Experience the Joy of Texas Longhorn Cattle
Both Registered and Commercial Longhorn Cattle
Experience the Joy of Texas Longhorn Cattle
Both Registered and Commercial Longhorn Cattle
About Dawson Cattle
Our Story
At Dawson Cattle, we raise both Registered and Commercial Texas Longhorn Cattle in South Texas just North of Corpus Christi.
Back in 2013, our dad, Vance Dawson IV, decided he wanted to purchase a couple Registered Texas Longhorns to place in the front pasture to have as lawn art, not knowing that they would become a big part of his life. Soon, these Longhorns weren't just considered pets or lawn art... Bringing joy into his life they became part of the family.
Although he didn't keep up with all the paperwork on the calves born over the years, most of our Longhorns are registered and have very strong bloodlines such as Tejas Star, Over Kill, VJ Tommie aka Unlimited, Delta Van Horne, and Overwhelmer, just to name a few.
Our father has since passed away in 2021. However, his love of Longhorns still lives on and we hope to make a name in the industry on behalf of our father.
We are currently up to date with TLBAA and Horns, but please check out our Herd here on our website!
We've been familiar in owning Texas Longhorns for the past 10 years along with the joy and beauty they bring to our family and pastures. But it wasn't until 2022 that we decided to start dabbling into the registered business side of it. The first thing we did was clean up or herds and bring in new genetics with big names in their pedigrees.
Dawson Cattle has 2 different herds. One is located in Woodsboro, Texas and the other is in Gregory, Texas.
All of our cattle do come from registered bloodlines but some have gotten lost through the years with not keeping up with papers on either our side or from whom we've purchased from. This is why you will see those few commercial head with our registered. We do like to keep these few in our pastures since they have been in our family for quite some time now and we absolutely love them.
Few Fun Random Facts:
- Texas Longhorn Cattle are one of the hardiest cattle breeds out there. They are less susceptible to diseases and will eat just about any vegetation.
- Longhorn beef is considered lean meat, right behind venison. It is lower in cholesterol and calories than chicken and other beef breeds.
- Texas Longhorns almost went extinct in the early 1900's.
- They are fun to take pictures of :)
Texas Longhorn Cattle is one of those breeds that you are continuously learning about. You will find and learn a new random fact about them every day it seems. This is why they are one of my favorite cattle breeds!
If you are new to the Longhorn family and if I could pass any information on to you, the most important thing that I have taken out of all the things I have read, heard, discussed with others so far about is to breed what YOU like.
Here at Dawson Cattle, that is exactly what we do. We personally breed for a calm docile temperament (this is important to us as most times, it is just one or two of us working them), amazing mothering / milking ability, great calving ease, fertility, color patterns and body composition that we personally like to see on our cows. I will say here at Dawson Cattle, we go for character when it comes to the horn rather than chasing the tip to tip measurements. Just by looking at our herd though, apparently I am partial to the ones with the old school handlebar twists!