03/01/2026
Please share! Rocking N Feeders, LLC is hiring a Feedyard Assistant in Oakland, IA.
We are in search of a full time hired hand to assist in everyday operations of Rocking N Feeders. A preferred candidate will have experience in feeding and caring for cattle, machinery experience, and the ability to obtain a CDL. Candidate will cross cover for Rocking N Trucking and other entities owned by Rocking N Ranch when needed to include assisting in feeding horses and dogs as well as cleaning pens when owners are away.
General daily responsibilities will be but not limited to:
☑️ Cattle feeding
☑️ Caring for cows, cow/calf pairs and assisting with calving
☑️ Receive, assessing, and processing cattle
☑️ Sorting and shipping cattle
☑️ General cattle health management
☑️ Tagging calves during calving seasons
☑️ Fence making
☑️ Hay making
☑️ Manure spreading
☑️ Heavy equipment operations
☑️ Trucking Driving (hauling rock/dirt/sand etc)
☑️ Cleaning and organizing barns
☑️ General feedyard maintenance
☑️ Cleaning equipment
☑️ Cleaning vehicles
☑️ General equipment maintenance
☑️ Assisting at equine events hosted by owners (not a daily duty)
☑️ Feeding of horses when asked (not a daily duty)
☑️ Feeding of dogs when asked (not a daily duty)
Qualifications
☑️ Would prefer 2 years experience in a cow/calf or feedyard setting.
☑️ Leadership skills a must
☑️ Good decision making skills
☑️ Data analysis abilities
☑️ Valid drivers license
☑️ Must past a drug test
☑️ Independent thinker
☑️ Self starter, able to work efficiently alone or as a team
☑️ Organized and cleanly
☑️ Good communication skills
☑️ Honesty and integrity
General hours will be 7 am to 4pm. Some nights will be required during busy seasons. Weekend work will be required, especially during owners kids high school rodeo seasons. Pay depends on qualifications. Call Brandon Nelson at 402.253.5564.
Please note: This job does not require pen riding. If you are looking for a job on horseback, this is not the job for you. The majority of our cattle are in our new confinement barn. There will be occasional horse riding when gathering cows, but this is very minimal. Would possibly allow applicant to keep 2 horses at our feedyard, but applicant would be responsible for feed.