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OUR RANCH

The LU Ranch is an iconic cattle ranch situated in the beautiful foothills of the Absaroka Mountains, located in northwest Wyoming. The ranch is a fourth generation family-owned operation that encompasses 150,000 acres of private and public land.

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ABOUT US

Tradition and quality built since 1970

The biggest difference between us and other online services is that we have invested heavily into genetics and the quality of the cuts for years before we started marketing.

We sell premium quality meat sourced directly from LU Ranch, which has been a leader in conservation and environmental stewardship for over 50 years.

Our customers get a chance to be a part of family-owned ranch with roots going back 4 generations.

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MISSION & VISION

Our vision is to operate a profitable commercial ranch that maintains and improves the health and wellbeing of the social and environmental ecosystems in which we live and work.

We do this by combining new ideas, techniques and technology with tried-and-true methods to constantly improve our ability to bring high quality beef to market using sustainable ranching practices.

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How we operate

We are a traditional horseback cow/calf outfit operating in the big open country of Wyoming.

You won't find any 4-wheelers or ATVs on our ranch--just real cowboys.

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Our Approach

The LU Ranch is committed to creating a thriving by ecosystem not only managing for our cattle, but for wildlife, vegetation and our water resources as well.

You'll find a variety of species including moose, elk, beavers, mountain lions, and grizzly bears, which have become increasingly rare in surrounding areas.

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CONSERVATION

Our management practices have earned the ranch several conservation awards throughout the years. We are devoted to continuing this tradition of land management.

We work closely with several organizations to make our practices sustainable and eco-friendly, such as regenerative agriculture and water conservation practices.

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OUR HERD

Grass fed beef and GENETICS

We raise high quality beef cattle that are born and raised on the open range. Our herd of over 1,400 mother cows spend their summers grazing the rough Absaroka foothills, going up to the Shoshone National Forest, and then winter in the desert badlands of Big Horn Basin.

By combining these environmental characteristics with an aggressive breeding program that focuses on producing high marbling cattle with excellent growth and feed efficiency, we have developed a cow herd that can produce high quality beef, while thriving in such rugged environments.

For over 15 years we have been breeding our Angus based herd to Leachman Stabilizer bulls, using DNA testing and data driven decision making to ensure our herd has superior genetics.

Our Team

Our Team

The men and women who make it all happen.

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DJ Healy

President of the LU Ranch, and represents the 4th generation of the Healy family to manage the LU. DJ worked on the ranch through highschool and college. After being away for nearly a decade, he came back to take over when his father Mike Healy retired in 2018. Type a message

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Donny Love

The current Ranch Manager. He grew up here at the LU, worked as a cowboy and horse trainer for many years after high school and came back to the ranch in 2009. He is in charge of ranch operations and leads the cowboy crew in day-to-day work.

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Russ Hohnhorst

A career cattleman and horseman, is in charge of our yearling operation and an intrinsic part of the cattle department. Russ’s wife Nettie, and their three children are great help and hopefully we have three new ranchers in the making.

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Heather Love

Has been working at the LU since 2013. She is in charge of maintaining the cattle records, compiles grazing plans and grazing reports. On her horse or at the computer she does valuable work in every aspect of the cattle operation.

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Barbara Love

Conducts the range monitoring, tracks our billing and makes sure that everything at headquarters runs smoothly. She worked for the LU in high school, then moved back with her husband and children in 1985 and has been here ever since.

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Ethan Brost

Joined the team in 2021. He is our go-to guy for farming irrigation, machinery, pipelines and general maintenance. Ethan and his wife, Maggie, put up our yearly hay crop, maintain our equipment and irrigation systems and keep our livestock water systems viable.

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OUR APPROACH TO RANCHING

“Here on the LU Ranch, we make every effort to manage on multiple levels, believing as we do that the ranch, cattle, environment and wildlife are considered equal parts of the big picture.”

Donny Love

LU Ranch Manager

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“Here on the LU Ranch, we make every effort to manage on multiple levels, believing as we do that the ranch, cattle, environment and wildlife are considered equal parts of the big picture.”

Donny Love

LU Ranch Manager

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“Here on the LU Ranch, we make every effort to manage on multiple levels, believing as we do that the ranch, cattle, environment and wildlife are considered equal parts of the big picture.”

Donny Love

LU Ranch Manager

GO TO LU RANCH
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How we operate

Traditional Methods. Family. Technology.

Here at the LU Ranch, we accomplish all of our livestock related tasks with the help of good horses, good dogs and good people; no four wheelers or motorcycles need apply. On the other side of the coin, we apply a wide array of modern technology to help our outfit run smoothly and efficiently.

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How we operate

Traditional Methods. Family. Technology.

Here at the LU Ranch, we accomplish all of our livestock related tasks with the help of good horses, good dogs and good people; no four wheelers or motorcycles need apply. On the other side of the coin, we apply a wide array of modern technology to help our outfit run smoothly and efficiently.

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Traditional Methods

Horses have always been a necessary part of the LU Ranch. Doing all of our cattle work from horseback is less stressful on livestock and much less invasive and damaging to our plants and soils than motorized vehicles.

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Family

Along with our firm belief in traditional livestock handling methods, we also try hard to uphold the family tradition of providing a good learning situation for young people, whether our own children or young employees and interns.

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Technology

Every cow has an electronic identification tag (EID) that is easily read with a tag reader and links directly to their file in the computer software. Animal records begin when a calf is tagged and a record is compiled on each animal over its lifetime, to include sire, DNA results, progeny, and weight information.