Rafter 9 Ranch
Four generations in the Great Basin — a family Angus program in Fallon, Nevada.
Our Story
Rafter 9 Ranch was re-established in 2020 as a working cattle operation in Churchill County, Nevada. What started as a commercial cow-calf herd has grown into a focused seedstock program — registered Black Angus bulls and females bred to perform in the Great Basin. We irrigate our ground, put up our own hay, and calve out the whole cow herd every spring. Whether it’s a bull, a heifer, or a box of beef, it was raised right here.
Fallon, Nevada
Established 2020
The Team
Mark Hyde
Mark has run cattle for forty years and manages every day of the operation — feeding, calving, AI breeding, and bull development. He’s the reason the cattle are what they are.
David Hyde
David handles the business side — genetics selection, customer relationships, marketing, and planning. He grew up on the ranch and is building its next chapter.
Scott Hyde
Scott handles beef sales — helping customers set up quarters, halves, and shares — and lends a hand across the outfit wherever he’s needed.
A Family Operation
The Operation
We’re in Nevada’s high desert — but our cattle never see the sage. They run on irrigated pasture, green ground with winter hay we put up ourselves. Fallon is the Oasis of Nevada, and the whole program is built on that irrigated bottomland.
The Great Basin Bull Sale
We’ve consigned bulls to the Great Basin Bull Sale since its early years. GBBS draws commercial producers from Nevada, Idaho, Utah, and California — some of the toughest, most practical bull buyers in the West.Sat, Feb 13, 2027 · Fallon, NV.