Lindsay Ranch
Hermiston, OR · fullblood
Tier 3 · Wagyu-Forward What the tiers mean
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Why it's listed
Lindsay Ranch sits near Hermiston in eastern Oregon, chosen for a climate and water supply close to Japan's. It raises around 150 fullblood Tajima Wagyu bulls and cows as breeding stock, and is the only place in the United States where Washugyu cattle, a Tajima Wagyu and American Black Angus cross, are fed and finished. It sells no beef directly; its cattle reach diners through the Washugyu brand.
Chosen for a climate like Japan's
Lindsay Ranch sits near Hermiston in eastern Oregon, on ground selected because its climate and water supply resemble Japan's. It runs around 150 fullblood Tajima Wagyu bulls and cows as breeding stock.
Picking a site for its resemblance to another country's growing conditions is the sort of decision that sounds like marketing and is not. Cattle finishing over a long period are sensitive to heat and to water quality, and the Columbia Basin's combination of cold winters, dry summers and abundant irrigation water is genuinely closer to Japanese conditions than most of the American West.
The only place in the country feeding Washugyu
This ranch is the only site in the United States where Washugyu cattle are fed and finished. Washugyu is a cross of Tajima Wagyu with American Black Angus, and it is a brand a great many people have eaten without knowing what it is: it turns up on steakhouse and Japanese restaurant menus around the country as a mid-priced alternative to imported A5.
So there is one ranch behind an entire national brand, and it does not sell beef to anyone directly. Its cattle reach diners through the Washugyu name alone, which means a menu listing Washugyu is naming this operation whether or not it knows it.
That is worth knowing when you read a menu. Washugyu is a specific product from a specific place with a specific cross behind it, not a generic term for crossbred Wagyu, and the consistency people notice in it comes from the fact that there is exactly one source.
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Common questions
- What is Washugyu?
- A cross of Tajima Wagyu with American Black Angus, sold under its own brand and common on American steakhouse and Japanese restaurant menus. It is a specific product rather than a generic term, and Lindsay Ranch is the only place in the United States where the cattle are fed and finished.
- Can I buy beef from Lindsay Ranch?
- No. It sells no beef directly. Its cattle reach diners through the Washugyu brand, so a menu offering Washugyu is where you encounter it.