Welcome to Richardson Ranch
Tlell Polled Herefords
Home of the "Udderly Awesome"
Generations of World-Leading Genetics
The Richardson family have been producing beef on Haida Gwaii, formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands, since 1919.
The Tlell Polled Hereford herd was founded in 1981
and has evolved into one of British Columbia's most prominent Polled Hereford herds
Registered Hereford bulls were sold to the commercial cattlemen at the Annual Vanderhoof All Breeds Bull Sale every year since 1986 and at the William’s Lake Bull Sale beginning in 2000. In 2022 we consolidated our bull sales online using the DLMS Farmgate platform
with sales held in early March each year.
In September of 2010 we hosted our first Online Sale to sell our Registered Polled Hereford females and elite Hereford bulls to fellow Hereford Breeders. September 2024 saw our 15th Annual Richardson Ranch Online Sale. Tlell genetics have sold to customers across Canada and overseas to Great Britain, Ireland, Denmark, Holland, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Australia, New Zealand, Czech Republic, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay as well as USA and Mexico
2025 saw us host our 40th Annual Bull sale in March and then move to consolidate our Fall Female Sale with our Spring Bull Sale by hosting our 16th Annual Fall Sale on Dec 20,2025. This One Stop Shopping Winter Date allows us to offer all our sale cattle on one date each year..
At Richardson Ranch, we specialize in offering top-quality genetics, using proven lineage, with a focus on improving the carcass quality. We measure as many traits as possible and genomically test every animal we produce. Our goal is to provide our customers with the most accurate estimation of the genetic value of each animal that science can provide. Our focus on world-leading genetics, combined with a deep understanding of the industry, enables us to provide unparalleled support to our clients. We are committed to helping our customers achieve success in their breeding programs.
Richardson Ranch Herefords For Sale
Welcome to our 16th Annual Online Fall Sale as we move to consolidate our Bull Sale and our Female Sale which traditionally we have held spring and fall respectively.
The driving force behind this change is two fold. First, our 2024 and 2025 spring calf crops were both very heavy to bulls. Hard to host a female sale when you have mostly bulls for sale. Secondly our Online Spring Bull Sale we have hosted for the last three springs was being lost in the many many Online Bull Sales across Canada in March. It's hard to stand out in the crowd as a very isolated ranch with no foot traffic and not showing cattle at National Shows anymore. We also noticed many of our potential customers are making choices earlier in the year. We hope that a sale in Dec, with delivery in the spring, will allow more potential customers to take the time to consider a Tlell bull as a viable option. Not only does a Dec sale allows astute cattlemen to re- invest some the dollars earned from spectacular calf sales this fall before the tax man askes for his share on January 1st, but it allows us to work the timing of spring delivery to better accommodate the best timing for our customers what with calving and weather being a challenge for all.
