Shiraoi Beef
白老牛 Hokkaido
English name: Shiraoi Beef — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Shiraoi Beef: breed — Japanese Black (heifers (never calved), steers); where raised — born in Shiraoi and fattened longest in Shiraoi; age — 36 months or younger; grade — meat quality grade 3 or higher; yield grade A or B.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Black Sex / type: heifers (never calved), steers Sources: [B001] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Born in Shiraoi and fattened longest in Shiraoi Sources: [B001] |
| Age / fattening period | 36 months or younger Sources: [B001] |
| Grading | Meat quality grade 3 or higher; yield grade A or B Sources: [B001] |
| 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 →
Compared with other brands
This guide lists 75 beef brands that require Japanese Black cattle. 61 beef brands set a meat quality grade. 49 of them, including Shiraoi Beef, require grade 3 or higher or something stricter.
This guide lists 7 brands from Hokkaido (also Shikaoi Beef, Shihoro 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
- Shiraoi Beef Brand Promotion Council
- Official site
- https://shiraoi-beef.jp/白老牛について/
Other brands from Hokkaido
- Shikaoi BeefBeef brands
- Shihoro 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
- [B001] 白老牛の定義 — Shiraoi Beef Brand Promotion Council ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-18