Powder Creek Simmentals is owned and operated by the Hilley Family, consisting of daughter Nicole, sons Ryan and Jimmy and husband and wife team, Rodney and Gail.

Our program began with a commitment to producing low birth, strong maternal, cost efficient performance cattle that are easy fleshing and require minimum maintenance while working in a forage based environment. Our appreciation for this type of cattle evolved over time and the years of working with large numbers of cattle of several breeds gave us the practical insight into the type of cattle needed to meet our goals.

As you visit our site, please keep in mind that we are very open to any questions about our program that you may have, so please give us a call at 770-567-3909 to discuss any of the cattle that we currently have for sale or to talk about our breeding philosophy.

Our main goal in the cattle business is to produce bulls that work for our commercial customers. Bulls that sire calves that are born easily, but that grow fast and efficiently to harvest and also possess distinct carcass value.

As a co-founder of the Canoochee Forage Bull Development Program, we breed our cattle to be able to perform on grass. Our cattle are raised in a no-nonsense environment as close to the way a commercial operation is run as possible. Please give us a call if you need more information on our program. We will be offering about 20 bred cows for sale later this spring. Don't miss out on this opportunity to purchase cutting edge genetics from a program that has been producing Simmental performance  cattle for over 30 years.

We are proud to have produced and consigned the top indexing SimAngus Composite bull at the first annual Optimum Beef Bulls Development Program. Rodney is shown here receiving the award from Dr. Jim Strickland, president of the Georgia Cattlemen's Association.

Our newest venture in the cattle business is Clover Leaf Genetics, LLC. Together with three fellow Simmental and SimAngus breeders, we founded this semen sales and marketing program to make more readily available, semen from the highest indexing bulls that graduate from the Canoochee Forage Bull Development Program. For more information about this unique program or to order bull semen, please contact us directly, or visit the Clover Leaf Genetics website.

Be sure to visit our photo gallery page so that you can get to know us better. Pictured here is our son Ryan, who was a member of the Pike County All Stars baseball team. The team finished the season ranked #2 in the state and was rewarded with a trip to the Hooters Restaurant in Macon. You might want to wear your sunglasses so Ryan's smile doesn't blind you!

Excellent example of the modern type of Simmental cattle that walk the pastures at Powder Creek Simmentals.

We are proud to announce that Circle T Antoinette Star is coming to our farm for the Spring 2009 breeding season. This outstanding homozygous black and polled sire from the American Breeders Service Sire lineup has excellent calving ease EPDs, and posts a 142 All Purpose Index (API). Click on his name above to view more information about Antoinette's Star.

We are founding members of one of the most successful bull development and marketing programs in the southeast. The Canoochee Forage Bull Development Program annually develops and sells 100 Simmental, Angus and SimAngus bulls. We currently have five bulls enrolled in this program. Next sale date - Saturday, October 25, 2009 - Glennville, GA. Visit our bulls for sale page for more information on our entries to this unique sale.