Heifer Program

 

When we started selling beef to the public in 2018, there were things we learned extremely quickly that were important.  Things like calves that were born small but grew quickly.  We wanted ease for our mother cows in calving but didn't want to compromise weaning and yearling weights. With demand being hard to keep up with, the quicker calves could be at a mature weight to head to the feedlot, the quicker we had beef.  Priding ourselves on a Non Hormone treated outfit, natural growth was essential.  So we selected for genetics in our bulls that had 600-700lb weaning weights.  This meant that a 8-10 month old calf was almost ready for the feedlot in our program.  Sending cattle in around 800lbs allowed us to feed them out for 90-120 days and finish around 1200lbs.  Less days on feed meant, less cost also.

 

We also knew that the quality of our beef was first and foremost.  With the majority of our beef always grading choice plus to prime minus was HUGE.  The customers loved the quality and it was a product we were honored to stand by. 

 

The last piece of the puzzle we looked at was replacement female quality.  The last 3 years we have retained heifers with these genetics.  We wanted heifers that could be turned out at 13-16 month of age, breed up and calve by the time they were 2 meant less unproductive years.  But they also needed to breed back and hold their body condition.  Raising them in their work clothes environment was imperative.  We had bought replacements in the past that were fed at a feedlot and after they calved, their body condition took a while to catch back up. We wanted heifers that were born, raised, and grown as they would always be.  Lessening the chances of an open 3 year old.  Seeing this in action with a 100% breed up in our fall herd and 98% breed up in our spring herd was just so exciting not to mention seeing these girls 2-3 months after calving and still look phenomenal, is something we are so proud of.

 

Beginning in fall of 2027 we will be offering select females from our program that not only have genetics chosen for growth and carcass quality but mothering qualities too.  They will be bred to bulls selected for calving ease, huge growth potential, and excellent carcass quality.  These females would be an amazing asset to any rancher wanting to improve and strengthen their program and genetics for carcass merits and growth. 

 

More details to come soon, but please reach out with any questions!  We would love to show you our girls!