Ridder Hereford Ranch
Herefords for your operation, bred in the Sandhills for calving ease, mothering ability and good dispositions since 1907.
Next Production Sale
At the ranch, northwest of Callaway, and online at LivestockLink.com
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Cattle that work for your operation
- Thickness & volumeDeep-bodied, easy-fleshing cattle
- Soundness & feed efficiencyBuilt to last on grass
- Calving easeLive calves, fewer pulls
- Mothering abilityProductive, attentive cows
- DispositionQuiet cattle, which affects every trait above
- 119 years of heritage and credibility
Ridder Ranch dates to 1907 and represents five generations of Ridders ranching near Callaway, Nebraska. Our story is one of continuity, experience and breeding decisions passed down through generations.
- A cow-focused breeding philosophy
Our cow herd is where it all starts. We select for fertility, mothering ability and longevity, and our herd includes dozens of AHA Dams of Distinction.
- A recognizable genetic foundation
Proven Hereford lines such as CL 1 Domino and HH Advance, built on decades of our own breeding decisions, so you know what you are buying.
- Practical cattle built around commercial profitability
Sound, easy-fleshing, quiet cattle with calving ease and feed efficiency, bred to make money for the commercial cowman.
CL 1 Domino 0186H
Reg. 44139007 · Sire: HH Advance 7156E
Our most proven sire, in the top 15% of the breed on all three AHA dollar indexes, with EPDs backed by hundreds of recorded calves.
- BMI$
- 446 Top 15%
- CHB$
- 151 Top 15%
- WW
- 68 lb Top 11%
- YW
- 110 lb Top 10%
His son, CL 1 Domino 2126K, ranks in the top 6% of the breed for BMI$. EPDs from the American Hereford Association as of Oct. 19, 2026.
Herefords for your operation
Our focus is always on thickness and volume, soundness and feed efficiency, calving ease and mothering ability.
Disposition plays a role in many of these traits so we always pay attention to it.
Please contact us for a sale catalog, and plan to attend our sale or participate online through Live-Ag.com
You are always welcome to come visit. Just give us a call or shoot us a text. 402.450.0431
at the Ranch
Ridder’s Mailbag
Meet Us
A lot has changed since 1907 when Ridders settled northwest of Callaway…
But a lot remains the same. We stand on the shoulders of family and fellow breeders who came before us, we look forward to advancements in cattle breeding, and we work every day to provide our customers with solid, well rounded genetics and the cattle that will make them money, and make them proud.
In the newsRanked #4 nationally on the American Hereford Association’s 2022 Top 20 Breeders list for Dams of Distinction. Read the KOLT story
Featured story“Build It Yourself: Ridder Herefords” profiles our family, our practical bulls and how we care for the land. Tri-State Livestock News, January 2023. Read the article
Since 1907
Good Dispositions
Great Fertility
