RENDERBROOK SPADE
Renderbrook Spade was the original purchase by Isaac Ellwood in 1889. It is 120,000 acres located south of Colorado City in Mitchell, Sterling and Coke counties. Renderbrook runs Simm/Angus cows that are bred to Balancer Bulls. Steve White is the current manager of Renderbrook Spade.
Steve was raised in Post, Texas and graduated from Texas A&M University. After graduation, Steve spent seven years working for Spades at the Borden Spade division before becoming the manager of Wagon Creek Spade in Throckmorton County. After 12 years there, Steve moved over to Renderbrook Spade. Steve and his wife Jackie have two daughters, Cheyenne and Schelli and a son Hadley. Steve has been with Spades since 1986.
Marty Daniel and Kaleb Jackson have both been with the ranch since 2009 and Cody Jackson came to Renderbrook in 2012.
BORDEN SPADE
Spade Ranches pastures approximately 800 cows on the Muleshoe ranch owned by the Anderson family in Borden County. Balancer cows are run on Borden Spade and they are bred to Simm/Angus bulls. John Anderson runs the Muleshoe and provides care for the Spade cattle on the Muleshoe.
NORTH SPADE
North Spade Ranch is 75,000 acres on four ranches; Turkey Creek, Turtle Hole, Bridle Bit and Deer Springs. The ranches are located in Motley and Hall counties in the Rolling Plains close to Turkey, Texas. Half the cattle are Simm/Angus cows bred to Balancer bulls while the other half of the cattle are Balancer cows bred to Simm/Angus bulls. This allows the ranches to trade replacement heifers with one-another in order to maintain that cross and breed composition. North Spade is managed by Andy Falcon. Chris Crump is the campman at Turtle Hole and Walter Pettit is campman at Deer Springs Camp.
Andy Falcon grew up near Sweetwater, TX and has worked on many outfits spanning from Arizona down to New Mexico and Texas. He has been with Spade Ranch since 2004. He ran Turtle Hole camp for many years before moving to Turkey Creek as the North Spade Ranch Manager in 2014. Andy is married to Debbie and has four sons, Dakota, Wichita, Utah and Prescott Falcon.
PANHANDLE SPADE
Panhandle Spade Ranch is a 22,000 acre ranch in Roberts and Hemphill Counties, Texas; west of Canadian. Panhandle Spade runs Balancer cows bred to Simm/Angus bulls. Jason Pelham is the manager of Panhandle Spade. Before joining Spades he worked for Gossetts Inc., Rocker Ranch in Borden County and the Broseco Ranch. Jason has three daughters, Jessica, Kathryn and Karlie. Jason has been with the spade Ranch since 2002.
ALPINE SPADE
Alpine Spade Ranch is approximately 30,000 acres in Presidio and Brewster Counties. Alpine Spade runs Balancer bulls on Simm/Angus cows. Darin Bell is the manager of Alpine Spade. Darin originally came to Spade Ranches working at North Spade. Prior to joining Spades, Darin worked for Singletons, 6666, and the JA Ranches. Darin is married to Heather and together are parents to Bronc, Drestyn, Brooke, Baylee, Braydon, Cutter, Kenedi, and Stormi.