History
Persistent
selection for practical profit making traits in any type of business leads
to efficiency and success. These are the things upon which McPhee
Red Angus has built its good reputation and top quality herd since 1970.
While love for the livestock goes back several generations in the McPhee
family, Roy first became involved in registered Angus cattle in 1943.
This is the year he bought his first Aberdeen Angus and joined the American
Angus Association. Over many years in the commercial cattle and feedlot
feeding business, Roy decided to go into the purebred Red Angus business
after buying his first Red Angus bull. It was then that he realized here
was a breed and the only breed at that time to require performance information
as a prerequisite to register your cattle in the association. As an agriculture
banker, Roy had seen many registered programs start, sputter, stop, and
sell as a result of lack of commitment and a goal to make their operation
a success.
Our
commitment from the start of our registered Red Angus was and is,
1.
A family owned and operated business, where we raise and market
our own cattle.
2.
Use the best available Registered Red Angus bulls through AI and
natural service.
3.
Our cattle are handled and fed the same way as a good profit minded
commercial cattleman would.
4.
Unpampered and selected for low maintenance type cattle that do
it on their own.
We
have consistently selected females that wean good calves without creep
feeding, and continue to raise a profitable calf every year. Our 600 cow
herd is run on various leased parcels of land in 3-4 counties in the foothills
of the Sierra Mountains. About 70% calve in the early fall, August-September,
and the remaining 30% calve in the spring February-March. McPhee Red Angus
raise nearly all 100% 1A Red Angus cattle, and have consistently for many
years been in the top 10 for herd size in the nation. We are the largest
Red Angus herd west of the Rocky Mountains, and offer some 200 plus bulls
for sale annually. Approximately 125 bulls and 75 females sell in
our annual auction sale in the fall. Throughout the year we offer
at private treaty bulls and females for sale
Thank
you for your interest,
Roy
McPhee
McPhee
Red Angus
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