• At Tokeena Angus, our program has never been about chasing fads or following shortcuts. For more than three decades, our cattle have been shaped by a simple belief: the best cattle are built for the real world—not a feedlot pen, not a picture, not a spreadsheet alone.

    Our foundations are steady, deliberate, and time-tested.

  • We believe cattle should be developed the way they are expected to perform.

    Our cattle are raised on fescue pastures, with no creep feed prior to weaning. After weaning, young cattle transition to a high-forage ration built around silage and wheat-barley haylage, with concentrates held to approximately 20%.

    Why?
    Because forage reveals the truth. It exposes structure, disposition, efficiency, and longevity. Cattle that work here will work for our customers.

  • Great herds are built from great cows.

    We prioritize:

    • Fertility

    • Maternal quality

    • Structural soundness

    • Longevity

    • The ability to wean a big calf year after year

    A cow’s job isn’t flashy—it’s dependable. And dependable cows build profitable programs.

  • We believe in measured growth, not push feeding.

    Our targets:

    • Bulls: ~3 lbs/day gain

    • Heifers: ~2.5 lbs/day gain

    This approach produces cattle that hold condition, transition smoothly into new environments, and don’t melt away after the sale.

    Performance should be sustainable—not temporary.

  • Carcass traits matter—but not at the expense of cow sense and functionality.

    We focus on balanced genetics that combine:

    • Carcass quality

    • Structural integrity

    • Calving ease

    • Maternal reliability

    The result is cattle that add value from pasture to plate.

  • We see our role as caretakers—of cattle, land, and trust.

    Our customers aren’t transactions; they’re partners. We stand behind our cattle, our program, and our word.

    Because a reputation built over 32 years is something we intend to protect for generations to come.

The Tokeena Cow

WHAT KEEPS US IN THE CATTLE BUSINESS – OVER 80 YEARS OF SELECTION PRESSURE

Many times, we focus on the performance of a bull or heifer, however, without the productive cow that produced them we have little to nothing in the cattle industry. The cow is the single most important individual in a cow/calf operation, regardless if you are a commercial producer or Seedstock Purebred herd. The cow is what makes it all work as she is responsible for producing and raising a calf that is profitable.

FERTILITY

A cow needs to give birth and raise a calf to weaning every 365 days and breed back while raising that calf. Note the calving interval of the dams of bulls selling and the females being offered.

WEANING RATIO

The progeny weaning ratio reflects a cow’s productivity of raising that calf to weaning. A ratio of 100 is average. Note the production of the mothers of these bulls and the females that are selling.

ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTABILITY

The cattle at Tokeena are expected to produce and function in less than ideal conditions. Our cows are managed like most commercial herds in the country – low inputs must maintain profitability.

Since 1936, the main focus at Tokeena has been top performing cattle who do their job on grass. Our current foundation females carry the genetics of Basin Max 602C and Vermillion Payweight J847. Payweight blood runs deep throughout the Tokeena herd, but we’ve introduced new lines including EXAR Advance, Basin Deposit and Curtin Resource . We continue to line-breed for efficiency on grass without loss of carcass quality.

Basin Payweight 1682

The Tokeena Bull

BACKED BY GENERATIONS OF PERFORMANCE

The Tokeena Bull is backed by over 80 years of performance selection, proven and dependable to provide both the commercial and purebred breeder with performance, maternal power, and reliability.

FERTILITY

Scrotal size has always been a major criteria at Tokeena. Scrotal measurements as well as semen testing and evaluation ensures that a bull will get the job done in breeding your cows.

PERFORMANCE

Selection for performance is based on balance rather than maximums. A Tokeena bull will sire a calf that will be profitable at weaning as well as replacement heifers that will allow you to sustain your program.

NO FAT BULLS

Tokeena bulls are developed on a low calorie forage diet. There are no lethargic, poor breeders that “melt-down” during the breeding season. These bulls are fit and athletic to perform their intended purpose.

DOCILITY

Tokeena screens each bull for docility and attitude. Problems are culled.

The Tokeena Calf

From the moment they hit the ground, Tokeena calves are raised with the same care and attention that has defined our herd for generations. Calves are developed on a forage-based program, designed to build strong, functional cattle that perform in the pastures of real-world producers.

At weaning, calves are performance-tested and recorded, ensuring customers have confidence in the data behind every Tokeena animal. Many of these calves go on to become sale offerings—whether as Tokeena-sired heifers purchased back from customers, or bulls that are developed and sold in our annual January sale.

Every calf represents more than just numbers; they embody over 80 years of the McPhail family’s commitment to raising cattle that last—sound, efficient, and ready to work in your herd.