Fall on the ranch has a rhythm all its own, and November is always our biggest month. This is the season when we ship the majority of our calves. If you’ve been following along for a while, you know we are a cow‑calf operation—the very first step in the beef supply chain. We birth our calves, raise them, and then most move on to feeders, finishers, and eventually processing. Only a select few stay with us all the way through finishing for West Cattle Company’s direct‑to‑consumer beef. With...

This summer flew by fast, and I am still trying to figure out where October went. An update has been long overdue, and there is plenty to share about what has been happening with West Cattle Company. First, thank you to every single person who showed up at the Loveland Market. Connecting with you each week is the heart of our summer. Your support, your stories, your trust in the way we raise our cattle — all of it continues to humble us. We work in a quiet corner of Wyoming, doing things the...

If you’ve been around our ranch long enough, you know that sheep aren’t exactly the stars of our operation—but this past weekend, they took center stage. Well, one sheep did. And riding on top of it? My very own little cowboy, Flynn. It was mutton busting day at the Platte County Fair, and Flynn had been talking about it all week. We’d heard every plan, every “this is how I’m going to hold on” strategy, and more than one confident statement along the lines of, “Don’t worry, Mom, I’ve got...