Our Story

Nancy Roberts and her sister Leslie Trexler are ranchers by breeding, blood and love.  Together they own and operate Arrowpoint Cattle Company, LLC.  They have a deep and abiding love of the land, the cows and other various animals which inhabit the ranch.  They have hope that eventually we can leave this legacy to our children. The ranching operation is a family affair with all family members pitching in.

Arrowpoint Cattle Company was started as a family endeavor with the purchase of a few Highlanders in 1959.  It was started on a small farm just outside Eastlake, Colorado.  It was moved to Chaffee County, Colorado in 1968 where it is currently.  Dr. C J Roberts (Doc) started the ranch as his life long dream was to have a cattle ranch.  He worked as a general practitioner during the week and rancher on the weekends.  Doc was very involved in community and he donated beef each year to Children’s Hospital.  He was also very active for the American Scottish Highland Association and organized a booth at the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo. As youngsters the family spent countless hours in the Highland booth during the Stock Show.

Nancy and Leslie, as his children, were expected to work the ranch during our spare time. They picked rocks for hours upon end, irrigated, monitored the cows to AI and generated a camaraderie as a family. They still have descendants of those first Highlanders which their father purchased. The cows have a healthy life, without the use of hormones or daily antibiotics.  They strive to treat the livestock with respect and consideration of the lives that they give to their friends and family.  The cattle are friendly, thrifty and well suited to a life spent outside at 8,000’.  

The local community support is paramount for the small farmer. Arrowpoint Cattle Co. is honored to have our grass fed beef featured at the Eddyline Restaurant in Buena Vista, Colorado.