Yuba River Ranch
Marysville, CA · fullblood
Tier 1 · Certified / Registry-Verified What the tiers mean
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Why it's listed
Yuba River Ranch is a family operation in Marysville, California, raising fullblood and purebred Black Wagyu as well as commercial F1 crosses. Its current site sells beef direct and publicly identifies the ranch's business location. The breed categories are disclosed, and the ranch is carried on the American Wagyu Association's own producer map, which the association states lists only its members. The ranch does not publish a nationwide-shipping commitment or a general invitation to visit.
All three rungs in one herd
Yuba River Ranch is a family operation at Marysville, in the Sacramento Valley north of the state capital, raising fullblood and purebred Black Wagyu alongside commercial F1 crosses, and selling beef direct through its own store.
Carrying all three breed categories at once is uncommon and it tells you the shape of the business. A herd like this is a breeding programme with a beef line attached: the fullblood cattle are the genetic base, the purebreds are the working middle, and the F1 crosses are the commercial output that pays for the rest.
It is carried on the American Wagyu Association's producer map, which the association states lists members only, and that listing is what supports the registration badge here.
What is not on the record
The ranch publishes no nationwide shipping commitment and no general invitation to visit, so neither is claimed on this listing. Treat it as a Sacramento Valley purchase unless the ranch tells you otherwise.
The storefront also does not say which breed category any given cut comes from. Where a farm raises fullblood, purebred and F1 side by side, that is the question worth asking before ordering, because those are three genuinely different products at three different prices.
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Common questions
- Which breed category is its beef?
- The ranch raises all three, fullblood, purebred and commercial F1, and its storefront does not say which category a given cut comes from. Ask before ordering; the three are different products at different prices.
- Does it ship?
- No nationwide shipping commitment is published, so none is claimed here. Treat it as a Sacramento Valley purchase.