Available Noble Bear Cattle
Noble Bear Highlands offers registered, heritage Highland calves for sale throughout the year from our carefully refined breeding program. Occasionally, we offer some of our proven cows and bulls for sale, as well. If you would like to be put on our waiting list for an exceptional calf or inquire about our breeding stock, please email noblebearfarm@gmail.com
Available cattle will be listed below.
Lady Lyanna of Noble Bear (#64303)— Bred to Sweetbrier Epic Lad
Lyanna is one who would stay forever— particularly if it were left up to Darrin— except for the very unique circumstance we find ourselves in genetically. Lyanna’s granddam, Big Ridge Callie, is out of an incredible compilation of imports: Dunvegan’s Gille Nan Gleann, Jock 28th and Anabla 42nd of Leys, Scott of Craycombe, Swains Betula, and Philip 1st of Hi-Arrow, just to name a few. When Callie became available, we couldn’t believe our luck and scooped her right up, having seen just how dominant those beautiful genetics are in pairings we made through her son, EH Black Watch Journey. Journey’s sire, BR Voodoo Magic, was no slouch himself, bringing forth GOF Broadstone 13B through Broadstone 9th of Stonecliffe into T2 Gorgeous George. The result of Voodoo Magic and Callie’s genetic combination in Journey was the passage of powerhouse traits like earlier sexual maturation, perfect toplines, powerful shoulders and balanced width, tremendous spring of rib, impeccable feet and udder, and curly hair which stems from one of the oldest hair types in recorded Highland history. While Lyanna’s dam, MML Fiona, is a big, beautiful, yellow cow out of American flagship programs LEA and Skye High, little of her came through in Lyanna save some respectable height and some serious moxie.
Thus, Noble Bear now contains Callie, her 2025 twin calves, Lyanna, and Lyanna’s 2025 heifer out of Sweetbrier Epic Lad— all of whom provide the same tremendous characteristics. We never thought we’d say this, but there is such a thing as too much of a good thing…like this genetic line.
Lyanna will be available as a bred cow in April after her heifer is weaned; we will confirm her pregnancy via ultrasound before that time to confirm her due date. It should be noted that although Lyanna will happily take treats from the hand, move pastures without much fuss, calve peacefully, mother beautifully, and generally cause zero problems as part of any herd, she is not a halter-trained pet that likes brushes and hugs. The same heritage genetics that make her quite valuable also make her very adept at being a Highland in the herd, which is where she prefers to be.