Fredin Brothers

Fredin Brothers was originally founded in September of 1976 as Springfield Stockyards by Merlin Fredin and two of his sons, Curt and Jeff. The purpose of the business was to buy feeder cattle and feeder pigs in the Springfield, MN area for immediate resale to cattle and hog operations in Minnesota and Iowa. Merlin did most of the cattle buying in t... he Dakotas and Montana. He also did some of the feeder pig buying. Curt and Jeff were in charge of the daily operation and the sale of all cattle and hogs at the Springfield location. Until the late 70's most of the business was done with farmers who fed 40 to 250 head of cattle or hogs. As the 80's arrived, our business began to grow and change along with the industry. Smaller feeders began to disappear and we recognized the need for change in order to be successful. From 1980 to 1985 our sales coverage began to expand to the eastern part of Nebraska as well as most of Iowa. As the sales area increased the need for additional livestock buyers was also in order. With Merlin's contacts and knowledge, a slow process was formed to expand our network of buyers.Read More