05/07/2026
A ranch runs on the people who show up every day, and I want to take a minute to properly introduce the person who makes Spring Valley Ranches operate the way it does.
Billy Stein came to central Texas in the late 2000s with his wife Miranda and their sons Cayden and Clayton, leaving feedlot work in Kansas to join a Charolais and Angus seedstock operation in this part of the state. When I made the transition to take over from my dad in 2021, bringing Billy on as ranch manager was one of the first and best decisions I made. He lives on the ranch, handles the day-to-day operation, and has genuine input into the strategic and genetic direction of the program. This is not a hired hand situation, Billy is a partner in what we are building here.
What makes Billy particularly valuable to our customers is the depth of what he brings beyond daily ranch work. He has a real interest in advanced reproduction, including AI, ET donor setup, and pregnancy checking, which is a resource our customers can tap into. Cayden and Clayton grew up showing Charolais and are now deep in the Texas rodeo circuit, and that collective experience across the family is a direct reason our cattle develop the quiet, calm dispositions we are known for.
Beyond the ranch, Billy volunteers with the Gause Volunteer Fire Department and has pastored the First Presbyterian Church in Cameron. He is the kind of person you want on your team and the kind of neighbor you want in your community.