The IX Ranch is a large cow/calf operation in Northern Montana supporting over 3,500 mother cows. Naturally the cow herd is spread out over a vast area. These calves will be born in the second cycle and will ship earlier due to feed costs and availability. ~115 calves, both steers and heifers, will be located on a ranch away from headquarters. These cattle will be weighed, sorted and loaded like usual, but then hauled to the main ranch HQ where the heifers will be offloaded and the rest of the steer load will be made from the same kind of cattle located near HQ. Call Boe for any questions.

The IX Ranch is BQA certified and the 2020 BQA Cow Calf Operation of the Year. Therefore, they take pride in raising an animal that has been well cared for and is ready to go to work. Our cattle are grazed on a contiguous operation with little to no interaction with neighboring cattle. IX cattle are healthy and have good immune systems while being able to react quickly to medication when needed.

We offer free choice salt and mineral year-round to all our cattle. The mineral used is formulated based on summer and winter forage. Grass and Alfalfa hay, produced on our own ranch, is provided during the winter months to sustain a 5.5 BCS.