Cattle Ranch Of The Week: Cross Creek Cattle Co.

Cross Creek Cattle Company is located just north of Plantersville, Texas on rolling hills and piney woods. Their location enables them to easily serve such a broad and populous area while enjoying the sprawling countryside and rural way of life in Grimes County.

They are a family owned and operated ranch where even the youngest members of the family play a vital role in this business. For over six generations, ranching has been a way of life in the family; as a matter of fact, their family has been raising cattle in Texas since 1852. In the past they raised commercial cattle. Cross Creek Cattle Company was founded in 1994 with their first herd of Beefmaster cattle. It was an easy decision to switch to this fertile and functional breed. Not only are they aesthetically pleasing, but they are well suited to the climate in Texas. They are docile by nature and gain weight well in their natural setting, eating grass from the pasture and hay in the winter. Beefmasters fill many job descriptions on the ranch. They have and will do well in the show circuit, they have and will do well as breeding stock on a ranch and they have and will do well in Cross Creek’s most important venture: grass-fed and finished beef.

So whether you are looking to win at a beef show in 4-H or FFA or in need of a fertile and easy keeper for your family's ranch or want to fill your deep freezer with lean, healthy beef, Cross Creek Cattle Company is the answer. Contact them by phone or e-mail or better yet stop by for a ranch tour and visit.

For more information visit www.beefmaster.com

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