Maddux Cattle Company Herd Dispersal

About this episode

John Maddux discusses the decision to disperse the Maddux Cattle Company's mature bred cow herd and the opportunity for producers to acquire valuable genetics.

Maddux Cattle Company, located in southwest Nebraska, was homesteaded in 1886 and has grown in the last 140 years and now sustains about 2,500 cows and 5,000 yearlings. In 2026, the Maddux Cattle Co. is dispersing their mature bred cow herd at the Ogallala Livestock Auction. In this conversation, John Maddux walks us through the background of this decision and the opportunity for producers to acquire some of the genetics that they’ve spent decades investing and perfecting. https://www.madduxcattle.com/

People in this episode

Guest: John Maddux

Topics covered

• cattle farming
• herd dispersal
• genetics

Keywords

• Maddux Cattle Company
• Ogallala Livestock Auction
• Nebraska

Mentioned in this episode

Products: cattle genetics

Places: Nebraska

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