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2 Hereford Cow and Calf Pairs — Hereford Cows for Sale in Evant, Texas

Two Hereford pairs out of Evant, Texas — two four-year-old cows with 3-month-old calves at side, sold together as one lot. The cows are moderate framed, 1,000 pounds, in medium flesh off grass, and they have been back with a Hereford bull for 60 days. Among the Hereford cows for sale right now this is the shortest route into the cow business: you buy a producing female, this year’s calf and next year’s calf in one purchase.

The cows	Detail
Listing	2 Hereford Cow and Calf Pairs
Breed	Hereford
Sex / class	Cow and calf pairs
For sale	2 cows with 2 calves at side — 4 head total
Registered	No — commercial cows
Age	4 years
Estimated weight	1,000 lbs
Frame	Moderate
Condition	Medium flesh
Horn status	Horned
Color	Red with white face, brisket and underline
Vaccinations	Complete
OCV (calfhood brucellosis vaccination)	No
Pasture / feed	Pasture
Bred back to	Hereford bull
Time with bull	60 days
Breeding status	Selling as exposed — not pregnancy checked
Expected calving window	April to July
Location	Evant, Texas — nationwide delivery
Terms	Buyer takes all, excluding unmerchantable cattle
Availability	Available now
Price	Contact for current pricing on the pairs

The cows

Four years old is the age a buyer wants. These cows have already proved they can breed, carry and raise a calf, which is more than any heifer can tell you, and they have most of their productive life ahead of them — a sound cow will keep working into her tenth or eleventh year. At 1,000 pounds on a moderate frame they are the size that stays profitable on grass rather than the big-framed type that needs feed to hold condition.

They are horned, in medium flesh off pasture with no grain behind them, and they are commercial cows rather than papered ones. That is worth being plain about: you are buying producing females and their calves, not pedigrees.

The calves

The calves	Detail
Number	2
Age	3 months
Weight	200 lbs
Sired by	Registered Hereford bull
Frame	Moderate
Condition	Fleshy
Horn status	Horned

Two hundred pounds at three months is a calf doing its job — it says the cow is milking and the pair is working as a unit. Both calves are sired by a registered Hereford bull, so the sire’s genetics are behind them even though the cows themselves are unpapered. For anyone weighing Hereford calves for sale against buying a full pair, the pair is usually the better trade: the calf comes with the cow that raised it and a second calf coming behind.

Breeding status — read this before you buy

These cows are selling as exposed, not pregnancy checked. They ran with a Hereford bull for 60 days, and if they settled, calving falls between April and July. Exposed is not the same as bred. Budget for a preg check when they arrive, or negotiate one before they ship, and price the pairs on the assumption that pregnancy is not guaranteed. Any seller who tells you exposed cattle are a sure thing is telling you something they cannot know.

Hereford cow characteristics that make a pair worth buying

The Hereford cow characteristics that matter in a commercial herd are milk, mothering and staying power. Herefords hold their condition on ordinary grass, and a moderate-framed Hereford cow will wean a good calf without a feed bill behind her. The 200-pound calves at side are evidence of it rather than a claim about it.

Two Hereford cow facts are worth knowing before you buy. First, the breed’s docility is real and heritable, which matters most in cows — a quiet cow with a calf at side is the difference between a routine morning and a trip to the emergency room. Second, Hereford females are long-lived and hold up in heat, which is why they have stayed in Texas cow herds through every fashion in cattle since the 1800s.

Who should buy these pairs

Someone starting a herd. A pair is the fastest legitimate way in: you get an animal in production from day one instead of waiting two years on a heifer. A small-acreage owner running a few head on 20 or 30 acres is the classic buyer, and two pairs is a manageable start.

They also suit an established producer filling holes after culling, or a family wanting gentle, useful cattle rather than a show project. What they do not suit is a buyer who needs papers — for a seedstock program these are the wrong cattle.

Health, vaccination and what to check

• Vaccinations: Complete — ask for the products and dates by tag number
• OCV: No. These cows are not calfhood vaccinated for brucellosis. Some states require Bangs vaccination on breeding females entering from out of state, so check your own state’s rules before you arrange hauling
• Breeding status: Exposed only, not preg checked — arrange your own
• Development: Pasture, no grain
• Terms: Buyer takes all, excluding unmerchantable cattle
• Before shipping: Health certificate, brand inspection and state entry permits arranged

Hereford cows for sale in Texas: price, delivery and how to buy

Contact us for pricing on the pairs. Hereford cow price depends on age, condition and whether a calf is at side, and a four-year-old cow with a 200-pound calf on her sits at the useful end of that range. The two pairs sell together — buyer takes all, excluding unmerchantable cattle.

They are in Evant, Texas and available now. We ship nationwide with insured livestock haulers. Health certificates, brand inspection and state entry permits are handled before the trailer loads. A deposit holds the pairs while hauling is arranged.

Frequently asked questions

Are the cows bred? They are selling as exposed. They were with a Hereford bull 60 days and would calve April to July if they settled, but they have not been pregnancy checked. Preg check them on arrival.

Do the calves come with the cows? Yes — that is what a pair means. Two cows, two calves, four head, sold as one lot.

Can the calves be registered? The sire is a registered Hereford bull, but the cows are not registered, so the calves cannot be papered. What you get is Hereford genetics on the sire side without the paperwork.

Why buy a pair instead of a bred cow? You see what she produces before you pay. A bred cow is a promise; a pair with a 200-pound calf on her is proof she breeds, calves and milks.

Two four-year-old cows, two growing calves, one lot, in Evant, Texas and ready to load. Call about these Hereford cows for sale and we will send vaccination records, freight to your address and anything else you want to see before you commit.