Our Cattle
We've been raising registered Polled Herefords since 1987. Over the years, the cattle industry has seen its share of changes, but our goals have remained the same: to raise high-quality cattle that thrive on grass, just as God intended. While we've had success in the show ring and sell heifers and steers each year for the junior show circuit, our primary focus has always been on raising functional, productive, and profitable cattle built for real-world performance.
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At K Bar K Ranch, our herd bulls are carefully selected for traits that matter most: performance, maternal ability, calving ease, and carcass quality. Our bulls are proven, reliable, and built for real-world conditions, not driven by trends or fluctuating EPDs. We prioritize bulls that thrive in the pasture and consistently produce calves that meet the needs of both cattle producers and today’s market.

Here is a list of bulls we use naturally or through AI to add to our herd.

  • DCC 5072 BECKETT 7076 ET, P42779683

  • AHR BOOMER 29D ET, P42938081

  • STAR CCR 5L BRUTUS 247T, P42776147

  • TRM 2E ELIJAH P606 5151 ET, P42685374

  • THM 67J HOSS 7557 ET, P42823017

  • WTK 102M JACK 21F, P42173599

  • BR DM KEY DOMINO 0177, P42145038

  • S & S KODIAK 22K, P42112714

  • DCC 122L LIFE 6270 ET, P42751607

  • TRM MOHICAN NASDAQ 37E 5164 ET, P42670389

  • DUNWALKE PLUS 6110F, P23937681

These bulls, and others, like EMBLEM, MISSILE, JIM, and EMBRACER will have an impact on our herd for years. Contact us for semen or certificates on KEY DOMINIO, KODIAK, EMBLEM or PLUS.

Our cowherd is built on a simple but unwavering principle: every cow must raise a live, profitable, and marketable calf each year on grass. We don’t rely on bulk feeders; our cows and calves thrive on milk and forage, just as nature intended.

The foundation of our genetics has always been focused on building a maternal cowherd that is as problem-free and low-maintenance as possible. We began with strong Victor, Nick, and Banner bloodlines, not chasing trends like frame scores or extreme EPDs. Instead, we prioritized moderate-framed, functional cows that are productive, dependable, and built to last. Over time, we’ve strategically introduced new genetics to enhance and strengthen our program.

We’ve also been fortunate to own some of the breed’s top individuals and have utilized embryo transfer to expand and accelerate our genetic progress. But at K Bar K Ranch, a donor cow must prove herself in production, not just in the show ring, before earning a place in our donor program. Everything we do is rooted in performance where it counts: in the pasture.

We’ve long utilized Angus bulls on our Polled Hereford cows to produce black baldies: one of the most sought-after crosses in both the heifer and steer markets. In fact, a recent customer of ours received a letter from a national stockyard recognizing his black and red baldy calves as having the highest value of the year. Quality cattle always bring quality returns.

Take a drive through cattle country, and you’ll often see herds with five or more different breeds. The result? Inconsistent calf crops, regardless of the bull. Without consistency in the pasture, there can be no consistency on the plate.

Our baldies are always Hereford-Angus crosses: two breeds known for consistently delivering superior meat quality. Unlike exotic or Brahman-influenced breeds, which often grade select or low choice, Hereford-Angus crosses reliably grade high choice to prime, even on grass.

At our ranch, we don’t buy steers from sale barns. Every calf we market was bred, born, and raised right here. We’re proud to offer high-quality black baldy heifers and steers year-round.

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