Little Cedar Beef

12/21/2025

09/02/2025

Watch for these three weanling Skippers in Waverly, IA on October 3rd!

09/01/2025

All of the bulls that were being held for sale as breeders in Spring 2026, are available now through September 20th, at yearling steer prices, as is, picked up. Get ‘em now, or go without.
All breed colored Tarentaise are spoken for, pending pick up. There are 2 pink nosed Red Tarentaise, several Red Angus, and one black hided Red Angus still available

08/29/2025

There used to be two brands of tractors manufactured within 60 miles of our farm that had green paint jobs. One of them made superior machinery, the other one had superior marketing and business plans.  The one that made superior machines is now out of business, while the other is a “household name”. It was not an easy decision to come to, but we will not be selling bulls in the 2026 breeding season, or the foreseeable future. Our current bull inventory is available for sale in as is condition, picked up, by September 20th. On September 22, all remaining bulls will be rubber banded. These bulls are currently yearlings or 18 month olds. There are sons and grandsons of some outstanding teenaged Axtell, Cole Creek, and Wind-A-Near cows. We are not going out of business, but are changing our own herd management to a breeding system like what we have always recommended our commercial customers use.

07/19/2025

"Feed conversion today is the most valuable trait in the feedlot. It’s worth about $50/head on a beef calf for every one-tenth of feed conversion.”

What does this mean in practice? “If you go from a 6 to a 5.9, so you take less feed per pound of gain, you save $50 on a calf in a feedlot. That’s a huge number. It’s too big to ignore. And, of course, it’s heritable.”

If you are retaining ownership through feeding or feeding out your calves yourself, feed efficiency is a key driver of profit.

Lee talks about this (and much more) on the Future of Agriculture Podcast, episode 377.

04/26/2025

This pic is NOT of our genetics!!!! The behavior displayed here is the exact opposite of what we’ve been selecting for, for the last 15 years. Have you ever been in a crowded public place, and thought “Wow, some people shouldn’t have kids.” Well, that applies to cattle too. This is a “broken mouth” cow from central South Dakota. It appears to us that the producers of her genetics tolerate this behavior, and her previous owner tolerated it too. Maternal behavior is heritable, and no breed association has an EPD for it. Calving 2 year olds doesn’t have to be more stressful than calving mature cows. Remember… the 2 year olds that you’ll be calving in 2028 will be conceived this spring. We’ve still got some highly maternal bulls available!

04/19/2025

Easter is the reason we celebrate Christmas!

04/15/2025

AF Naomi H30 had a heifer calf AI sired by one of the original imported bulls, Isidore. The top of her head feels like she’ll be polled too! www.littlecedarbeef.com

04/03/2025

Public Service Announcement… the two year old heifers that you’ll be calving in 2028 will be conceived this year

04/03/2025

A little soapbox rant…. If heifers or cows lack maternal behavior, “great epds” are irrelevant. “Great epds” won’t help a cow keep a newborn calf alive in cruddy weather. Having a pedigree full of cows that excelled at “calf care” will. Sorry to make the “breed by numbers” crowd cry, but any live weaned calf with “poor epds” is worth more than any calf born with “great epds” that died before weaning.

03/07/2025

Just some initial shots of the bulls we have for sale this year. We haven’t got a chance to shoot videos, or better individual photos yet. For more info on our breeding program, please visit www.littlecedarbeef.com