Wendt Ranches
19 animals · Santa Gertrudis, American Red · Bay City, Texas
Profitable. Predictable.
Heat-tolerant, red-hided Santa Gertrudis genetics from Bay City, Texas, since 1909. Wendt Margarita 2577 ET sells as Lot 99 at the Tried & True Sale, Streetman, TX, October 17, 2026.
Why Wendt Ranches
Champion Genetics
Dream On 9953 ET: 2025 Reserve National Open Grand Champion Bull. Sweet Candy 2621 ET: 2026 ACWE Jr. Supreme Grand Champion Female.
Records Since 1954
Herd #621 has kept detailed performance records since 1954, now with AI, embryo transfer, genomics and proven cow families.
Guarantee + $10,000 Bounty
Baby Doll heifers are guaranteed natural breeders, and a National Champion win with a Baby Doll purchase earns a $10,000 bounty.
Selling This Fall
Lot 99 at the Tried & True Sale (Oct 17) and a pen of bred heifers
The 1887 Cow Family
One donor, a string of national banners
Champions
National and major-show winners bred at Wendt
The Legacy of Wendt Ranch
Wendt Ranch began in 1909, when R.A. Wendt registered the “Combination S” brand in Matagorda County. In 1954, R.A. and his son Dan formed R.A. Wendt & Son, Herd #621 in the Santa Gertrudis Breeders International registry, and immediately began keeping detailed performance records.
From the 1970s through the early 2000s, Dan and Jane Wendt exported cattle to breeders in Argentina, Brazil, Morocco, Australia, Russia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Mexico, Canada, South Africa and Zimbabwe. The ranch produced many of the breed's most recognized sires: Superman, Crackerjack, Buckeye, Partner, Sheriff, Gangster and the well-known All Star.
Today Wendt Ranches Partners is led by Gene and Nancy Kubecka with their son Daniel and his wife Lauren, the fourth and fifth generations. A progressive AI and embryo transfer program, genomics and proven cow families produce elite Santa Gertrudis cattle that excel both in the pasture and in the show ring.
Legacy & Sale Calendar
Combination S brand
R.A. Wendt registers the brand in Matagorda County.
Herd #621
R.A. Wendt & Son joins the Santa Gertrudis registry and starts performance records.
Kubecka family
Dan and Jane Wendt pass the cattle operation to Nancy & Gene and Daniel & Lauren Kubecka.
Baby Doll Sale, 9th Edition
Online on SC Online Sales: 11 purebred female lots averaged $8,204.55; purebred bull $7,500.
Tried & True Sale
Wendt Margarita 2577 ET sells as Lot 99, Streetman, TX (hosted by Strait Ranches & Hefte Ranch).
Bred heifers calve
50+ bred heifers by Candyman 102 & 149 available now.
What Our Customers Say
"Our Wendt-bred bull handles the heat and humidity and his calves come off the cows heavy. Easy people to deal with."
"We bought our heifer in the Baby Doll Sale and she was ready for the show road. The Kubeckas checked in all season."
"Never Sank sexed semen gave us a set of balanced, moderate heifers that are now the core of our replacement pen."