Sassafras Valley Ranch

Sassafras Valley Ranch Sassafras Valley Ranch is a TRULY low-input cattle operation - Specializing in South Poll Cattle! Want to learn more?

Welcome to Sassafras Valley Ranch, a TRULY low input cattle operation! Nestled in the Ozark Hills, just outside of Belle, Missouri, we specialize in South Poll Cattle. Our mission is simple: raise gentle, easy-fleshing, moderate-sized cattle that are selected on fescue for fertility, hardiness, and longevity. Here at SVR “Mother Nature” is our best genetic selection tool, and we stay faithful to o

ur slogan of being a TRULY low input operation. We don’t supplement or develop bulls and heifers with cubes, tubs, soy pellets, or the like; we don’t use upscale minerals; we don’t plant fancy forages; we don’t feed expensive silage or alfalfa hay; we manage without wormers and other chemical crutches; and lastly, we avoid the increasing plethora of additives and gimmicks surrounding the forage-fed cattle industry that raid profit! We invite you to follow along our journey as we continue producing low input South Poll cattle and Katahdin sheep!

Finally got some much needed rain this week. Nice to see the creek rolling! Bred heifers are developing nicely on stri...
03/05/2026

Finally got some much needed rain this week. Nice to see the creek rolling! Bred heifers are developing nicely on strip-grazed, stockpiled grass. Calving will start at the end of the month!

One of the best parts of working outside is you never know what you will find. Todays treasure was found while feeding ...
02/28/2026

One of the best parts of working outside is you never know what you will find. Todays treasure was found while feeding hay.

Saw a pair of these perfectely camouflaged birds this week. Probably my favorite bird to catch a glimpse of!
02/26/2026

Saw a pair of these perfectely camouflaged birds this week. Probably my favorite bird to catch a glimpse of!

I evaluated ribeyes from 23-25 mo old grass fed South Poll steers for Warner-Bratzler shear force today for a semen cust...
02/19/2026

I evaluated ribeyes from 23-25 mo old grass fed South Poll steers for Warner-Bratzler shear force today for a semen customer. He said these were his first South Polll steaks and they were “awesome!” I confirmed that with shear force. All three were rated as very tender (avg shear force for all three was 5.0 lbs).

Great Southwest Missouri Spring Forage Comference today! Lots of South Poll folks including Riley Israel, Steve Freeman,...
02/17/2026

Great Southwest Missouri Spring Forage Comference today! Lots of South Poll folks including Riley Israel, Steve Freeman, and Kip Lindquist that spoke at the conference.

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02/15/2026

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Welcome to Sassafras Valley Ranch We Specialize in South Poll Cattle Our StrategyOperate a TRULY low-input cattle operationOur MissionRaise gentle, easy-fleshing, moderate-sized cattle that are selected on fescue for fertility, hardiness, and longevityOur RanchCome visit SVR, where our best genetic....

I enjoyed presenting sessions on multispecies grazing at the 2026 Missouri Farm Bureau YF&R Conference
02/15/2026

I enjoyed presenting sessions on multispecies grazing at the 2026 Missouri Farm Bureau YF&R Conference

Lots of hay feeding at Sassafras Valley Ranch today in preparation for the artic freeze! We unrolled hay, bale grazed,...
01/24/2026

Lots of hay feeding at Sassafras Valley Ranch today in preparation for the artic freeze! We unrolled hay, bale grazed, fed hay with the truck, fed in rings, and unrolled preset bales down a hill. Twenty-six bales to 300 plus cows, 16 herd bulls, 75 yearlings, 175 sheep, and 1 donkey on eight different places…whew!

01/01/2026

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165 Sassafras Valley Lane
Belle, MO
65013

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+15735783945

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