JJB Cattle Company

10/05/2022

We could not be happier with the landing place for our herd. The cattle we produced get to stay together and help the Christians family propel their registered Hereford herd forward. If you are in the market for a steer, heifer, or bull there are some good ones in Kanawha!

Thanks to Josh and Todd for believing in our product, we are excited to see where these cattle take your operation. Christians Farms Cattle Co.

Our new set of bulls seem to be enjoying their new digs 😎

10/03/2022

This is it. This is my last sunset on this farm. This is the home to our first decade of marriage. This is the home to most of my success and most of my failures. The lessons that I learned here from the “f**k around and find out” method are far too numerous to count. I have been lucky to have some of the best mentors in the game but trial and error was always my preferred method.

The cattle have a great home and will do for them what we had hoped for us. I won’t dwell on our past or live in a make believe land where things were greater as time goes by. Everything here was exactly as good as it should have been with the effort and skill that we had to supply, I couldn’t be more proud.

I wish everyone in the world would be able to feel this. It is a remarkable feeling to give everything you wanted to something and be able to set it free under your own free will. I am astonished by how cool the universe is.

Oh, I bet you’re wondering what that plastic thing is in the picture. It’s a bowling bag that my Grandpa’s company made a long time ago… I used it for a while early in my bowling “career” and found it again yesterday. How fu***ng dope is that?

The best part of our story hasn’t been written, LFG.

09/28/2022

This loader bucket was just added to the auction and is only going for $3! I bet you know someone that needs it. Online auction closes at 5 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) Bid here: https://sierenauction.hibid.com/catalog/394936/jjb-cattle-equipment-auction/?

09/26/2022

ONLINE AUCTION CLOSES this THURSDAY!
JJB Cattle Equipment Auction
(CLICK HERE TO BID)
https://sierenauction.hibid.com/
Bidding Ends Thursday, September 29th
Location: Independence, IA

09/17/2022

Don't forget Monti West has taken over our Umbarger dealership. They can provide all the suggestions.

In addition to our annual sale weekend upon us, we are thrilled to announce that we have joined the Umbarger Show Feeds family as a dealer!

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Our first order will be due Sunday, September 25 by 10 AM.
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💻 Visit www.montiwest.com to join in on our text alerts...OR
📱Text 'WELCOME' to 563-253-2898.
We'll be sharing order updates/reminders, special promotions and tips to keep your animals in peak performance.

We look forward to visiting with you about how the vast line of Umbarger and Biozyme products can work for you.

Thank you to JJB Cattle Company, Jon and Crystal Blin for your years of great service and best of luck in your fun, new ventures!

09/10/2022

Multiple show prospect sales happening in NE Iowa right now and all great Umbarger Show Feeds customers. If you are looking for your next steer or heifer be sure to check out Legacy Show Cattle/Peck & Gaul Families, Monti West and Putz Cattle.

As a reminder Lacy & Kelly Short of Monti West are taking over our Umbarger business and can help you with your next order.

09/06/2022

Don't miss this auction because 1. there is a ton of good stuff, and 2. the descriptions are gold. https://sierenauction.hibid.com/catalog/394936/jjb-cattle-equipment-auction/ Sieren Auction Sales

Open House Sunday, September 18th 3-5PM
Bidding Ends Thursday, September 29th at 5 PM
Items must be picked up by noon on Saturday, October 1st

08/30/2022

JJB Cattle Co Dispersal Details
We will be selling our entire cow herd, 2022 calf crop, herd sires and yearling bulls via private treaty. We invite you to the farm to view the group and make an offer. Preference will be given to offers on the entire cowherd. Cattle must be picked up by October 1. View offering here: https://bit.ly/JJBCattle
For more information give Jon a call or text at 319.210.4645

08/27/2022

We would like to say a huge thank you to all our past Umbarger Show Feeds and VitaFerm customers. This is one of the pieces of our business that we really considered continuing because we love all the relationships we have built. However, we are proud to say that Lacy and Kelly Short (563) 920-8106 of Monti West Cattle will continue to serve you. We will be placing one more order this Sunday and then Kelly will be able to take care you later into September.

Please contact us prior to Sunday with your order. We are asking that all orders are picked up by September 12.

If you have additional questions or need feed recommendations don't hesitate to reach out to Umbarger area rep Mason Edwards at (515) 822-8250.

08/25/2022

We are excited to partner with Sieren Auction Sales for our equipment auction. All of our show supplies will also be included. The sale will be online only with an open house to view items in person. Watch for dates to be announced soon. We'll have details on the cow herd posted this weekend.

Auction coming SOON! Check back for a live catalog. You won't want to miss this one!

08/08/2022

We have some big news. We are selling the farm and cattle. We can not be more proud of the life that Crystal and I have built for ourselves on this farm. We absolutely adore the herd of cattle that we have built and they deserve more attention than we can give them right now. Listing here: https://peoplescompany.com/listings/residential-land-buchanan-county-iowa-48-acres-listing-number-16335

To answer a few questions:
The cattle will be selling privately. We've been focused on getting our bowling alley renos complete so we are a bit behind on this, but as soon as the list is ready we will share.

The show equipment will also be for sale, pending that the future buyers don't negotiate this with the sale. Again we'll share that info soon.

We can't thank our Umbarger and VitaFerm customers enough. We will continue to service you through the sale and closing of the farm. The buyer of the farm will have the first option to continue the business and then we are confident we have a great Plan B in place if they pass.

Finally, the cattle business is pretty addictive. Don't be surprised if you see us as part owners on something in the future ;)

For a little more insight into our decision you can read Crystal's blog. https://www.crystalblin.com/2022/08/sometimes-life-moves-in-different.html

08/03/2022

Congrats to these awesome kids. We very proud to call many of them our customers but what is even better is that we get to call all of them friends. Also, a special congrats to Rylee Short on her Best of the Best Reserve Champion Heifer.