Explore our current offering of bulls, bred heifers, and registered females from Downey Ranch and Kniebel Cattle Company.
Every bull listed here is sale-ready, fertility-tested, and backed by our management philosophy. Use the filters to narrow your search by calving ease, growth, or maternal traits, then review individual data to confirm fit.
EPDs are estimates—not guarantees. Bigger numbers are not always better. Consider balance, cow family longevity, and how a bull complements your females rather than chasing single-trait extremes.
Stars are a quick-reference tool based on data, phenotype and practical application. A higher star rating does not mean a bull fits every operation—it means he excels in a specific role. 2 stars are average for carcass, maternal and growth, 3 is better, 4 is excellent.
2 stars are average for carcass, maternal and growth, 3 is better, 4 is excellent.
COME PREPARED TO BID:
Lowest buyer number wins in the event of a tie! Establish your buyer number before the sale.
Purchase 3 or more bulls and receive $100 off per bull.
Pick up your lots the day of the sale and receive a $200/lot discount. We will deliver bull lots over $4,500 or volume bull purchases (3 or more head) within a 300 mile radius.
For $1000 per head, we will calve out your purchased bred heifers and guarantee a live calf. In the event of loss, a replacement, refund, or future sale credit will be offered.
Insurance is available at settlement for 1 month to 1 year and is strongly encouraged for protection against unforeseen loss.
Should you choose, we will keep your new bull purchase until April 15. Fees for this service are designed to cover “room and board” along with insurance to protect your valuable investment(s).
We will update vaccinations and conduct a BSE prior to April 15.
Should your bull not be serviceable on April 15, we will replace him with one of like kind. If a suitable replacement is unavailable, we will refund purchase price + the wintering fee.
Bull Wintering Program: $450 + 4% of purchase price for insurance, due on sale day.
Your bull is a valuable asset and we’ve done everything possible to ensure you get a problem-free bull. For 3 years, we guarantee:
If not, you will receive a prorated credit to use in a future sale, less the amount of salvage value you receive. Calendar Year 1: 100%, Year 2: 67%, Year 3: 33%. For example: You pay $5,500 for a bull and his semen fails to meet BSE requirements the next spring. You talk with us, we agree he ships and you receive $1,200 in salvage. That means you get a credit for $5,500 – $1,200 = $4,300 to use in a future sale. If the same situation occurred in year 2, you’d be entitled to 67% of the purchase price less salvage (67% x $5,500 – $1,200 = $2485 credit. In year 3, that would be 33% x $5,500 – $1,200 = $615 credit.
We can not cover factors we can’t control, including but not limited to injury, fighting, disease, founder, lightning, death, freeze damage, etc. We’re simply guaranteeing that if you do your part and take good care of your bull(s), we’ll promise his feet stay sound and his ability to produce semen remains.
Please call us immediately if you have a problem so we can solve it together.
