Shawcroft Simmental and Gelbvieh

Shawcroft Simmental and Gelbvieh Gelbvieh and Simmental Cattle
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06/23/2024

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01/29/2024
Bulls coming along nicely!  Been a tough year for our family losing dad to cancer but his legacy lives on with us and th...
12/23/2023

Bulls coming along nicely! Been a tough year for our family losing dad to cancer but his legacy lives on with us and the cattle he produced!

A few of the heifer calves we just got home from the mountains yesterday.  Can't beat mountain grass!
10/03/2022

A few of the heifer calves we just got home from the mountains yesterday. Can't beat mountain grass!

Simmental and SimAngus Bulls for Sale!  High Altitude bulls Pap, Trich, and Fertility Tested!
03/10/2022

Simmental and SimAngus Bulls for Sale! High Altitude bulls Pap, Trich, and Fertility Tested!

Yearling Heifers on Top of the World! 10,600 feet above sea level makes for hardy cattle!
07/23/2021

Yearling Heifers on Top of the World! 10,600 feet above sea level makes for hardy cattle!

07/18/2021

When I bought my first Gelbvieh cows, I though they'd pair nicely with our SimAngus as a terminal cross. Honestly, they have blown me away with being much more than a terminal cross! The calves have way more vigor and life at birth. They hit the ground and wanna nurse right away many times before the mama wants to even get up! They are very fertile, docile, and easy keeping. I grew up loving Simmental and I still have a place in my heart for them but these Gelbviehs are impressive! Give them a shot!!!! You won't be disappointed!

Infinity Heifer.... Her mom's crippled but still doing a decent job!
07/14/2021

Infinity Heifer.... Her mom's crippled but still doing a decent job!

Commercial Simmental Bulls Ready to go!PAP, Fertility, and Trich tested.
03/18/2021

Commercial Simmental Bulls Ready to go!
PAP, Fertility, and Trich tested.

Heifer Check Today Calves are growing like crazy!!!
02/18/2021

Heifer Check Today Calves are growing like crazy!!!

We're on the tail end we hope of the 3rd worst drought in Colorado history and the craziest pandemic our country has see...
11/14/2020

We're on the tail end we hope of the 3rd worst drought in Colorado history and the craziest pandemic our country has seen. It's caused a lot of headaches, depression, anxiety, fear, rioting, and political unrest to say the least. But we still have a God in Heaven who is fighting for our cause and who will continue to take care of us each day. Time to Pause and remember Him and be thankful for what we do have!

Finally we were able to get to the bulls and get some home.  They will be weaned tomorrow but they did okay on a drought...
09/14/2020

Finally we were able to get to the bulls and get some home. They will be weaned tomorrow but they did okay on a drought/covid/snowy september year! Good mamas make a world of difference!!!

08/29/2020

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La Jara, CO
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More. Maternal. Muscle.

After finishing up his Associates Degree in Beef Management in 1984, my dad bought his first Simmental cows and started AI’ing for the first time to Simmental bulls on our predominantly Hereford-based cow herd. He added a few Angus bulls from local ranchers throughout the years as well as through top AI sires from ABS. However, the Angus influence increased the risk of brisket (High Altitude Disease) and often caused problems until a greater emphasis in PAP testing came about in the 90’s. Simmental settled in at the forefront as the predominant breed for the ranch with their high altitude adaptability, excellent females, and heavy weaning weights. He tried a few other breeds (Gelbvieh, Tarentaise, Limousin, and Red Angus) in an attempt to get a better crossbred calf that would wean heavy and survive our high altitude cold desert climate. In the end, Red Angus and Angus offered the best cross with the Simmental at a time when most markets considered the cross to be very unpopular because of their calving ease and color (gray rat-tail calves from original Simmentals when crossed with Angus). Dad, however, was dead set on sticking with Simmental and never looked to another breed for the herd.

In 2013 upon graduating from college myself, I researched our best bet to get a third breed to make a terminal cross with the SimAngus herd. The maternal power of Gelbvieh cattle really caught my eye as I walked through the herd of a good friends commercial herd and I knew I was hooked. With just a little persuasion, the first Gelbviehs in over 25 years were introduced into the herd and we can’t be happier with the results.

Our emphasis is on females. We want cows that can stay fat on minimal inputs and flat raise calves. Commercial cattlemen get paid for weight, consistency, and uniformity and need fertile, easy-keeping females to keep them profitable. Our goal is to raise cattle that provide for the needs of even the stingiest of cattlemen. We don’t want to sell cattle, we want them to sell themselves.

“More. Maternal. Muscle.” This is our operation in a nutshell.