Hester Cattle Company

Hester Cattle Company Hester Cattle Company, LLC, is the continuation of raising Simmental cattle with our own ranch separate from my parents' operation. Se habla español.

Our focus continues to be on phenotype, genotype, and EPDs in that order. Hester’s Livestock has been breeding Simmental cattle for over 28 years and in the cattle business for nearly 70 years. With a focus on performance, our cattle represent a lifelong commitment to producing superior Simmental genetics. A large majority of our herd today is red with a small percentage of black females. With str

ict performance standards, we have been able to keep our birth weight average below 70 lbs while maintaining significant weaning and yearling weights. We expect a lot out of our cows with many in production well over 10 years in the herd. Our cows have volume, depth of rib, excellent legs, exceptional milking ability, great disposition and eye appeal, raising calves that create value for producers. Our embryo transfer program has been used to maximize production of superior genetics out of our donor females. Many of our cow families, represented by these genetics, have 4-5 generations producing in the herd. Our herd bull production represents a cornerstone of our program with demand from cattlemen for Red Simmental bulls that can be used on first calf heifers and cows. Our bulls produce; low birth weight, high growth calves that add value and profitability. We are grateful to our customers and always appreciate your interest in our cattle. Please feel free to contact us for any of your Simmental needs. Sincerely,

Shawn Hester

Shawn & Maria Hester - Owners / Dale & Bette Hester - Owners
Cell: (760) 809-8618
E-mail: [email protected]

Hester's Sox (Imperial x Hester's Blond Beauty) with her Payroll baldie heifer.  Hester's Red Rose (Honor Guard x Hester...
04/24/2026

Hester's Sox (Imperial x Hester's Blond Beauty) with her Payroll baldie heifer. Hester's Red Rose (Honor Guard x Hester's Red Velvet) with her Moon bull calf. Hester's Sox is completely outcrossed from older genetics on her dam's side, going back to Hester's Personality and Hester's Mercedes Lady. She is exactly what we are breeding for with phenotype and genotype. Her numbers reflect older genetics, but her heifer will easily wean 800 - 900 lbs. with her dam's high butterfat milk. Regardless of numbers, hard to find a female who will perform like Sox. We expect her to be in production until she's 15.

Hester's Black MagicMoney Maker x Hester's Sugar (Highlife x Hester's Ebony).Super long, super deep, incredible EPD's, o...
04/24/2026

Hester's Black Magic
Money Maker x Hester's Sugar (Highlife x Hester's Ebony).
Super long, super deep, incredible EPD's, out of an Ebony daughter (first calf heifer). This cow family is sheer power and consistency, going back 8 generations in our herd. We will be flushing his dam Sugar to Money Maker and expect to average 50 oocytes like her twin sister.

Super excited about this March Money Maker bull calf (Hester's Black Magic).  His young dam, Hester's Sugar, is a Highli...
03/30/2026

Super excited about this March Money Maker bull calf (Hester's Black Magic). His young dam, Hester's Sugar, is a Highlife daughter out of our donor Hester's Ebony (owned by Zach Nordby).

He has great number matched with a powerful cow family that's mostly outcrossed on the dam's side. The video of Sugar is from last summer.

He is for sale when he's weaned, and we will retain semen rights.

Sire: Money Maker / Dam: Hester's Sugar (Highlife x Ebony)
Projected EPD's:
API: 154.0 (25%) / TI: 95.0 (15%)

Purebred Simmental steers at Hester Cattle Company in Poway, CA.  They both weigh about 750 lbs.  Super tame, halter bro...
03/03/2026

Purebred Simmental steers at Hester Cattle Company in Poway, CA. They both weigh about 750 lbs. Super tame, halter broke, and almost broke to lead.

02/25/2026
New Money Maker bull calf born yesterday at the ranch in Aurora, Oregon.  His dam is a Hester's Ebony daughter (our dono...
02/25/2026

New Money Maker bull calf born yesterday at the ranch in Aurora, Oregon. His dam is a Hester's Ebony daughter (our donor, now owned by Zach Nordby).

Sire: BAS Money Maker J801 (ASA #3978845)
Dam: Hester's Sugar (ASA #4315352) Sire: MR SR HIGHLIFE G1609
DOB: 2/24/2026 / Actual Birth Weight: 50 pounds
Projected Homozygous Polled & Homozygous Black
Projected EPD's: API - 156.1 (top 20%) / TI: 96.5 (top 15%)

Will be exciting to see this bull calf grow and develop.

02/24/2026

Scraping the cow yard, everyone wanted to play king of the mountain.

New Copperhead heifer, her Dreamboat momma had her yesterday and hid her in the heavy trees and blackberry bushes.  Took...
07/14/2025

New Copperhead heifer, her Dreamboat momma had her yesterday and hid her in the heavy trees and blackberry bushes. Took my dad 2 hours to find her. Love when a momma cow still has the instinct to do her job like this.

48  #1 eggs today out of Hester's Ebony via a Trans Ova Flush.  We will be fertilizing eggs with MR SR HIGHLIFE G1609 an...
06/09/2025

48 #1 eggs today out of Hester's Ebony via a Trans Ova Flush. We will be fertilizing eggs with MR SR HIGHLIFE G1609 and MONEY MAKER J801.

Hester's Ebony
ASA # 3290080
Sire: Hook's Broadway
Dam: Hester's Black Beauty (TJ Easy Money 101W)

01/14/2025

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