JL Cattle Company

06/18/2026

It’s not often the black-hided calves get a spin in the show ring!

We took two of our fall calves to the Missouri Angus Preview Show and were very pleased with how they did. The part that makes it cool? These girls are 3/4 sisters and 5th and 6th generation JL born and bred, and we look forward to seeing them as cows in our herd.

Details attached to pictures.

06/03/2026

Playing the lifelong game of is it a tick or is it a freckle. Does anybody else play this game?

05/31/2026

If it’s not gravel we’re moving, it’s 💩

These piles have grown over the past few years, and with a skid steer and a manure spreader, we’re putting a dent in them. This is top notch fertilizer right here, and it is bringing back the grass in our home pasture little-by-little.

The rain to dry pattern has been a blessing around here, and we pray it keeps up.

05/16/2026

Congratulations to the Sinning crew!

They had a heck of a show at the South Central Spectacular Jackpot last weekend. Grand champion overall heifer and third overall with their bred and owned simmie. We look forward to watching these calves over the summer.

Champion Overall Heifer
HSL Mocha Latte 085 ET
IGWT X
Bred by us
Full sib matings available!

05/13/2026

Donor pictures ✅

Thank you to Barbed Co Photography for working with our #1 girl, these turned out great! It took some pom poms and questionable dance moves, but we got it done! Our top donor, at five years old.

Firestorm X PIE Code Red daughter
Bred by JK Angus

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day! Words cannot do justice for all you do for us. We love you! 💐

She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.
She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:
Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
- Proverbs 31:25-31

05/09/2026

Tis the season! Don’t drive dumb on the highway!

✅Do’s and ❌Don’ts of driving near trailers!

Many families have already been out competing with their livestock. Now that it’s summer and more people are on the road, here are some do’s and don’ts when you near a truck and trailer on the road. For the sake of your life and our livestock show families, read it all the way through.

~ Do’s ~
✅ Always assume there is a live animal in the trailer and drive accordingly.
✅ Give the front of the truck and the back of the trailer plenty of space. If you tailgate a trailer, the driver has no clue you’re behind them. The blind spots on a truck and trailer are immensely larger than a single vehicle.
✅ Use your turn signal so the driver knows where you’re going and can plan accordingly (sad this has to be on the list…).

~ Don’ts ~
❌ Don’t cut off a truck pulling a trailer. If they have to adjust their speed suddenly, the animals in the back aren’t prepared to adjust their balance. This can cause the animal to fall, potentially injuring the animal or worse.
❌ Don’t slam on your breaks or stop suddenly in front of a truck pulling a trailer. They are pulling thousands of pounds of weight and it takes them longer to stop. If they don’t have enough time to react, that puts your life in danger as well as theirs and the animals.
❌ Don’t blow the doors off a trailer if you’re in the passing lane. This spooks the animals, and when their weight shifts to get away, it can cause a balance issue between the truck and trailer.

We took four show cattle to junior nationals in South Dakota a couple summers ago, driving through Kansas City and Omaha. Between the size of the calves, amount of feed, and equipment, we were pulling around 5,000 lbs, probably more. This is roughly the size of a Chevy suburban and doesn’t account for the weight of the trailer. The amount of people cutting us off and slamming on their brakes in front of us absolutely dumbfounded me. Lives are at risk because of stupid driving.

For every person out there showing, their best friend(s) is in the back of that trailer. For some people, it’s their livelihood. Hours upon hours of time, planning, hard work, sweat, tears, etc. have gone into that show project, and it can all be wiped away by one moment of stupid driving. We have seen show families go through this, and the sheer agony is overwhelming.

Be smart when you drive, always, but especially around trucks and trailers. Your destination is not worth the price of someone’s life. Act like it.

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05/04/2026

How tame are our cattle, you ask? Well…

Checking the girls on summer pasture went well today!

04/30/2026

With everything we’ve been a part of this spring, all we can think is how incredibly bright the future looks.

To our new and returning customers, thank you! Your support and belief in our program means the world to us. We are so excited to work with you and your calves in the upcoming months and look forward to the impact these females will have.

If you had asked me five years ago where we’d be now, I wouldn’t have come close. The continued improvement of our cattle and the quality of the families we get to work with shows how good our God is. We are so blessed with where we are, and are truly excited for what’s next.

Next up, Wisconsin or bust!