Steele Land and Cattle

Doug and his father, Roger, have always been involved in the cattle industry with commercial cattle. In the winter of 1989, our family purchased our first Purebred Angus Females at the Loren Squires Dispersal. Doug and Lynette went to AI school the following spring and had their first experiences with AI the summer of 1990. Artificial insemination has been used extensively in our herd. Performance records have always been kept. Other females have been purchased, but the majority of females are home raised over the past 10 years.

Early in our endeavors, we began marketing cattle at the Iowa Beef Expo. One of our accomplishments was being the breeder of Steele Hi Flyer, who was sold at the Expo. This bull went on to be in the top 2% for weaning weight in the American Angus Association Sire Summary.

Sound, productive females have always been important to us. In 1994, we purchased the bull TC Dividend 373. He has a Dividend, Bando, Traveler pedigree. Our Dividend bull has produced outstanding females with excellent udders.

We had the opportunity to be partners in a bull named Turbo. He was a 6807 son out of the great RR Vantage cow. Turbo was a full brother to Daquante. We have been extremely happy with these females as they are moderate framed and very functional.

Our Senior Herd Sire is OGL Cold War. Cold War is a Battlecry son out of a Saratoga daughter. This bull is owned in partnership with Jim and Teela Sadowski from Osage Land and Grass in Missouri. Cold War is a 7 frame, thick bull with excellent bone and good feet and legs. Cold War's progeny have been extremely exciting. Just like their father, they are easy fleshing, functional, and have quiet dispositions. Cold War does a lot of things right! He is something very special.

Mufasa is our current Junior Herd Sire. His first calves came in the spring of 2000. Mufasa is a Dateline son out of a Fullback mother. His calves have been low birth weight and have grown well.