Highland Cattle for Sale | Buy and Sell on HoofnHorn

From Emily

Why I Helped Build HoofnHorn

Long before there were online livestock marketplaces, I was a kid flipping through the Iwanna classifieds here in Western North Carolina, calling strangers about animals I knew perfectly well my dad wouldn't let me buy. Finding the right animal has always been exciting to me, and it still is.

I've raised registered Scottish Highland cattle since I started Happy Hens & Highlands in 2014, and I've spent years on just about every side of this breed: buying, selling, marketing cattle online, and running the Southeast Highland Cattle Show & Sale. I've also been scammed myself trying to buy livestock online. That's a big part of why HoofnHorn exists.

Buyers are searching Facebook groups, breeder pages, and classifieds for the right animals, while good breeders are trying to get their cattle in front of the right buyers. My co-founder, Jason Beckett, and I built HoofnHorn to give both sides a better place to find each other, with more trust and better information along the way.

For Buyers

Find Your Next Highland

Know who you're buying from. Sellers can verify their identity, so you know exactly who you're dealing with.

Real details, not just pretty photos. Listings are built to give you the facts you need to judge an animal.

Ask questions before you bid. Every auction has a live discussion where buyers and breeders can ask questions and share knowledge.

Create a Buyer Account

For Sellers

Reach the Right Buyers

Free to list. Sell by auction or at a fixed price, with or without a reserve.

Reach buyers nationwide without hauling your animals to a sale barn.

More than Highlands. List cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses, donkeys, alpacas, and llamas, including Dexter cattle and other heritage and conservation breeds.

Start Selling

How It Works

Create your account.
Sellers can verify their identity so buyers know who they're dealing with.

Browse or list.
Find Highlands and other heritage breeds, or list your own animals for free.

Ask, bid, and buy.
Talk with the breeder before you bid. The buyer arranges transportation.

Launch Offer

Verified sellers who join in 2026 pay just 4% of the winning bid, locked in for the first year.

New to Highlands?

Before you buy, read my guide on what to know before bringing Highlands home, and take a look at our Highland genetics.