Chuck & Annette Steffan, Proprietors
Belfield, North Dakota
“Without my cattle, my wallet would be full, my house would be clean, but my heart would be empty.”
– Unknown*.
Herd Sires
 RED Flying K Max 159Y |
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 Son of Red Flying K Max 159Y 2023 Bull Sale Lot 26: HRR Max 2262 Reg: 4635101 |
Red Flying K Max 159Y is a bull we own semen rights to and we continue to utilize his maternal contributions and probably will for some time. His daughters get better with age and many of them are found to be making their mark in producing sons in programs who have used him. His progeny are moderate framed and good footed. Daughters have productive and beautiful udders. Max passed in 2021 at 10 years of age.
 Ridge Traveler 5412 |
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 Ridge Traveler 5412 as a yearling in the sale pen at the 2016 Sandbur Ridge Red Angus Sale. |
 Ridge Casey 978-8034, granddam of Ridge Traveler 5412. |
 Son of Ridge Traveler 5412 2018 Bull Sale Lot 30 HRR Traveler 7246 Reg: 3803246 Mat Sire: HRR Rustler 657 |
 Son of Ridge Traveler 5412 2018 Bull Sale Lot 2: HRR Traveler 7239 Reg: 3803276 Mat Sire: Mushrush LT Julian LG S005 (Danny DeVito) |
 HRR Traveler 7246, a son of Ridge Traveler 5412 at 2 years of age. Sold in the 2018 Heart River Ranch sale. |
We purchased Ridge Traveler 5412 from Sandbur Red Angus in 2016. He is a barely a 5 frame bull that is easy fleshing, deep ribbed, good footed and is an athletic, free moving bull. We are impressed with his first calf crop and feel that he is in line with our goals. Traveler passed in 2020.
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 Ridge Rad 9075. |
RIDGE CASEY 978-8034 dam of Ridge Rad 9075. Photo taken at 12 yrs of age. |
 E3E LAKOTA'S RAD GIRL 428J_4551919. Daughter of Ridge Rad 9075. This heifer sold in the ND Red Select Sale. We liked her so much that we bought her. Photo taken December 2022. |
 E3E LAKOTA'S RAD GIRL 428J. Daughter of Ridge Rad 9075. This heifer was bred by our friend, Gage Edwards. Gage went on with "Rad Girl" to the ND State Fair and won the Bred and Owned division. The is a fancy, eye-catching structured female with added capacity. Photo taken July 2022. |
Ridge Rad 9075 is a calving ease bull out of one of the top cows in the Sandbur Ridge program sporting a 99 BW ratio, 105 WW, 101 YW, 111 IMF and 104 REA. Ridge Casey 978-8034 is going on 15 years old and still in production. The Rad calves have performed well for growth and are above average in their carcass scan thus far for both marbling and ribeye.
RIDGE Rad 9075
 Shoco Data 102 |
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 VDAR Blackana 303, dam of Shoco Data. |
Shoco Data 102 is a bull that we purchased in 2002. To this day he fits the needs of the efficiency-minded cattle industry. Data was moderate in frame and his daughter's are really functional and productive cows. He has proved his ability to transmit milk and strong-structured udders. His dam, VDAR Blackana 303 was an impressive, great uddered cow. We continue to use him AI in flushes and semen is limited.
Shoco Data 102
 RIDGE COMPASS 0039Formerly named Ridge Navigator 0039. |
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 0039_RIDGE NAVIGATOR 0039Ridge Navigator 0039. Photo taken at 1 year of age after breeding season. |
 0017_RIDGE LILA 8132-0017RIDGE LILA 8132-0017 paternal granddam of Ridge Navigator 0039. Picture taken as a 11 year old cow. |
Ridge Navigator 0039 was purchased from Sandbur Ridge Red Angus in 2021. It looks like he will sire calving ease with moderate growth and carcass traits, along with what we hope will produce a self-sustaining female. Calves this far are moderate in structure. His 14 year old dam (as of 2023), Ridge Hobo 016-9027 is a 5l Signature 5615 X Basin Hobo 196 combination that is the top-ranking cow in Sandbur Ridge's Cornerstone Cow Scoring program posting a 93 BWR, 108 WW, 107 YW, 131 IMF and a 99 REA with 12 natural calves to her credit on a 363-day calving interval.
