Nolles Cattle Co.

Nolles Cattle Co. has raised registered Hereford cattle in the Nebraska Sandhills, southeast of Bassett, since the operation was formally incorporated in 1963. The ranch sits in the heart of north-central Nebraska's cattle country, roughly an hour's drive from O'Neill, and has been in the Nolles family across multiple generations.

The operation was founded by Bert and Irene Nolles, and today it is run by their son Mike, his wife Trudy Anderson Nolles, and their daughter Katie. That continuity matters to the family — Katie takes particular pride in sustaining relationships with fellow purebred breeders and bull customers that trace back to her grandparents' era.

Both horned and polled Hereford cattle are raised here, with the program guided by a straightforward principle: breed cattle that meet the real-world demands of commercial producers rather than optimizing for the show ring. Females are selected for structural soundness, moderate milking ability, and ease of keeping, while herd sires used in the artificial insemination and embryo transfer programs are chosen first for their ability to produce quality females. The operation was among the early adopters of A.I. in the early 1960s and today maintains an extensive embryo transfer program that also offers commercial embryo placement for outside breeders. For anyone searching for registered Hereford cattle for sale in Nebraska, this multigenerational ranch in the Sandhills represents a long-running, family-driven program with deep roots in the region.

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