About Us

Quality Cattle. Quality Service. Quality Results.

Carrizo Creek Cattle is located in Kim, Colorado. Owned and operated by Kolby and Erica Shannon, CCC proudly offers high-quality, registered Red Angus bulls, cows, and replacement heifers -- as well as certified Red Angus commercial cattle. Founded in early 2021, we are still a small operation that will continue to grow in the coming years. We may be new to the game, but we are truly excited for the future of our cattle and the quality we have to offer.

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Kolby is a fourth generation Red Angus rancher from Kim, Colorado. He grew up fishing in the Carrizo Creek as it runs across his family's land, hence the namesake of the company. Erica grew up in the San Luis Valley of Colorado, where her family farms horse and cow hay. Erica is currently a fourth year veterinary student at Colorado State University. She plans to graduate with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in the spring of 2023.

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Carrizo Creek Cattle is the product of Kolby and Erica's passion for the beef industry, the western way of life, and of course, red cows. CCC strives to produce medium framed, productive, durable, and progressive cattle that will compliment any herd and management style. We aim to offer genetics that will preform from the calving pen through to carcass evaluations.

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As we develop our cow herd, we are focused on maintaining a body frame size fit for Colorado rangeland pastures -- allowing the cow to put more energy into raising her calf rather than maintaining herself. We are also strict on soundness, conformation, and udder quality. Crossing bulls with higher carcass merit EPDs on this cow style is proving to generate some excellent progeny with the best of both worlds.