Best part of Oklahoma to raise cattle

[muleman]

Just wondering what part of Oklahoma is the most firtile to raise a few cattle with approx. 40 to 80 acres? Thanks

 

[Davis Shorthorns]

Kansas  J/K
I would have to say the north east part I haven't been through much of Oklahoma other than down I-35 but in the area that the flint hills kinda reach into Oklahoma would probably be pretty good I would guess. 

 

[creativecattle]

I was down in Hobart, Oklahoma shooting pictures for Duff's this weekend. It is amazing how fertile the ground is down there and what awesome grass quality they have. There are even mountains. I think if I was to move to Oklahoma that is where I would want to be.

 

[jbzdad]

I lived there and liked it but it is the hottest part of the state , driest also... think texas panhandle.... The southeast has more trees and hills, not very good for a guy who likes to see the horizon... If I was moving back to oklahoma I would probably pick North of enid somewhere, a little more rain, two hours from OKC and Wichita.... good ground... some of the best wheat production is historically from this area

 

[DLD]

I'm from sw Ok, so I may be a little partial, but there's lots of good places pretty much anywhere in OK, so long as it doesn't have too many rocks and trees, and it has water. It may take a little different management from one place to another, but it shouldn't be too tough to handle on 80 acres.

 

[rtnok]

I live north of enid and raise cattle on 80 ac you can't make a living on it but you can supplement your income with it. Roni

 

[Teacher]

I would say Northeast lots of rain and lots of grass

 

[pjkjr4]

I live north of Enid, too and can't imagine living anywhere else. The thing that you will get into here, is there is alot of land in cultivation, so you would have to plant grass. The fellow I buy my hay from, sprigged every acre he has to Midland 99 bermuda grass. He gets astronomical amounts of hay off of it every year, so I know that you could graze it pretty hard, but you would sure want to control weeds, as well as fertilize, fertilize, fertilize. He claims that when he started sprigging, he was planning on grazing stockers on there at a rate of 2 head/ acre. So I would bet that you could run 1 cow/3 acres year round.
Springtime is when we get the bulk of our rain for the summer. It also rains 2-3 times during wheat harvest which is in June (count on it), to kinda help out. By the 4th of July (most years) we start getting the 100+ degree weather, and rainfall is just a memory. Then by Labor day the weather usually breaks, and we can have pretty nice weather along with moisture until the middle of November when we get our average first frost. About 4-5 years ago, I had to mow my yard on Thanksgiving weekend. We didn't get a killing frost until the 2nd week of December.

I think it was Will Rogers that said "If you don't like the weather in Oklahoma, wait awhile". That saying holds true numerous times per year around here.

 

[Beach Limousin]

We live in N.E. Oklahoma on 240 acres that we run Reg. Limi Cattle on, and have since 1984. We run +/- 40 head cows, and there yearling calves and raise enough grass to graze from March 1- Usually Nov 1. Al of our ground is creek bottoms though, so pretty fertile ground.

 

[j3cattleco]

We run our cattle between Enid and I-35 just north of Garber.  We run 45 head on 160 acres of grass and winter on wheat.  We love having the cattle there.  It wouldn't be possible with out a great guy to take care of things, but we love it there.

 

[AAOK]

This is west of where I live, but an area of Oklahoma in which I spend a lot of time with my job.  South Central OK from Purcell to Davis, and about 20 miles east or west of I-35 is great cattle and horse country.  The weather is a little more moderate than what they get in NE & SW OK.  This area of the State has plenty of trees, and rolling hills which makes it more attractive than some areas, and has a good bit of crop land as well as great pasture.  The 12-15 towns in the area have populations ranging from about 800 to 6000, with some terrific school systems & Ag programs.  Even though the rest of the country has discovered this part of Oklahoma and built some incredible horse ranches, those 40 - 80 acre plots are still available for around $2000 - $3000 per acre.  Custom new home construction is about $75/Sq Ft.

 

[chambero]

Be sure and throw in money for the storm cellars!