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Reputation Red Angus and Hybreds
Our Program
Ludvigson Stock Farms is a family operation established in 1954.
Our roots are based in the commercial cow calf and cattle feed-
ing sectors. We understand what is needed to be successful in
these areas and it has shaped our breeding philosophies in the
genetics that we produce.
Our Ranches
The Elite Nucleus herd runs on our "home" ranch located 10 miles
south of Lewistown, Montana in the Snowy Mountains. We also
have an advanced genetics center located in Iowa where our par-
ents began farming over 50 years ago. In addition to these ranches
we have established regional ranch centers in Mandan, North
Dakota and Raton, New Mexico.
Our Genetics
We have established a breeding philosophy that incor-
porates optimizing multiple traits without over em-
phasizing any single trait. Our herd sires Expectation
and Packer are perfect examples that balance all traits
and produce least cost cattle with exceptional pheno-
types. Our next generation of herd sires such as
Takeover, Nextpectation, Night Calver and Saga con-
tinue this tradition and headline the bulls that we will be selling in this event.
Our Bull and Heifer Development
We develop our bulls and females at various develop-
ment centers throughout the United States. All the bulls
are fed a highroughage ration designed to producea 3.0
lb ADG with 0.2 of an inch back fat.
The replacement females are fed a
carrying ration and we have main-
tained over an 80% first service AI
conception rate on our females. The
cattle are developed to adapt to any
environment and thrive.
Our Team
The LSF team includes not only our family but our managers, cooperators and customers.
It takes a team to remain competitive in the industry today and we value the input from all
of our teammembers.
Our Key Members:
• Ryan Ludvigson – is our main marketing representative and
oversees the cowherd and development operations in Mon-
tana.
• Park Ludvigson – is our main breeding specialist,
managing our embryo collection and transfer pro-
gram as well as our embryo export program.
• Steve Newberry - our chief business strategist
that oversees LN Cattle Company operations.
• Rodger Reitman – Our main reproductive special-
ist and development manager – numerous years
experience with seed stock and commercial herds.
• Kraig Sweeney - Our ranch manager that oversees
the Elite Nucleus Herd in Lewistown. Well quali-
fied with years of experience in seedstock and commercial cow calf production.
Our Customers
Our customers play an integral and ongoing part in
our breeding program. It would be impossible for us
to remain competitive without constant input by our
customers. Our customer's environments range
from the High Desert to the High Plains and from the
Midwest to the Rio Grande. Adaptability of our genetics has been
the key to why our customers come back year after year.
$Profitability
Again this year, every bull will have a $Profit Index. This index
ranks cattle on their ability to return “profit” to the beef industry.
We believe that this index will simplify the selection process for our customers and move
their operations in the right direction faster in this competitive market. Please contact us
to visit about this ground breaking index as well as to receive materials that explain the
process in more detail.
Orion Beef Group
Partners in Progress
In the summer of 2013, Steve Newberry and Ryan Ludvigson met and
discussed the state of the beef industry and out of these discussions a
partnership was formed to meet the increasing demand for Red
Angus influenced genetics. Like minded and extremely progressive,
the Ludvigson and Newberry families are committed to providing the
beef industry with the most cutting edge genetics as well as industry
leading customer service. In addition to providing some of the
top genetics to the industry look for this partnership to introduce
some of the most dynamic customer service programs that the
industry has ever seen.
LN Cattle Company
The Elite
Nucleus
Herd
The Ludvigsons
The Newberrys
