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Ritchey ear tags engraved on a table.

Since 1964.

WE MAKE TAGS THAT NEVER FADE.

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Identification lasting as long as it needs to.

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Short-term identification

Ritchey Utility Tags. Built for cattle that move through.  The practical tag for animals that don't need lifetime identification. Readable for 2-3 years.

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Long-term identification

Ritchey Never Fades™ Built for cattle that stay. The permanent tag for animals that need lifetime identification. Readable for 15+ years.

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A close-up of a person's hands permanently engraving a dark green Ritchey cow tag with white numbers, using a Dremel on a wooden workbench.
Engrave your own

Buy our blank engravable ear tags and permanently engrave them yourself with a Dremel.  Blank tags ship in 5 to 7 days. 

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Engraving Partners

If our lead times are too long, we have numerous engraving partners around the country to engrave them for you.

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Ritchey engraving

Let Ritchey handle your engraving for you.  Customize your tags Using our 3D Design tool. Lead time for Ritchey custom engraving = 5 weeks.

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Pre-numbered

Sets of pre-numbered cattle ear tags make herd identification fast & simple.  Ships in 5 to 7 days.  And don't forget to check our Sales Page.

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Dual colored yellow and black, two-piece, engravable and fade resistant cow ear tag. Large. Height: 4 3/4″, Width: 3″
Universal Dual Colored Large Cow Tag
$1.15
114 reviews
Write-on, two-piece, white, medium calf tag. Height is 4 1/2 and width is 2 1/4".
Write-On Medium Calf Tag
$0.60
21 reviews
Black clover button for Ritchey ear tag for cattle
Ritchey Clover Button
$0.45
42 reviews

3 colors available

Dual colored orange and black, two-piece, engravable and fade resistant calf ear tag. Medium. Height: 4 1/2″, Width: 2 1/4".″
Universal Dual Colored Medium Calf Tags
$1.05
47 reviews
NEVER FADES™

Tag longevity sets us apart. Livestock ID information is permanently engraved into the tag and readable for the lifetime of the animal. After all, what’s a tag worth that fades? Absolutely nothing.

american-made, family owned

It’s important and makes us unique. It inherently feels right to be making livestock ID tags in the U.S.  From our family to yours, we’re committed to you.

MAKE YOUR MARK™

The only tag that allows you to quickly engrave ID information yourself.  Proudly display your family’s brand. Engrave a last second tag at the chute. The power is yours. 

Work Smarter - Not Harder

Ritchey's Famous Hook Doctor

Red rounded livestock hook. The large hook will assist in safely and humanely controlling an animal's head by hooking the cheek. The small hook is ideal for safely and humanely catching calves less than 125 pounds by the leg.

Hook Doctor

$49.95
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RANCHES WE PROUDLY SERVE

Connealy Angus
Schuler Ranch Ear Tag

Schuler Red Angus
Mccoy Ranch Ear Tag

McCoy Rodeo
Van Newkirk Herefords

Van Newkirk Herefords

Women's Rodeo
WRRA Red Cattle Tag

Women's Ranch Rodeo
D&H Cattle ear tag

D&H Cattle
PBR Partnership

PBR

PRCA

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Ear Tag Accessories

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Van Newkirk herefords

Customer Testimonial

Vannewkirrk Herfeords ear tags
Ritchey Tags are our main source of company branding. People around the country recognize which bulls come from the Rocking P due to the high quality and durability of these tags. Those red ear tags are a staple of our bulls on the road and we couldn’t operate without the identification abilities they allow on the ranch.

H.D. Page, D&H Cattle & Land Co. Inc

Our story

Eugene “Gene” and Jo Ritchey founded Ritchey Livestock ID in 1964.  Having been raised on a dairy farm, Gene experienced firsthand the frustration of faded ear tags. Always the inventor, he pioneered a solution that allowed ranchers to permanently engrave ID information into a dual-colored tag.

In 2020, the company was sold to the Robert L. Kelley Jr. family of Western Nebraska.  The Kelley family, with deep roots in agriculture stretching down to 1926, is working hard to expand Gene’s legacy through a superior customer experience, products that solve problems, and an ID tag that Never Fades.

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