2-Way, Red Baldy Heifers | Dillon, Montana Add to Watch List Watching View Watchlist >

Pretty, uniform red baldy heifer calves — true two-way kind with verification, frame, and genetic horsepower to either feed or build a cow herd.

Dillon, MT – 96 Weaned Heifer Calves at 685 lbs avg. Shipping Feb 3–5. A standout set of Red Baldy heifers with full verification: Verified Natural, GAP Certified, and NHTC. Bring a big truck—approximately 67,700 lbs gross to load.

There are 99 certified heifers in the pen; a few head will be sorted off to ensure good kind and to dial the base weight as close as possible. These heifers are currently in a feedlot pen, fed chopped hay with ~3 lbs/day of grower pellets, and have been gaining ~2.0 lbs/day under excellent feeding conditions. Cowboys gather at 8:00 AM, cattle are weighed with a 3% pencil shrink, sorted, and ready to load by 8:30 AM.

The ranch did retain replacements from this calf crop, keeping roughly the top 60% based strictly on genetic testing, prioritizing high stayability scores and strong heart-health markers. This group represents the balance of the heifers after that selection. While not the top end, replacement cut, they remain a very usable two-way kind—sound, functional females with the frame, bone, and disposition to either feed or retain. The whole herd is born in 45 days from April 1 to May 15th.

The cow herd is a closed, ranch-raised program developed over 70 years, averaging ~1,300 lbs in working clothes. Cows are crossbred black baldies (≈⅔ Black Angus, ⅓ Hereford), and calves are sired by 100% horned Hereford bulls. All cattle are dehorned at branding, though a few nubs or late horn growth may appear. Genetic testing confirms strong heart health, stayability, and longevity.

For 50+ Years, The cow herd has been trailed 50 miles each spring to summer pasture over 4–5 days, calves at their side the entire way, then trail back home another 50 miles in the fall. 95%+ of branded calves make it back to the weaning corral. There are no foot or leg issues in the herd. It’s not uncommon to see 15–18 year-old cows, and some have aged out at 20+ years. This program produces a hardy, durable female built to last.

These heifers have lots of bone, good frame, light flesh, and are fairly even. Steer mates have been fed to 1,600+ lbs, and if these heifers are fed as naturals, they should finish in the 1,300–1,400 lb range.

Cattle were test weighed Jan 28, grossing 695 lbs avg. Clean, long-haired, feminine, and easy-keeping. Pre-weaning vaccinations were given in the fall, with MultiMin at weaning. Hardy, tough, crossbred cattle with real hybrid vigor.

This is a true two-way set — feed them with confidence or build a cow herd around them.