Black Angus herd grazing at sunset beneath the Bitterroot Mountains

Stevensville, Montana

A quiet ranchbeneath aloud sky.

A private seedstock program raising Registered Black Angus and Charolais cattle in the Bitterroot Valley. Bulls and replacement heifers built on phenotype, sound feet, good udders and honest maternal value.

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Hideaway Cattle Company
Stevensville, Montana
Registered Angus & Charolais Seedstock
Bitterroot Valley
Hideaway Cattle Company
Stevensville, Montana
Registered Angus & Charolais Seedstock
Bitterroot Valley

— A Manifesto

We are not in the cattle business.
We are in the standard business.

The Whole Animal

We breed for phenotype first.

One quiet standard: the whole animal. Moderate, balanced, structurally correct cattle — chosen for sound feet, good udders and honest maternal value before anything else. No single extreme, no fads.

The Land

The Bitterroot teaches patience.

Between the Sapphires and the Bitterroots, our pastures see hard sun and long winter. It's a country that rewards good feet, sound udders and honest cattle. We move slowly. We select ruthlessly.

The Program

Functional, problem-free genetics.

Registered Angus and Charolais bulls and replacement heifers — selected for feet, legs, udders and maternal traits. Cattle bred to breed back, hold up, and improve a commercial cow herd's bottom line.

Golden sun cresting the Bitterroot Mountains over the hay field

— Interlude · Golden Hour

The light out here
does the talking.

— Flagship · Sire Spotlight

VDAR Confluence 4273

Reg # 20672987 · DOB 01 / 21 / 2023
VDAR Confluence 4273 — Registered Black Angus flagship sire

Sire: U-2 Coalition 206C · Dam: VDAR Polly 9260

Confluence — where power, performance and true maternal value converge. Bred near the headwaters of the Missouri River, VDAR Confluence unites the unwavering maternal focus of the Van Dyke program with the shape, structure and true performance of Coalition. Deep, thick, structurally complete and gentle in disposition, Confluence offers an outcross pedigree that creates rare mating flexibility for the modern seedstock breeder.

CED
12
BW
0.7
WW
67
YW
123
MILK
34
CEM
6
SC
0.96
DOC
23
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— The Herd

Purebreds
& hybrid cross.

The Angus contributes maternal power and carcass integrity. The Charolais contributes growth and gentle temperament. Together they produce cattle that work — in the pasture, in the ring and in the feedyard.

Hideaway Cattle Co. — Stevensville, Montana

— The Mark

Under the sign of
the key.

A quiet place worth finding. The Hideaway mark stands for cattle raised with patience, bred with intention, and handled with a gentle hand — in the Bitterroot Valley of Stevensville, Montana.

— Correspondence

Come find us
on the Bitterroot.

Whether you're building a maternal herd or looking for a specific sire, we'd like to hear from you.

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