S&J Cattle Co was started in 1995 with the goal in mind to produce quality  100% pure non- Asterisk Shorthorn cattle.  In 1996 an existing herd of 50 cows was purchased and after 3 calf crops, the herd was culled from 90  to 40 of the very best.  Also in 1996 an outstanding bull, STONELEA 454, was purchased from Stonelea Farms.  This top son of Marellan Super Dazzler in his 5 years of service produced about 40 daughters and now after the introduction of our ELBEE herd bulls we are running about 75 cows that we feel are as good as any.
     
Our moderate framed cattle are selected for performance and profitability. Our operation is GRASS BASED. Since we do not grow any grains, our mature cattle must perform on pasture and hay. Using an extensive line breeding program, we are producing cattle that are very popular with people in all facets of the industry.
     We are extremely happy with these Shorthorn cattle and would like to pass on a little of the excitement that we have for them.  Please feel free to contact us about our cattle or just the breed in general.

The cattle business today is more complicated than it has ever been. We have packers telling us one thing, industry experts another, purebred breeders still another and finally the commercial man something else.   And when it all boils down, we can all go back to what our grandfathers and great grandfathers knew years and years ago. Moderate framed, easy keeping, well muscled, good milking, calm dispositioned cattle  are the most profitable to raise and the most palatable to put on the table.
Here at S&J Cattle Co., we put much more emphasis on what a cow can do rather than what a calf does.  In a good year, anyone can grow big calves. In a tough year, a producer  with the right kind and type of cows still will wean a good calf AND his cows will seem to be unaffected by the harsh conditions that she has been through.

Our breeding program is designed to produce cattle that are bred to be some of the most consistent, predictable, and profitable available anywhere.