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10 Registered Line One Horned Hereford Bred Heifers — Registered Hereford Cattle for Sale

Ten registered Line One horned Hereford bred heifers, offered as one set out of Nelson, Nebraska. They are 23 months old, weigh roughly 1,000 pounds apiece, moderate framed and carrying medium flesh off good pasture, free-choice mineral and 28% cake. For a buyer working through the registered Hereford cattle for sale this fall, the Line One breeding is the reason to stop here: it is the oldest continuously line-bred Hereford population in the country, tracing to the USDA range station at Miles City, Montana, where the program began in 1934. These heifers are bred to registered Angus and start calving December 1, 2026.

Specification	Detail
Listing	10 Reg. Line One Horned Hereford Bred Heifers
Breed	Hereford (Line One)
Sex / class	Bred heifers
Head for sale	10 — sold as one set
Registered	Yes, papers transfer with the cattle
Age	23 months
Estimated weight	1,000 lbs
Frame	Moderate
Condition	Medium flesh
Horns	Horned
Color	Traditional red with white face, brisket, underline and feet
Bred to	Registered Angus
Time with bulls	3 months
Pregnancy check	By Courtney Hendley, DVM — results provided before purchase
Calving window	December 1, 2026 to February 15, 2027
OCV (calfhood vaccinated)	Yes
Vaccinations	Full program
Current nutrition	Good pasture, free-choice mineral, 28% cake
Location	Nelson, Nebraska — nationwide delivery
Terms	Buyer takes all, excluding unmerchantable cattle
Price	Contact for current pricing on the set

About these 10 Line One bred heifers

This is a set, not a sort. All ten go together — a uniform group entering the herd at once rather than ten head assembled from five sale barns. They came up on grass with mineral in front of them and 28% cake, so they have been developed rather than fattened. Medium flesh on a moderate frame is where a bred heifer ought to be at 23 months, and it is the condition that gets a first-calf female through calving and back into breeding shape.

They carry the traditional Hereford pattern — deep red body, white face, white brisket and underline, white feet — and they are horned, which is getting harder to source in Line One cattle as more herds go polled. At roughly 1,000 pounds on a moderate frame, they will mature into functional, moderate-input cows rather than the big-framed type that needs feed to stay in the herd.

Registration and pedigree

All ten are registered Hereford females and their papers transfer with the cattle. Line One traces to a closed line-breeding program started at the U.S. Range Livestock Experiment Station in Miles City, Montana, in 1934, used since to add predictability, moderate frame and maternal consistency to herds nationwide. Individual registration numbers, sires and dams are listed on each heifer’s papers and are sent on request before purchase.

EPDs and performance data

• Age: 23 months
• Estimated weight: 1,000 lbs
• Frame: moderate
• Condition: medium flesh, developed on forage rather than pushed on feed
• Exposure: 3 months to registered Angus bulls
• Calving window: December 1, 2026 to February 15, 2027

Individual EPDs — birth weight, weaning weight, yearling weight, milk and calving ease — come on each heifer’s registration papers. Ask and we will send the numbers for all ten before you commit, rather than quoting you a herd average.

Hereford breed characteristics behind this set

The Hereford breed characteristics that matter in a cow are the ones you stop noticing because nothing goes wrong: feed efficiency on rough forage, docility that makes a one-person operation possible, and longevity. Mature Hereford cow size runs roughly 1,150 to 1,400 pounds depending on frame and management, and this moderate group is tracking toward the lower end — the end that stays profitable when hay gets expensive.

Hereford cattle calving is another reason first-time buyers of registered stock start here. The breed is known for calving ease, maternal instinct and sound udders, and a moderate-framed heifer is the most forgiving thing there is for a producer who cannot sit up in the barn every night in December.

These are bred to registered Angus, so the calves will be a Hereford Angus cross — the pairing that built the American commercial cow herd on hybrid vigor, hardiness and weaning weight. Baldy-faced calves out of Hereford females hold value at the sale barn and keep the maternal traits that make good replacement heifers.

Who these Hereford heifers for sale are right for

A commercial producer replacing an aging cow base gets ten uniform females that will calve in a tight 11-week window and stay in production for years. A seedstock breeder gets registered Line One horned genetics to build a maternal line on, with papers in hand from day one.

Small-acreage and first-time owners should look hard at this set too, with one caution: heifers calving in December need shelter, feed and someone checking them. If you want cattle without a calving season in your first winter, open heifers are the better start. For a 4-H or FFA family, a registered Hereford female with papers keeps producing long after show season ends.

Health, handling and what’s included

• OCV: Yes — calfhood vaccinated for brucellosis, which keeps interstate movement options open
• Vaccinations: Full program, current
• Pregnancy check: By Courtney Hendley, DVM — results provided before purchase is finalized
• Exposure: 3 months with registered Angus bulls
• Nutrition: Good pasture, free-choice mineral and 28% cake
• Papers: Registration papers transfer with each heifer
• Paperwork for transport: Health certificates, brand inspection and state entry permits arranged before shipping

Ask for the preg check results in writing and the vaccination dates before you commit. Any reputable seller of horned Hereford cattle for sale hands those over without being chased.

Price, delivery and how to buy these registered Hereford cattle for sale

Contact us for current pricing on the set. These sell as one lot: buyer takes all, excluding unmerchantable cattle. A deposit holds the group while the pregnancy check is completed and hauling is arranged.

We ship nationwide from Nelson, Nebraska, using insured livestock haulers, so if you have been searching for Hereford cattle for sale near me and coming up empty in your own county, distance is not the obstacle it used to be. Health certificates, brand inspection where required and state entry permits are handled before the trailer loads. Freight is quoted separately by the mile and the load.

Frequently asked questions

Are these heifers confirmed bred? They ran with registered Angus bulls for three months and are being pregnancy checked by Courtney Hendley, DVM. Results are provided before the sale is finalized — never send money on a set of bred females before you have seen the preg check.

Can I buy fewer than ten? No. These registered Hereford cattle for sale move as one lot — buyer takes all, excluding unmerchantable cattle. If you need a smaller group, contact us and we will point you to another set.

What does Line One Hereford actually mean? Cattle descending from the line-breeding program begun at Miles City, Montana, in 1934 — the longest-running program of its kind in the breed. Buyers want it for predictability, moderate frame and maternal traits rather than extreme growth numbers.

When do they calve, and how long is the window? Calving starts December 1, 2026 and finishes around February 15, 2027 — a tight 11-week window off three months of bull exposure, which means one calving season to work rather than calves dribbling in all spring.

Ten head, one set, calving starts December 1. If you want registered Line One horned Hereford genetics with the papers to prove it, contact Angus N Herefords about these Hereford heifers for sale and we will send the preg check results, registration numbers and a freight quote to your address.