We counted the grading rules of 100 Japanese beef brands
- Heifers, steers, or anything? The sex rules of 100 Japanese beef brands
- Where must Japanese brand beef be raised? We counted the region rules of 100 brands
- How old is Japanese brand beef? We counted the age rules of 100 brands
- What counts as wagyu? Four breeds, born and raised in Japan — and how 100 beef brands break down
Managed by
- Managed by
- JA Shikaoi
- Official site
- https://www.ja-shikaoi.com/agri-food/brand-livestock/
Other brands from Hokkaido
- Shihoro BeefBeef brands
- Shiraoi BeefBeef brands
- Tokachi WakaushiBeef brands
- Biratori WagyuBeef brands
- Furano Daichi WagyuBeef brands
- Hokkaido Whey PorkPork brands
About the names
Brand names are proper nouns. English names follow the brand association's official English page first, then the English name in the GI register, and otherwise romanised Japanese plus "Beef", "Wagyu" or "Pork". We never call a non-Wagyu brand Wagyu.
Sources
Sources are in Japanese
- [E011] 鹿追ブランド・畜産 — JA Shikaoi ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-28