Our service area includes up to 60 miles of Waco, TX; including cities such as China Spring, TX; Valley Mills, TX; Crawford, TX; McGregor, TX; Woodway, TX; Clifton, TX, Meridean, TX; Laguna Park, TX; and Whitney, TX
We prefer to serve clients within a 30-minute radius of our farm, ideally west of the Brazos River and north of Highway 84.
Cattle AI Services & Costs
These plans do not include the cost of semen straws, associated shipping costs for straws, and a mileage fee if you're over 15 miles from our farm. Please see our FAQ below for more details.
Basic Breeding Plan
Elevate your herd's genetics with breeding and genetic consultation and AI service for two cows.
Services Include:
- Breeding and genetics consultation
- AI service for two cows
- Receipt and handling of your chosen semen and storage until we facilitate your AI services
- Three farm calls—one to prepare for heat, one to sync heat, and one to facilitate the AI.
Supplies Included:
- Natural hormones and CIDR to sync heat
- Needles, syringes, gloves, lubricant, anti-septic, and other AI-related supplies, not including semen
Price
$300 for up to two cows
Does not include semen straws and related shipping costs for semen
Add-On's
$100 per additional cow
Frequently Asked Questions
What do you charge for mileage fee?
$30 flat mileage fee per AI protocol [this includes four farm calls to your location total to facilitate the protocol]
How much do semen straws cost?
Most semen straws for standard breeds are $25 to $50 each. Micros, minis, and popular breeds like Highlands can range from $50 to $300 each. Shipping is usually around $100 to $150. We offer semen storage if you're looking to buy in bulk and have them stored for you. We have some semen in stock, drastically decreasing our clients' costs as shipping costs are now shared and split among many.
We recommend providers and farms depending on the breed and offspring desires you're looking for: some local, some nationwide.
Why AI over a live bull?
Bulls Are a Nightmare
There is no other way to say it. Bulls are a pain in the bum. They escape. They destroy. They growl. They are naughty. Sure, they're cute sometimes, but at what cost?!
Replacing Bulls is a Pain
If you're maintaining stock, bulls have a fairly short lifecycle in your herd. It's a lot of work to shop and purchase the perfect bull or create the perfect pairings to hope to raise the perfect bull. It never seems to work in our favor.
Good Bulls Are Expensive
You can buy semen from bulls that have a market value in the tens of thousands or even more. To purchase an equivalent bull, you'd need to have the operation required for that investment to make sense. Most of us don't have that.
Calf Gender Reveals are Stressful
What if you could put the odds in your favor when it comes to the sex of your calf? We're always hoping for one gender over the other, with sexed semen there are no more suspenseful in-pasture gender reveals that bum you out. You already know.
In Summary, AI Usually Wins
Between the extra feed and hassle of maintaining the bull and the overall investment to purchase and replace, AI seems like the clear winner.