The Linz Heritage Angus mission was born from truly understanding the future of the meat industry and the quality it demands. In 1963, Martin Linz opened a small neighborhood butcher shop in the Chicagoland area, the center of the American meat industry. Fast forward to today and that neighborhood butcher shop has grown into one of the premier meat purveyors in the United States, Meats by Linz. Found on the menus of some of the top chefs in the country and around the world, Meats by Linz has taught the Linz family that consistency and quality would always be the most important factors in the industry.

To be able to produce the most consistent and high-quality meats possible, the Linz family took control of their supply. With the purchase of our first bull, American Made, the Linz Heritage Angus program became a reality in early 2012 to do just that. Linz Heritage Angus continues to build a legacy of superior genetics to consistently produce the most marbled Angus in the world. We accomplish that by prioritizing phenotype, the physical traits, and then focusing on the genotype, the genetic makeup, of our cattle. We want to be proud of the animals we see in the pasture, not just the Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) we see on paper.