We are a family operation run by Klint and Lori Swanson along with our kids Austin and Bree. Our ranches are located in North Central MT, 60 miles from Canada. Our sale barn and grow yard are 15 miles southwest of Chinook at the Clear Creek Ranch. Most of our registered cows reside at the Snake Creek Ranch at Lloyd, MT, 30 miles South of Chinook, in the Bear Paw Mountains. 

OUR HISTORY
Our family's roots run many generations deep into Angus history. Klint's grandpa was one of the first cowmen to bring the Angus cow to Northern Montana in 1945 making a transition from Herefords. Klint's parents founded Apex Angus in the 60's and began raising and marketing bulls from the registered cows they had purchased. The Shipwheel herd originated from two bred heifers given to Klint when he was 9 years old in 1984. Our registered herd has grown to nearly 500 cows from those 2 heifers along with 100 cows that we purchased from Dr. Gale Jellum from West Fork Angus in Chinook, MT. Klint and Lori were married in 1998 and moved to Lori's parents place on Clear Creek South of Chinook in 2000. We continued to market bulls with Apex Angus until 2009 when the decision was made to go on our own and we formed Shipwheel Cattle Company.