RIDGE Navigator 0039
 Ridge Body Builder 1010, AKA Ridge Dimension 1010. Reg: 4454263 |
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Ridge Dimension 1010 AKA Ridge Body Builder 1010 was purchased from Sandbur Ridge Red Angus in 2022. His first calf crop looks to be very promising and his first females will go into production in 2025. This bull is structurally sound and has depth and volume like the Body Builder sons carry.
Ridge Dimension 1010
 5142_HRR EXPRESS 5142_3491493_2022_7 YRS OLDHRR Express 5142 at 7 years of age. |
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 5142_HRR EXPRESS 5142_ 3491493HRR Express 5142. Photo taken at 7 years of age after breeding season. |
 115_HRR LAKOTA 115_3594040_2018 (4)HRR Lakota 115, dam of HRR Express 5142. |
 MLK CRK Lakota 850MLK CRK Lakota 850, maternal granddam of HRR Express 5142. |
 MLK CRK Sheba 043MLK CRK Sheba 043, paternal granddam of HRR Express 5142. |
HRR Express 5142 was used in our herd until 7 years of age and then went on to another herd to continue his career. We will continue to use him AI. We valued the great feet, disposition and daughters that HRR Express 5142 sired for us. His Shoco Data dam, HRR Lakota 115 was a standout donor cow and has a string of exceptional daughters and grand-daughters in our herd.
HRR Express 5142
 2210_RIDGE TOTAL 2210_4739621Ridge Total 2210. Reg 4739621. Picture taken at 2 years of age. |
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Ridge Total 2210 was purchased from Sandbur Ridge Red Angus in 2023. He is really has a wide, level top that carries to a square, deep and wide hip. His dam Ridge Sheila 009-8024 is a 5l Norseman King 2291 X 5L Body Builder 4434-68D combination that is a signature cow in Sandbur Ridge's Cornerstone Cow Scoring program with 12 natural calves to her credit on a 363-day calving interval.
RIDGE Total 2210
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RIDGE Avalanche 2051 is a new herd bull to Heart River in 2023. He is a dark red, Red RMJ Redman 1J son that is deep bodied, wide and attractive. His first calf crop will be born in 2024.
 2265_HRR COPENHAGEN 2265_4637197 (3) |
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 985W_RED BAR-E-L BULL MEG 985W_1416703_2017RED BAR-E-L Bull Meg 985W dam to HRR Copenhagen 2265 |
HRR Copenhagen 2265 was a top seller in our 2022 sale. This bull is starting to make his mark in several herds producing cattle with performance and phenotype. His dam, RED Bar E-L-Bull Meg 985W came from the infamous Meg cow family from Bar EL in Canada was a moderate tank of a cow and his heifer calves look to follow suit.
 Dahlke Rockefeller 009H |
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Dahlke Rockefeller 009H was an AI sire we selected after doing some research with friends who had seen him and his offspring. He sires balanced calving ease, growth and carcasss traits. They have great dispositions and exceptional feet. He has top ranking EPDS and consistently sires dark red. Rockefeller had an injury that put him down at an early age.
 RED RMJ Redman 1J |
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 RED Minburn Copenhagen 3Y, a son of Red RMJ Redman 1T |
RED RMJ Redman 1T is most widely known as the sire to RED Minburn Copenhagen 3Y. We had the chance to use Redman in a flush 10 years ago and really liked the daughters. They are really functional cows with great feet and good udders. We had a chance to purchase some of the last Redman semen on the market.
 Ridge Top Gun 2510_2023_1 yr old |
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Ridge JD 2510 is an new cleanup sire introduced to the Heart River Ranch cowherd in the 2023 breeding season. He is a moderate Ridge Top Gun 9513 son who goes back to 5L Top Gun 560-65B.
 MLK CRK CUB 722MLK CRK Cub 722. |
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 RA-OLES-OSCAROle's Oscar, son of MLK CRK Cub 722. |
 WB08-3-6920Daughter of MLK CRK Cub 722, NILE Intermediate Division Female Champion. |
MLK CRK Cub 722 was purchased in 1998 from Milk Creek Reds. He was really our foundation herd sire. Cub was a bull that is too big in our program today but he brought outstanding feet and legs to the table. In addition, he had a great disposition and stamped his calves with length of body and phenotype. He sired some great bulls like Ole's Oscar, Weber Doc Holiday. He was leased to Alta Genetics and was used extensively in Canada. He is used occasionally AI.