Whitesell Farms Wagyu

Steer 26B was born at Whitesell Farms Wagyu on 29-Oct-14 in our fourth year of producing Wagyu influenced beef at our farm on the top of Battleground Mountain in the northwest corner of Cullman County, Alabama. He is a first generation F1 WagyuX steer produced in our most classic breeding pattern; that being the crossing of a premier Wagyu bull, known for marbling and tenderness over a commercial Angus cow.

The sire of 26B is a bull we have used for many years with proven results; Bar R Sanjiro 4P. This bull has great carcass data trials, placing as the Number 3 marbling bull in 2009. His genetic tests are also excellent with a tenderness score of 7 and the preferred fat profile, SCD: AA. In our own experience, he consistently produces amazing results when used with our commercial herd. For more information on this bull, you can follow this link.

The dam of 26B produced twins during this year, one of two sets we had born on the farm in 2014. You can find more information on her by following this link to her record in our listing of herd cows.

26B spent his first 205 days in a pasture on our farm with his mother as his main source of sustenance. Since he was sharing with his twin, he was a little lighter than most at weaning on day 205 with a weight of 461 lbs. At weaning, he transitioned to our "Grower Pasture" where he spent the next year on good grass, with access to high quality hay and minerals, and a daily supplemental ration of between 5 and 8 lbs of 13% protein cattle feed. He certainly responded to not having to share, and his yearling weight caught up to his contemporaries at 621 lbs.

At 18 months of age, 26B transitioned to our "Finishing Pasture" at a weight of 835 lbs. For five months over the spring and summer of 2016, he grazed spring and Bermuda grasses, had high-quality hay, and free choice access to a special formulation of all-natural finishing feed prepared for us by our friends at Hillsboro Feeds, west of Decatur, AL. During this period, he showed solid weight gain of 2.9 lbs per day to finish at 1310 lbs live weight. A few more details can be found on our Available Supply page at this link.

26B was harvested on 9-Oct-16 at H & P Meats in South Pittsburgh, TN; the nearest processing plant to Huntsville that caries the USDA Federally Inspected designation. His carcass weight was 817 lbs. The carcass hung for 17 days before being reduced to primal loins for shipment to Star Super Market in Huntsville, Alabama. It was transported to the supermarket in a refrigerated trailer, following USDA and Health Department guidelines.

Star Super Market began offering steaks, roasts, and ground beef on 29-Oct-16. If you purchased our beef from Star Market and followed the link here, you can be confident in knowing EXACTLY where it came from, and how it was raised. Thank you for your purchase. We hope you enjoy the fruits of our labor and will leave us a comment on our 'Contact Us' form.

Follow this link to the Landing Page for our partnership with Star Super Market.

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