About Mayer Legacy, LLC

In the heart of No Man’s Land in the Oklahoma Panhandle, Joe and Mary Anne Mayer raised their family and pursued Joe’s passion for cattle until their deaths in 2018. Now owned by their three children, and managed by their daughter Margie, Mayer Legacy, LLC continues Joe’s tradition of excellence.

In the early 1990s Joe purchased five Gardiner Angus Ranch bulls. He liked the resulting calves and continued buying GAR bulls with superior carcass merit for decades. One of the greatest was the purchase of G A R Sure Fire at the 34th Annual Spring Sale in 2013 with a $36,000 winning bid. Joe recognized that the bull was special and leased him to Select Sires. Selling more than 180,000 units of semen over his lifetime, G A R Sure Fire changed the trajectory of the Angus breed for many years. He influenced many herds with his superior calving ease, carcass traits, and docile nature. Next Joe bought the Lot 1 bull G A R Momentum, who was known for his solid phenotype and carcass traits, stamping marbling on all of his progeny.

Because Joe used EPDs to choose both the registered AI sires and clean up bulls he used on the ranch, the herd began to improve. But without a way to test the commercial females, it was a slow process. So, when Method Genetics opened their doors in 2013, Joe was one of their first customers. He recognized the value of being able to quantify the genetic potential of every female in our herd with genomic testing. We began bleeding every female and using those genetic results to make herd selection and management decisions until Method Genetics closed in 2025. Currently we are transitioning to the American Angus Association Gene Max Advantage test for our commercial females.

In addition to the genomic data, we also track weaning and yearling weights on our calves as well as carcass data on the steers we retain and finish through US Premium Beef. This year our steers averaged 82% Prime, with our open cull heifers averaging 97% Prime. Margie’s goal have 100% grade Prime.

We have used time AI since 2011. Margie personally selects the matings for every cow and heifer we own by matching the bulls who exhibit the traits most needed by each female, in hopes that the resulting calves will outperform both parents.

We raise and sell both commercial and registered bulls which we sell every spring. We breed our heifers and either retain or sell them depending on pasture conditions.

Dr. Randall Spare of the Ashland Veterinary Center manages our rigorous herd health program. The herd is tested negative for PI-BVD and follows a stringent vaccine protocol.