Rush Hour, T Bar J Style + Prime Rib Giveaway
By the time last weekend was over, the chili was gone, they ate all the cookies, and Al's 3rd bag of Halloween candy was history. It was finally quiet once the calves found their mothers and quit bawling.
We did more than eat, though. Got everyone home, cows, calves, heifers, and bulls. Cows and calves are separated. That was the loud part.
The next day, Dr. Lacey, our vet, was out to ultrasound every cow. She would say: bred, open, bull calf, heifer.
Two cows were called pregnant with twins, so stay tuned next May for that fun!
The 5 opens (including Dottie) went to town for the sale, and the heifers will likely join a fall-calving herd. Hard to see Dottie load up in the trailer. I will miss her.
It’s the rhythm of ranch life, some we say goodbye to early, others we watch grow, and a few surprise us entirely.
On Monday, we rolled up two miles of electric fence and moved it over to a section of alfalfa that got hail-damaged last summer.
It’s regrown with all the fall rains and will make good pasture for the cows before winter.
This electric fencing is more wildlife-friendly than barbed wire. The antelope ducks underneath it, and the deer jump over it. With both hunting seasons being in full swing, they are looking both ways and always running.
The cows hit the road this week, heading for their new alfalfa pasture. Just a half mile this time and 1 left turn. Didn't even need their Google Maps.
Rush hour, T Bar J style.
Tomorrow Morning: Beef Share Deposits Open + Prime Rib Giveaway!
At 7:00 a.m. Saturday, we open deposits for our Summer 2026 Beef Shares, and every order enters you in our Prime Rib Giveaway! We are giving away 2 Prime Ribs. Once a week these first 2 weeks of November. So get your deposit in on a 2026 beef share and get entered. You don't want to miss out on this.
It's your chance to lock in real, all-natural Montana beef, ranch-raised, dry-aged 14 days, and full of flavor that can’t be imported or imitated.
And as always, every beef share feeds more than your own family.
For every order, we’ll donate 5 lbs of ground beef to the Montana Veterans Meat Locker in your name, because our heroes deserve the best, too.
Taste the Difference Reminder: Don’t Forget Your $200 Beef Bucks!
If you ordered our 25 lb Taste the Difference Share, your $200 Beef Bucks gift card is ready to use! Apply it toward a 1/4 or 1/2 Beef Share, whether you’re buying for this fall or reserving for Summer 2026.
Don’t let those Beef Bucks go to waste, they’re your reward for choosing clean, local beef!
Three Ways to Take Action
Reserve Your Beef Share (opens 7:00 a.m. Saturday)
Secure your all-natural Montana beef, enter to win our Prime Rib Giveaway.
Use Your Beef Bucks
Apply your $200 toward your next share and stock your freezer with the best of the ranch.
Redeem My Beef Bucks →
Don’t Have Beef Bucks Yet?
Start with our 25 lb Taste the Difference Share, which includes $200 Beef Bucks toward a future share.
Get My Taste the Difference Share →
And we’ll donate 5 lbs of ground beef to the Montana Veterans Meat Locker in your name for every share.
From Our Ranch to Your Table
Thanks for riding along with us, through the preg-checks, the twins, the antelope, and all the long days that make this life what it is.
P.S. The herd’s already moving, we’ve had early messages coming in from families ready to claim their shares. Deposits open at 7:00 a.m. Saturday, and every order enters the Prime Rib Giveaway. Don’t wait, your freezer (and your Veterans Meat Locker donation) will thank you.
In honor of those who served —
Feeding Montana veterans with every beef share.
