Top quality cattle, marketed
from prairie to pine.
Replacement heifers, bred heifers, pairs, cows, and herd-sire bulls — sourced and sold the length of the corridor from the Kansas Flint Hills to the East Texas piney woods.
- Founded
- 2025
- Locations
- KS · TX
- Partners
- 3
A vision shared
between the
prairie and the pines.
Pines & Prairie was started in 2025 by Zach Hopson in Nacogdoches, Texas, alongside Daniel Unruh in Rantoul, Kansas, and Derek Jackson in Council Grove, Kansas. They are out on the Flint Hills; Zach is in the East Texas piney woods. The vision was simple — be the premier cattle marketing and replacement female provider from Kansas to Texas.
We focus on what we know: top-quality replacement heifers, bred heifers, cow/calf pairs, and mature cows — plus bulls for sale and seasonal bull leasing. We tell you what we know, we tell you what we don't, and we stand behind every animal that leaves the place.
From the Flint Hills of Kansas down to the piney woods of East Texas.
Vaccinations, BVD-PI, BSE, and trich tested before they walk on the trailer.
Quiet handling, easy through the chute. No outlaws.
If something is wrong, we take the call. That is the whole business.
On the trailer this month.
Lot 2401 — Black Angus Heifers
A uniform set of registered Black Angus replacement heifers, halter-broke and pasture-ready.
PP Sovereign 0142
Two-year-old herd sire bull with strong calving-ease numbers and balanced carcass EPDs.
Lot 2403 — F1 Brangus Pairs
Productive F1 Brangus cows with side-by-side spring calves at foot. Bred back AI.
What we do
from Kansas to Texas.
Replacement females, herd-sire bulls, bull leasing, and private- treaty cattle marketing — connecting good cattle with good buyers across the prairie-to-pines corridor.
Replacement Heifers
Open replacement heifers selected for structure, disposition, and the country they are headed to.
- Hand-picked, uniform sets
- Two rounds of pre-breeding shots
- Sourced Kansas to Texas
- Volume pricing on full loads
Bred Heifers
Bred heifers carrying calves to proven calving-ease sires — preg-checked and ready to roll.
- AI and natural-service options
- Calving windows to fit your program
- Ultrasound preg-checked
- Trich and BVD-PI tested
Pairs & Cows
Cow/calf pairs and productive mature cows — sound-uddered, structurally correct, ready to graze.
- Spring and fall calving pairs
- Whole-herd dispersals
- Bred-back cows available
- Delivery on full loads
Bulls for Sale
Range-ready Angus and Sim-Angus herd sires with verified BSE, balanced EPDs, and good feet.
- Yearling and 2-year-old bulls
- BSE passed and trich tested
- Calving-ease and growth options
- Delivery available
Bull Leasing
Short-term breeding-season leases — get the genetics you need without the year-round bull bill.
- 60–120 day breeding seasons
- Heifer bulls and mature herd sires
- Health-tested and BSE current
- Pickup or delivered to your pasture
Cattle Marketing
Need to move a set? We market private-treaty cattle the length of the corridor — Kansas to Texas.
- Photos, videos, and listings
- Buyer network from KS to TX
- Honest representation
- Logistics and hauling support
Word travels, pasture to pasture.
"Bought a set of bred heifers off Pines and Prairie last fall. Showed up looking exactly like the videos, calved easy, and they have stayed in the herd. Straight deal start to finish."
"Leased a herd-sire bull through Zach for the breeding season. Sound, gentle, and bred everything I turned him out with. Will lease from them again."
"Picked up replacement heifers from Daniel out of Rantoul. Uniform set, clean health program, and they hauled south without losing a step."
Building a herd?
Tell us what you need.
Whether it is a uniform set of replacement heifers, bred females for your calving window, or a herd-sire bull on lease for the breeding season — drop us a note with the details and we will put cattle in front of you.