Developing replacements

Everyone develops heifers differently. I think the key is to understand what yours truly need, based on your management, marketing, and goals. We breed cattle to work in their environment with minimum inputs. We don't want to select against performance, but we are circumspect about how much performance can cost, and try to supplement only when it is economically advisable. We read BCS and manure as our guide. After a decade of this work, our cattle are smaller than they started, more fertile on less inputs, more docile, better uddered and ultimately more profitable. They excel in grass finishing and direct market programs. 

Bred Heifers for sale

22 head of Angus, Red Angus, and Baldy bred heifers available.  These girls are in our 1-strike program and will be discounted accordingly.  Most were asked to breed at under 55% of their adult weight to calve at 2 years and did not.  They are confirmed bred to DGG 400G and will calve in a 50 day window between 2/01/23-3/20/23.   They  are trained to single wire electric, are fond of many broadleaf weeds and low energy grasses,  and are relatively docile.   DGG 400g was an ET bull out of one of my very best RA cows, X072, who I acquired as a flush cow from Red Hill Red Angus a few years back. Prices are picked up on farm before 10/01/22.  $2/day/head afterwards until calving.    20+ head- $1600.       10-19 head- $1650.     5-9 head-$1700.       Shipping available.

Cows for Sale

If you are looking to start or grow your low input cow herd,  we open up our entire herd for your interest.  I tell visitors, "Everything is for sale", even if I have to protect a handful with blush worthy pricing.  I try and price 90% of my cows at levels I would be willing to pay for them.    From open weaned heifers, to 6 year olds in their prime,  to proven teenagers, we have something for everyone who's interested in Southern Grass Cattle.  Our business is breeding cows that work for you, not the other way around.   While these cows graze unimproved perennial pastures mostly of Bahia, Bermuda, and a selection of broadleaf forbs, they have been selected to thrive in the heat and humidity.  We have sent dozens of cattle into fescue country and they tend to do as well or better there than here.  We have blended line-bred, old line Angus cows with those that thrived here for the last 50 years.   Our cattle are trained to single wire temporary electric fences, and have been selected for docility and easy handling.  They also are aggressive graziers of just about anything that grows.   

Spring calving  (MAR-APRIL) commercial bred cows will be available this fall.   Prices $1850-$2100.      Most cows available are black Angus and Angus cross.  We guarantee a live calf at birth.

Open heifer calves will be weaned, vaccinated, and backgrounded for at least 30 days, available in December.  Heat tolerant Angus, Red Angus, and Baldy crosses.   $1200-$1300.  Volume discounts available. 

How much to pay for breeding stock?

Anyone looking into getting into the cow business to make money should have a business plan.  Am I selling at the stockyard, pot loads, to value added buyers, as breedings stock, or into direct market as beef?  Know your expected costs so you can estimate your profits.  Buying cheap cows can be a way to make money, but it sometimes can lead to long term problems that aren't easy to fix.  My family has spent decades selecting cattle that work in our environment, and I have been tuning these cattle for a handful of Presidents to make them extremely efficient as grass finishers.  Spend as much money as your business plan allows to get you as close to your goals as possible.  Buy from a breeder who doesn't take better care (ie. more inputs) of his/her cows than you plan to.  Buy from as close to your environment as you can.  These are a few of the basic rules of importing breeding stock.