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Jessica Weber
| Nov 28, 2017
Wynfaul Acres is a small, secluded ranch situated among beautiful pine forests. Located on Tarkington Prairie, to the North East of Cleveland, an hour’s drive from Houston, Texas. Wynful Acres is owned by James & Helen Cloakey.
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Jessica Weber
| Nov 14, 2017
One of the ways Hired Hand is celebrating Thanksgiving is by compiling the top 10 Thanksgiving themed words found in animal names on our customers websites. View the names of those animals below. Do you have an animal with a Thanksgiving themed name? Let us know!
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Jessica Weber
| Nov 14, 2017
November is the month that we gather around the table with family and friends and remember everything we have to be thankful for over a nice meal. Traditionally the main course will be turkey, but did you know people raise for things other than Thanksgiving dinner?
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Jessica Weber
| Nov 14, 2017
On Saturday, November 11th Hired Hands' Jaymie Feldmann and Brittney Klein attended the Split Rock Cedar Ranch Total Dispersal Sale, held in Fort Worth, TX. Read more about how we helped this dispersal sale in our full article.
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Molly Clubb
| Nov 14, 2017
The Split Rock Ranch Total Dispersal Sale was held on Saturday, November 11th in Fort Worth, Texas. 60 head of Registered Texas Longhorns were sold at absolute auction (no PO's). The data included in this Blog was gathered by Hired Hand Live. We share these trends and averages for our customers and breeders in the Longhorn Industry who could better their programs by analyzing it as it best suites them. We welcome your feedback or additional data requests. This data is not officially endorsed by the sale.
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Jessica Weber
| Nov 01, 2017
Buckhorn Cattle Company in owned by H.G. Buck and Sharon Adams and is located in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Buck and Sharon have been ranching for two decades. They run a red Angus herd, but their real loves are the Registered Texas Longhorns. The goal is to raise cattle with tip-to-tip measurements in the 70-80 inch range, with dazzling colors and the smarts to make friendly eye contact.
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Jessica Weber
| Nov 01, 2017
Hagler Ranch is located on a central Texas spread over Williamson and Milam counties by Kieth and Marcia Hagler. They are so passionate about Texas Longhorn Cattle. They believe their cattle provide longevity, calving ease, and colors that are unmatched by any other breed. They sell their cattle at a fair price hoping to help others to be able to enjoy owning these amazing cattle.
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Molly Clubb
| Nov 01, 2017
The ITLA Sale was held on Friday, October 27th in Cloverdale, Indiana. 21 head of Registered Texas Longhorns were donated and auctioned off to a crowd of breeders. All funds benefitted the ITLA. The data below was gathered by Hired Hand. We share these trends and averages for our customers and breeders in the Longhorn Industry who could better their programs by analyzing it as it best suites them. We welcome your feedback or additional data requests. This data is not officially endorsed by the sale.
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Jessica Weber
| Oct 30, 2017
From October 26th -28th Hired Hands' Jaymie Feldmann attended the ITLA Championship and Show, held in Cloverdale, IN.Thank you to the ITLA and everyone who included us and made us feel welcome. Hired Hand had a booth at the event to serve current and prospective customers.
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Molly Clubb
| Oct 24, 2017
The TLCA's Longhorn World Championship Sale was held on Friday, October 20th in Oklahoma City, OK. Over 70 head of Registered Texas Longhorns were consigned and auctioned off to a crowd of breeders in the Cox Convention Center in downtown OKC. The data below was gathered by Hired Hand. We share these trends and averages for our customers and breeders in the Longhorn Industry who could better their programs by analyzing it as it best suites them such as this data: These are averages for Sires with at least 2 offspring selling. Their offsprings averages are listed below starting with the highest average. SITTIN BULL $3,880, CV COWBOY CASANOVA $7,250, JP RIO GRANDE $2,700
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Jessica Weber
| Oct 24, 2017
Restless Heart Klein Cattle Company is owned by the Klein family in Bellville, TX. Ross, Barbara, Brittney and Courtney have always shared a love for agriculture and the rural lifestyle. Taking after their parents, Brittney and Courtney were both heavily involved in athletics, 4-H, and FFA. This is how their journey with cattle started. The family shares a passion for nature, livestock and their home in Austin County.
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Jessica Weber
| Oct 24, 2017
At Hired Hand, we're celebrating Halloween by compiling the top Halloween themed names of animals on our customers' websites and also celebrating those animals born on Halloween.
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Jessica Weber
| Oct 24, 2017
'Tis the season for costume hunting and while most of us have our adult party costume planned or our kids' costumes picked out, how many are ready for our pets and animals' costumes?
Here are some costume and Halloween ideas from your friendly staff at Hired Hand.
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Jessica Weber
| Oct 24, 2017
In honor of National Cat Day (October 29th) and Halloween, check out these interesting facts about black cats. Black cats are among the most common of all cat colors – with good reason. The gene for black is dominate in cats, meaning that black cats will always pass their color gene along to their offspring. Although the kitten of a black cat might not appear to be black, he carries the black gene...
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Jessica Weber
| Oct 24, 2017
The Pumpkin Spice Craze has hit the animal market! Here are a few items you could consider purchasing for your livestock and pets if you'd like them to join in on the joy of pumpkin spice as well!
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Jessica Weber
| Oct 23, 2017
From October 20th - 21st Hired Hands' Molly Clubb and Jaymie Feldmann attended the Texas Longhorn Cattle Association's Longhorn World Championship. This event included a sale, measurement competition and futurity. The "LWC" ended with the All-Industry Banquet and Awards Presentation, all held in the Cox Convention Center and Sheraton Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Hired Hand had a booth for the 3 day event.
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Jessica Weber
| Oct 16, 2017
Beans Creek Longhorns is owned by Preston Caveness and his family. Located in Rusk, Texas they enjoy their time raising longhorn cattle.
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Jessica Weber
| Oct 15, 2017
CWM Ceffyl Ranch is located in Colorado's Bijou Basin on the banks of West Bijou Creek near Kiowa. Chuck and Kadie Hughes established Cwm Ceffyl Ranch. "Cwm Ceffyl" is means "Horse Valley" in the Welsh language. Cwm Ceffyl Ranch LLC is home to Registered Texas Longhorn Cattle, Border Collies, & Quarter horses.
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Molly Clubb
| Oct 10, 2017
The TLBAA's Horn Showcase Bred & Owned Heifer Sale and Saturday Sale were held October 6 & 7, 2017 in Lawton, OK. Over 130 head of Registered Texas Longhorns were consigned and auctioned between the two sales. The data included in this blog was gathered by Hired Hand. We share these trends and averages for our customers and breeders in the Longhorn Industry who could better their programs by analyzing it as it best suites them such as this data:
Averages for Service Sires with at least 2 females exposed/bred to them selling.
COWBOY CATCHIT CHEX $4,500
RJF BIG DEAL $4,125
RC LONE RANGER $3,750
GOLD MINE 1 $3,413
J.R. FLASH/CV CASANOVA'S MAGNUM $3,033
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Jessica Weber
| Oct 09, 2017
From October 5-7 Hired Hands' Molly Clubb and Brittney Renee Klein attended the TLBAA Horn Showcase. This annual event features a futurity, measuring competition, 2 sales and banquet in Lawton, Oklahoma. These are some photos from that event.
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