Bar JV Angus

2025 marks 50 years of breeding quality Angus genetics at Bar JV.

Bar JV Angus was started in 1975 when Loretta Denowh married Jim Vitt and brought her 4-H breeding project with her. That cow and calf were the foundation that our ranch was built on.

In the 50 years since, our operation has grown exponentially, now consisting of 400 registered cows and 200 commercial cows.

Our vision remains the same as it was in 1975: to provide cattle that add value to your operation. "Northeastern Montana has such an amazing legacy of agriculture and we at Bar JV Angus feel blessed to have been a part of it for the past 50 years."

Normally our cows graze until the weather forces us to feed. We start calving around March 10th, as this allows most of the herd to calve in the pasture unassisted. It is our ideal that the cows are self-sufficient so the cattle are bred to work in any environment. We are also dedicated to finding the right bulls or heifers to match the needs of their customers. Bar JV Angus is also committed to breeding Angus females who produce high performance bulls, with the profitability of the commercial producer at the forefront.

Bar JV Angus emphasizes breeding bone, capacity, and length into our cattle, which enables us to handle the amount of growth that is found in today's genetics. This ensures optimal pounds at weaning and will transmit to feedlot performance. Along with length of body, Bar JV Angus also looks for a long neck and smooth shoulders, which ensures calving ease. Calving ease goes far beyond birth weight; it has intentionally been bred into the cowherd.

We market our bulls in March, selling 100 bulls and 120 yearling heifers. This year the Bar JV Angus annual production sale will be held on Tuesday, March 25 on location in our sale barn. Many of these bulls are out of our senior sire, Sitz Resilient, a complete herd sire that ranks in the top of the breed in multiple traits.

We are proud to be co-owners of Sitz Resilient 10208, at this point he has proven incredibly influential in terms of his ability to produce a uniform set of calves.

Three generations of Vitts currently run the operation. Jim and Loretta's son Dale and his wife Jill have been working with us full time on the ranch since 2006. Dale and Jill's son Cody and his wife Sierra joined us in 2017. Cody and Sierra's kids are the 6th generation to live and work on the ranch.

Bar JV Angus is located at Sioux Pass, 20 miles NW of Sidney on HWY 16. 

We are always eager to welcome you to come to the ranch to view the bulls, heifers, or cows. We look forward to showing you our genetics.

Find Bar JV Angus on Facebook or visit http://www.barjvangus.com to learn more about our ranch, our herd, and our spring sale. The 2025 sale date is March 25.