We would like to welcome you to the Arntzen Angus Ranch Web Site. We are a family operated ranch that is located in the heart of the treasure state, just north of Lewistown. Our cattle philosophy is simple; easy fleshing, high maternal, easy calving cattle that have genetic emphasis on performance and carcass traits.
Arntzen Angus Ranch is located in the center of Big Sky country, 23 miles North of Lewistown, MT . Lewistown is a town of about 7,000 people and is the exact center of Montana.
Arntzen Angus is an agriculturally diversified ranch that consists of 16,000 total acres. It is home for 400 registered and 100 commercial cows. We also run an extensive farming operation that consists of wheat, barley, and hay.
The registered herd was started in the mid 1950’s with a couple of bred heifers and has steadily increased to its current capacity. We had our first production sale in 1977 and have had a sale every year since. This year we will be selling 165 yearling bulls, 20 registered yearling heifers and 30 commercial yearling heifers.
Our registered cattle are handled very similar to our commercial herd. We like cattle that can take care of themselves, calve unassisted, wean a 650-700 lb. calf and breed back. We work for easy calving, good maternal, easy fleshing cattle with good dispositions. We are also working to incorporate the best carcass traits we can.
The Arntzen Ranch best known as the birth place of AAR New Trend and AAR Really Windy 1205. Both bulls have had a great influence on the Angus breed and there names can be found in pedigrees all over the nation. “New Trend” is well known for the daughters that he has sired. Really Windy will go down in history as one of the most consistent calving ease bulls the breed has ever seen.
We have two full-time employees. Todd and Eva Foran have worked with us for more than 30 years. They have a place of their own where they keep their own registered cows and also produce hay. Tim and Mary McCallister have been working with us since 2008. Keith and Kristine have three children-Karrie, Kimberly and Kevin. Karrie is married to Chris Sramek and they have a daughter, Kaitlynn. They operate KC AG Services in Geraldine. Kimberly is married to Kevin Hanson and they currently live in Riverton, Wyoming. Kevin is back on the ranch after graduating from Montana State University-Bozeman with a degree in Agriculture Business. Doug and Gayle have four children-Brad, Jennifer, Erik and Derik. Brad, his wife Stacie, and their daughters Abbie and Ashlen live on the ranch where Brad works full time. Jennifer is married to Chad Denowh and live on their ranch in Sidney,MT. Erik works in construction and helps out on nights and weekends. Derik is an agriculturel business graduate from MSU-Bozeman and is also full time on the ranch.
We would be glad to show you our ranch and cattle. Stop by any time.
