Beef Cattle
Spring Valley Ranch has been raising high quality commercial Black & Red Angus & SimAngus cows and registered Simmental & Charolais bulls in our breeding program since their reintroduction in 2008. Over the course of the ranch's history, it was home to 300 head of mother cows in its hey-day. Today, the beef herd is a collection of home raised, locally grown and outside cattle from South Dakota, Idaho, Nebraska and Kansas.
Spring Valley Ranch takes raising cattle seriously and are active members of the Iowa Cattlemen's Association. You can find their link to their website by going to https://www.iacattlemen.org/. You can also find them on Facebook at Iowa Cattlemen's Association.
This is a great association that has a presence of approximately 10,000 membership which collectively provides Iowa cattle producers a voice on different levels of legislative platforms as well as education opportunities.
Matt is an alumni participant of Iowa Cattlemen's Young Cattlemen's Leadership Program. This has been an outstanding opportunity to grow knowledge about the industry, its impacts on a local and global level and to network with other young cattlemen in the state of Iowa. Leadership and advocacy training is also part of this experience. Matt volunteered his time to help at the 2015 and 2016 Iowa Governor's Charity Steer Show which raised funds from the sale of the show cattle for the Ronald McDonald House.
In November 2017, Matt and Cassie earned Clayton County Cattlemen Young Producer of the Year Award for their outstanding contributions to raising quality beef.
In 2019 Matt earned a position within the Iowa Cattlemen's Association to serve as a board of directors as well as Vice Chair of the Cattle Production Committee. He will also be serving as the Clayton County Cattlemen's President for 2019- 2021.
In May of 2019, Matt went on a 10 day Young Cattleman's Conference tour, hosted by NCBA and sponsored by Iowa Cattlemen's Association, spanning over three stops including Denver, Colorado, Chicago Illinois, and Washington, D.C.. This trip was a collaboration of understanding the beef industry on a national level, including cattle production, processing and legislative action that directly affects the beef industry.
Spring Valley Ranch takes raising cattle seriously and are active members of the Iowa Cattlemen's Association. You can find their link to their website by going to https://www.iacattlemen.org/. You can also find them on Facebook at Iowa Cattlemen's Association.
This is a great association that has a presence of approximately 10,000 membership which collectively provides Iowa cattle producers a voice on different levels of legislative platforms as well as education opportunities.
Matt is an alumni participant of Iowa Cattlemen's Young Cattlemen's Leadership Program. This has been an outstanding opportunity to grow knowledge about the industry, its impacts on a local and global level and to network with other young cattlemen in the state of Iowa. Leadership and advocacy training is also part of this experience. Matt volunteered his time to help at the 2015 and 2016 Iowa Governor's Charity Steer Show which raised funds from the sale of the show cattle for the Ronald McDonald House.
In November 2017, Matt and Cassie earned Clayton County Cattlemen Young Producer of the Year Award for their outstanding contributions to raising quality beef.
In 2019 Matt earned a position within the Iowa Cattlemen's Association to serve as a board of directors as well as Vice Chair of the Cattle Production Committee. He will also be serving as the Clayton County Cattlemen's President for 2019- 2021.
In May of 2019, Matt went on a 10 day Young Cattleman's Conference tour, hosted by NCBA and sponsored by Iowa Cattlemen's Association, spanning over three stops including Denver, Colorado, Chicago Illinois, and Washington, D.C.. This trip was a collaboration of understanding the beef industry on a national level, including cattle production, processing and legislative action that directly affects the beef industry.
In May of 2019, Matt and Cassie competed in the Iowa Cattleman's Association's Carcass Challenge. They received the Largest Ribeye Award, their ribeye being 16.1 sq. in.! The ranch provided the cow in sponsorship with the Iowa Simmental Association. There were 77 steers in the challenge!
Junior Florida Cattlemen's Association visits the ranch
In May 2025 we hosted the Junior Florida Cattlemen's board and their mentor/chair to the ranch to learn more about our operation. This was just one leg of their experiences they encountered on their whirlwind trip which also included a visit to one of Clayton County's largest crop producer as well as Supreme Beef. It was great fun learning about cattle operations in Florida and sharing about our operation in Iowa. Check out the short article published in the June 2025 Iowa Cattlemen's Association monthly magazine Iowa Cattleman : June 2025 |
In June 2021 the ranch was invited to the table to celebrate the 4th place earning for Retail Value on Feed with our donated steer. We partnered with Farmers Union Coop for our donation.
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