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K5 Cattle Company began with a few cows, but continues to grow and change
from OFN January 24, 2022
by Eric Tietze
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By Julie Turner-Crawford K5 Cattle Company is building an operation for the future
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When Roy Kaderly bought his property between Marshfield and Fair Grove, Mo., he thought he would raise cows, just like his father and grandfather had done before him.
“The country life is what I always knew I wanted, so we bought 10 acres and got a few cows,” he said. “We have pieced together three different properties with the goal to be to leave something for the kids. I would like to leave them more than what I was left with.”
Things, however, began to change for the Webster County, Mo., family. Roy Kaderly has a herd
Roy and his wife Sara’s oldest daughter of primarily Hereford Reiss was born with multiple heart de- and Hereford-influenced fects. Reiss endured three open-heart sur- cattle at 5K Cattle Comgeries by the time she was 3 years old. Her pany. heart condition limits her ability to do certain things, such as playing sports like Roy and Sara did. They looked for an acPhoto by Julie Turner-Crawford tivity Reiss, now 9, could be involved in, and I had more money in those six bulls physical education at Marshfield High something that would make Reiss learn than I had raising butcher beef. I don’t School in addition to being an assistant about commitment, as well as life skills. have to hold the butcher beef as long as a varsity football coach and the head boys
“I thought, why not show cattle?” Roy bull or put in the volume of feed.” and girls track and field coach, explained. recalled. “I like the docility of the Her- The Kaderlys always raised their own “My Herefords outdo my black cattle on efords, and that’s where we got started beef and would sell one or two here and carcass score. We breed for ribeye, marwith the Herefords.” there, but once Roy started focusing on bling and those carcass traits.”
Reiss showed her first steer during the raising high-quality beef, it didn’t take K5, named for the five Kaderlys – Roy, 2021 show season and has taken the pro- long for K5 Cattle Company’s reputation Sara, Reiss, daughter Bowen (3) and son ceeds from the sale of that steer to pur- and client base to grow. Today, Roy has McCoy (1) – utilizes an AI program that chase her first show heifer, a Hereford about 75 head of primarily Hereford and is done by Denis Turner, whom Roy connamed Juliet. She also has two steers she Hereford-influenced females that produce siders a mentor with his cattle operations, will show at area fairs this summer. calves for his beef market. with Hereford semen, followed by clean-
As the family moved towards raising “People just started asking if we had any up bulls, which are currently Red Angus registered Herefords, and Roy felt seed- beef for sale, and I started keeping more and Simmental, for all heifers and a large stock production was the route he should back,” Roy recalled. “The first year, I did percentage of his mature cowherd. take. However, after marketing six of his seven head, the next I did 13, and last year “For heifers, I do look at calving ease bulls didn’t pencil out to be I did 22 head.” bulls, but with the older cows, they don’t very profitable, Roy decided Beef is sold and delivered in wholes, have those calving issues,” Roy said, addit was time to look at another halves and quarters, and Roy’s ing his heifers are bred a little older than path. breeding program focuses heavi- some breeders aim for, but he has found
“I don’t have the name to do it, ly on carcass traits. older first-timers tend to be more mature and it takes a long time to build Fair Grove, Mo. “What I keep for butcher- at calving and have fewer rebreeding isthat name,” Roy said. “And, you ing is going to be straight sues. “I’ve also had fewer calving probhave to have such high volume Hereford or Hereford influto be profitable. I did the math enced,” Roy, who teaches — Continued on Page 14
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