Sweeney Cattle Company
Our Story
Raising Cattle Since 1969
A few years after graduating high school, James purchased cattle lots down the road from his parents dairy farm. James then started his career of feeding out cattle and raising his family. He then expanded to our current farm and was feeding around 900 head of cattle for many years before purchasing his first group of bred heifers.
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Today, Sweeney Cattle Co. raises more than 100 Cow-Calf pairs of both show and commercial stock. Those of which are owned and managed by James, Luke, Eric, and Josh (McGill).
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There are many hands that help make this operation possible and that will continue to help our family raise high quality cattle.
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James & Katy
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James and Katy are the parents of Luke, Joel, Eric, and Anna. Together they raise cattle, hogs, and grow row crops. In addition to working on the farm, Katy keeps busy running her own daycare service while James runs a custom baling service around the Independence area and manages over 2400 head of hogs.
Luke & Allison
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Luke and Allison live in Coggon, IA. Luke graduated from Iowa State University in 2020 with a degree in Agricultural Systems Technology and after working several years a Product Tester for Ag Leader Technology he is now able to start farming full-time, while Allison is a Math Teacher at Anamosa Middle School. The two are busy on the farm, raising Nala (a future Blue Creek Goldens' momma), and just got married this summer!
Our Goal
At Sweeney Cattle Co. we strive to produce excelling cattle at the bunk and in the show ring, by selecting superior genetics to breed and raise in our herd.
Eric
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Eric is currently working for Esco as an Electrician Apprentice where he will also attend school to become a licensed electrician. Eric enjoys scouting heifers to enquire for our farm and select genetics maximize our breeding efforts on an individual basis.
Josh McGill​
Josh started helping us on the farm back in 2016 before purchasing a few of his own head and becoming part of the SCC family. Josh continues to work alongside us while he also manages local hog barns and his own trucking company.
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